Occupation (2813) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during first quarter of 2025 was 33.8k people, whose salary averaged $3.56k MX working around 42.5 hours per week.
The average age of Medical Laboratory Technicians was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 47.4% men with an average salary of $4.15k MX and, 52.6% women with average salary of $3.04k MX.
The best average salaries received by Medical Laboratory Technicians were in Chihuahua ($17k MX), Sonora ($15k MX), and Durango ($14k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (11.3k), Ciudad de México (7.74k), and Guanajuato (2.06k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($14k MX), Ambulance Services, Organ Banks and other Medical Treatment Ancillary Services ($10k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (40.1k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (19.9k), and Dental Offices (1.76k).
40.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.08k MX and 59.4% to men with an average salary of $5.72k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 54 from 54 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 13.6% corresponding to 1.54k from 11.3k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Medical Laboratory Technicians were 33.8k being a 81% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.56k MX was observed, registering a drop of 28%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.95k MX).
The states with the highest number of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (11.3k), Ciudad de México (7.74k), and Guanajuato (2.06k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with an increase of 6.56k (559%) and 5.61k (97.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Durango with a decrease of 489 (19.2%) and 458 (71%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Medical Laboratory Technicians during first quarter of 2025 were Chihuahua ($17k MX), Sonora ($15k MX), and Durango ($14k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Guanajuato with an increase of $8.39k MX (127%) and $7.9k MX (500%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Coahuila de Zaragoza and Oaxaca with a decrease of $14.2k MX (68.6%) and $9.05k MX (47.1%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Medical Laboratory Technicians in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (62.6%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (31.1%), and Dental Offices (2.75%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($14k MX), Ambulance Services, Organ Banks and other Medical Treatment Ancillary Services ($10k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Medical Laboratory Technicians reached a 16.1%, which implied a decrease from 1.89 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (18%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 38.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 13.6 %, Estado de México
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Medical Laboratory Technicians were Tlaxcala (100%), Aguascalientes (79.7%), and Oaxaca (77%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guerrero (23.7%), Tabasco (14.8%), and Estado de México (13.6%).
The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 9.81k workers of which 90% corresponds to formal employment (8.83k) and 9.98% to informal employment (979).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 16.2k workers of which 94.2% corresponds to formal employment (15.3k) and 5.76% corresponds to informal employment (934).