Subgroup (282) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Health Support Workers during first quarter of 2025 was 328k people, whose salary averaged $6.46k MX working around 39.6 hours per week.
The average age of Health Support Workers was 38.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 49.7% men with an average salary of $6.98k MX and, 50.3% women with average salary of $5.95k MX.
The best average salaries received by Health Support Workers were in Michoacán de Ocampo ($11.9k MX), Quintana Roo ($11.3k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (36.4k), Ciudad de México (32.5k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (21k).
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 (185k), Medical Doctors Offices (123k), and General Hospitals (38.5k).
62.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.92k MX and 37.9% to men with an average salary of $5.75k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 50.3% corresponding to 3.67k from 7.29k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 7.21% corresponding to 172 from 2.39k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Health Support Workers were 328k being a 6.69% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (352k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.46k MX was observed, registering a drop of 0.067%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.47k MX).
The states with the highest number of Health Support Workers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (36.4k), Ciudad de México (32.5k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (21k)
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 Quintana Roo with an increase of 7.23k (52.7%) and 4.56k (149%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 15.5k (29.9%) and 7.66k (19.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Health Support Workers during first quarter of 2025 were Michoacán de Ocampo ($11.9k MX), Quintana Roo ($11.3k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Quintana Roo and Guanajuato with an increase of $5.08k MX (82.4%) and $3.25k MX (112%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Oaxaca with a decrease of $12.6k MX (61.9%) and $5.43k MX (60.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Health Support Workers represented the 49.7% of the employed population and women 50.3%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (43.1k men and 50.8k women).
The highest average salary was $9.03k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.52k 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 Health Support Workers was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (73.2k men and 71.4k women).
The highest average salary was $8.62k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.34k 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 Health Support Workers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (32.6%), Medical Doctors Offices (21.6%), and General Hospitals (6.78%).
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 Health Support Workers reached a 32.8%, which implied a decrease from 6.95 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (39.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 21.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Health Support Workers were Hidalgo (50.3%), Quintana Roo (49.8%), and Yucatán (48.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California Sur (17%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (7.96%), and Zacatecas (7.21%).
The workforce of Health Support Workers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 93.9k workers of which 63.3% corresponds to formal employment (59.4k) and 36.7% to informal employment (34.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 145k workers of which 69.3% corresponds to formal employment (100k) and 30.7% corresponds to informal employment (44.4k).