Occupation (2815) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during first quarter of 2026 was 20.9k people, whose salary averaged $8.92k MX working around 34.7 hours per week.
The average age of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses was 42.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 80.4% men with an average salary of $8.66k MX and, 19.6% women with average salary of $10k MX.
The best average salaries received by Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses were in Guanajuato ($31.8k MX), Quintana Roo ($21.5k MX), and Baja California ($19.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (5.35k), Puebla (2.44k), and Sinaloa (2.1k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($36k MX), Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($10.9k MX), and Medical Doctors Offices ($3.42k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (5.66k), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (1.52k), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (372).
5.12% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.86k MX and 94.9% to men with an average salary of $5.03k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 225 from 225 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 12.1% corresponding to 203 from 1.68k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses were 20.9k being a 3.33% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (20.2k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.92k MX was observed, registering an increase of 76.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.05k MX).
The states with the highest number of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (5.35k), Puebla (2.44k), and Sinaloa (2.1k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Sinaloa and Puebla with an increase of 1.81k (628%) and 1.64k (204%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Baja California with a decrease of 1.48k (61.5%) and 929 (47.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during first quarter of 2026 were Guanajuato ($31.8k MX), Quintana Roo ($21.5k MX), and Baja California ($19.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Guanajuato and Colima with an increase of $30.2k MX (1.82k%) and $8.26k MX (92.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tamaulipas and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $15.6k MX (100%) and $8.35k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (73.8%), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (19.8%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (4.85%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($36k MX), Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($10.9k MX), and Medical Doctors Offices ($3.42k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses reached a 38.6%, which implied a decrease from 8.06 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (46.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 16.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 12.1 %, Guanajuato
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses were Tlaxcala (100%), Oaxaca (100%), and Morelos (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (28%), Tamaulipas (27%), and Guanajuato (12.1%).
The workforce of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 5.89k workers of which 88.8% corresponds to formal employment (5.23k) and 11.2% to informal employment (661).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 10.1k workers of which 55.3% corresponds to formal employment (5.61k) and 44.7% corresponds to informal employment (4.54k).