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Nurses (Technical)

Occupation (2811) - 2025-Q1

  • 108k, Workforce
  • $8.29k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 40.6, Average age
  • 39.8, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.49, Weekly days worked
  • 3.53%, Workforce with second job
  • 18.5%, Informal Workforce
  • 12.8, Average years of Schooling

About Nurses (Technical)

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The workforce of Nurses (Technical) during first quarter of 2025 was 108k people, whose salary averaged $8.29k MX working around 39.8 hours per week.

The average age of Nurses (Technical) was 40.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 18.2% men with an average salary of $8.38k MX and, 81.8% women with average salary of $8.27k MX.

The best average salaries received by Nurses (Technical) were in Guanajuato ($15.9k MX), Chiapas ($14.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($14k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (17.2k), Ciudad de México (17k), and Nuevo León (8.96k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14.4k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($14.4k MX), and Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients ($11.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (118k), Dental Offices (29.5k), and Medical Doctors Offices (24.4k).

86.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.65k MX and 13.7% to men with an average salary of $7.84k MX.

At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 84.4% corresponding to 2.63k from 3.11k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 5.77% corresponding to 517 from 8.96k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 108k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $8.29k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Nurses (Technical) were 108k being a 17.2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (130k).

In the same period, an average salary of $8.29k MX was observed, registering an increase of 21.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.82k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Nurses (Technical) during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (17.2k), Ciudad de México (17k), and Nuevo León (8.96k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Guerrero with an increase of 1.74k (24.1%) and 1.72k (82.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 5.43k (24%) and 4.18k (19.7%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Nurses (Technical) during first quarter of 2025 were Guanajuato ($15.9k MX), Chiapas ($14.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($14k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chiapas and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $10.9k MX (290%) and $8.42k MX (310%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Sinaloa with a decrease of $12.3k MX (90.3%) and $6.07k MX (58.3%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2025-Q1: 41.6, Women

At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Nurses (Technical) represented the 18.2% of the employed population and women 81.8%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (7.51k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (25.1k).

The highest average salary was $8.72k MX received by women from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.28k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Average Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years

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Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)

  • 12.8, Women
  • 12.9, Men

During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Nurses (Technical) was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (11.9k men and 62.4k women).

The highest average salary was $9.2k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.11k MX received by women with 13 to 15 years of schooling.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Nurses (Technical) in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (57.9%), Dental Offices (14.5%), and Medical Doctors Offices (12%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14.4k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($14.4k MX), and Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients ($11.5k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 18.5%, Nurses (Technical)
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Nurses (Technical) reached a 18.5%, which implied a decrease from 5.38 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (23.8%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 35.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 84.4%, Puebla

Less Labor Informality: 5.77 %, Nuevo León

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Nurses (Technical) were Puebla (84.4%), Jalisco (47.5%), and San Luis Potosí (47.1%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Zacatecas (7.55%), Baja California Sur (7.31%), and Nuevo León (5.77%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Nurses (Technical) during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 27.8k workers of which 85.7% corresponds to formal employment (23.8k) and 14.3% to informal employment (3.97k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 74.3k workers of which 84.7%  corresponds to formal employment (62.9k) and 15.3% corresponds to informal employment (11.4k).