Group (28) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health during first quarter of 2025 was 558k people, whose salary averaged $6.72k MX working around 39.4 hours per week.
The average age of Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health was 39.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 43.4% men with an average salary of $7.13k MX and, 56.6% women with average salary of $6.4k MX.
The best average salaries received by Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.5k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($10.4k MX), and Baja California Sur ($10.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (80.6k), Ciudad de México (68.4k), and Jalisco (39.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($28.7k MX), Services Related to Mining ($17.2k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($16.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (345k), Medical Doctors Offices (257k), and General Hospitals (70.1k).
63.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.81k MX and 36.6% to men with an average salary of $5.79k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 51.7% corresponding to 6.38k from 12.3k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 9.83% corresponding to 323 from 3.29k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health were 558k being a 7.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (600k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.72k MX was observed, registering an increase of 8.46%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.2k MX).
The states with the highest number of Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (80.6k), Ciudad de México (68.4k), and Jalisco (39.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Chihuahua with an increase of 6.44k (25.6%) and 6.09k (30.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Puebla with a decrease of 22.6k (21.9%) and 8.48k (33%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.5k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($10.4k MX), and Baja California Sur ($10.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guanajuato and Quintana Roo with an increase of $4.77k MX (120%) and $2.75k MX (36.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Oaxaca with a decrease of $6.32k MX (45.5%) and $4.19k MX (45%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health represented the 43.4% of the employed population and women 56.6%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (59.8k men and 84.9k women).
The highest average salary was $9.65k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.09k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (115k men and 165k women).
The highest average salary was $7.93k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.49k MX received by women with 7 to 9 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (35.8%), Medical Doctors Offices (26.7%), and General Hospitals (7.29%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($28.7k MX), Services Related to Mining ($17.2k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($16.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health reached a 30.6%, which implied a decrease from 6.24 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (36.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 23.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health were Oaxaca (51.7%), Puebla (50.3%), and Hidalgo (43.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (16.1%), Baja California Sur (12.9%), and Zacatecas (9.83%).
The workforce of Nurses, Medical Technicians and Support Workers Health during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 145k workers of which 65.1% corresponds to formal employment (94.2k) and 34.9% to informal employment (50.5k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 280k workers of which 72.8% corresponds to formal employment (204k) and 27.2% corresponds to informal employment (76k).
The graph shows the distribution of nursing staff by type and by year.
You can analyze the distribution by total values or percentage distribution in each year by changing the option selected on the top button.