Occupation (2821) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during first quarter of 2025 was 159k people, whose salary averaged $6.64k MX working around 40.7 hours per week.
The average age of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics was 38.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 38.1% men with an average salary of $7.21k MX and, 61.9% women with average salary of $6.28k MX.
The best average salaries received by Nursing Assistants and Paramedics were in Quintana Roo ($14.3k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($14k MX), and Colima ($12.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (28.3k), Ciudad de México (16.5k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (10.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Mining ($18k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($16k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($16k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (140k), Medical Doctors Offices (46.7k), and General Hospitals (33k).
72.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.28k MX and 27.5% to men with an average salary of $4.76k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 55.3% corresponding to 1.76k from 3.18k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 4.29% corresponding to 140 from 3.26k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Nursing Assistants and Paramedics were 159k being a 7.86% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (172k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.64k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.73%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.82k MX).
The states with the highest number of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (28.3k), Ciudad de México (16.5k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (10.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Chiapas and Quintana Roo with an increase of 3.12k (59.2%) and 2.1k (352%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 5.43k (24.8%) and 2.9k (37.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during first quarter of 2025 were Quintana Roo ($14.3k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($14k MX), and Colima ($12.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Quintana Roo and Jalisco with an increase of $7.56k MX (113%) and $5.67k MX (140%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Oaxaca with a decrease of $18.9k MX (80.4%) and $8.94k MX (84.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Nursing Assistants and Paramedics represented the 38.1% of the employed population and women 61.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (15.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of undefined (N/A).
* 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 Nursing Assistants and Paramedics was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (28.6k men and 47.3k women).
The highest average salary was $8.1k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.26k 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 Nursing Assistants and Paramedics in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (46.5%), Medical Doctors Offices (15.4%), and General Hospitals (10.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Mining ($18k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($16k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($16k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics reached a 21.7%, which implied a decrease from 11.4 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (33.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 32.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 55.3%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 4.29 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Nursing Assistants and Paramedics were Oaxaca (55.3%), Hidalgo (48.1%), and Guerrero (46.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California Sur (6.01%), Durango (5.56%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (4.29%).
The workforce of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 41.8k workers of which 85.3% corresponds to formal employment (35.6k) and 14.7% to informal employment (6.14k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 75.9k workers of which 75.6% corresponds to formal employment (57.4k) and 24.4% corresponds to informal employment (18.5k).