Optometrists
Occupation (2422) - 2025-Q1
- 10.2k, Workforce
- $10.3k MX, Average monthly salary
- 43.5, Average age
- 40.9, Weekly hours worked
- 5.1, Weekly days worked
- 41%, Workforce with second job
- 9.76%, Informal Workforce
- 18.3, Average years of Schooling
About Optometrists
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Optometrists during first quarter of 2025 was 10.2k people, whose salary averaged $10.3k MX working around 40.9 hours per week.
The average age of Optometrists was 43.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 76% men with an average salary of $11.4k MX and, 24% women with average salary of $6.65k MX.
The best average salaries received by Optometrists were in Yucatán ($56k MX), Morelos ($50k MX), and Nayarit ($32.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (2.12k), Puebla (1.53k), and Sinaloa (1.19k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Medical Doctors Offices ($23.1k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($8.42k MX), and General Hospitals ($4.68k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (9.86k), Medical Doctors Offices (4.67k), and General Hospitals (3.83k).
At the level of states, Morelos had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 652 from 652 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Puebla with a 19.8% corresponding to 303 from 1.53k workers.
Employment
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Evolution
#permalink to section- 10.2k, Workforce 2025-Q1
- $10.3k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Optometrists were 10.2k being a 46.2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.9k).
In the same period, an average salary of $10.3k MX was observed, registering an increase of 8.99%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($9.44k MX).
Workforce by State
#permalink to sectionThe states with the highest number of Optometrists during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (2.12k), Puebla (1.53k), and Sinaloa (1.19k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Baja California and Nayarit with an increase of 407 (268%) and 344 (282%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Oaxaca with a decrease of 1.95k (77.1%) and 1.32k (88.4%), respectively.
Salaries by State
#permalink to sectionThe states with the best average salaries for Optometrists during first quarter of 2025 were Yucatán ($56k MX), Morelos ($50k MX), and Nayarit ($32.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Yucatán and Jalisco with an increase of $21.4k MX (61.6%) and $20.7k MX (386%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Oaxaca with a decrease of $40.8k MX (100%) and $21.6k MX (100%), respectively.
Industries
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of Optometrists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (50.4%), Medical Doctors Offices (23.9%), and General Hospitals (19.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Medical Doctors Offices ($23.1k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($8.42k MX), and General Hospitals ($4.68k MX).