Occupation (2823) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Hospital and Medical Assistants during third quarter of 2024 was 54k people, whose salary averaged $7.68k MX working around 40 hours per week.
The average age of Hospital and Medical Assistants was 35.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 65.4% men with an average salary of $8.97k MX and, 34.6% women with average salary of $5.24k MX.
The best average salaries received by Hospital and Medical Assistants were in Baja California Sur ($19.9k MX), Tlaxcala ($18k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($14.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (9.91k), Ciudad de México (6.58k), and Estado de México (4.76k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($18k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($16k MX), and Dental Offices ($9.02k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (46k), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (28.4k), and Medical Doctors Offices (12.9k).
61.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.5k MX and 38.5% to men with an average salary of $7.57k MX.
At the level of states, Estado de México had the highest percentage of informal workers with 96.1% corresponding to 4.57k from 4.76k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 4.82% corresponding to 317 from 6.58k workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Hospital and Medical Assistants were 54k being a 6.67% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (50.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.68k MX was observed, registering an increase of 53.6%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($5k MX).
The states with the highest number of Hospital and Medical Assistants during the third quarter of 2024 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (9.91k), Ciudad de México (6.58k), and Estado de México (4.76k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Tabasco with an increase of 4.9k (97.9%) and 1.52k (229%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Nuevo León with a decrease of 5.86k (55.2%) and 1.4k (37.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Hospital and Medical Assistants during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($19.9k MX), Tlaxcala ($18k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($14.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Puebla with an increase of $11.4k MX (135%) and $9.81k MX (256%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Yucatán and Nuevo León with a decrease of $8.18k MX (58.4%) and $5.71k MX (55.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q3: 36.6, Men
At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Hospital and Medical Assistants represented the 65.4% of the employed population and women 34.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (12.9k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (6.7k).
The highest average salary was $11.9k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $8.75k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q3)
During the third quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Hospital and Medical Assistants was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (20k men and 14k women).
The highest average salary was $10.5k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.23k MX received by women with 10 to 12 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 Hospital and Medical Assistants in different industries and economic sectors.
At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (43.9%), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (27.1%), and Medical Doctors Offices (12.3%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($18k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($16k MX), and Dental Offices ($9.02k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Hospital and Medical Assistants reached a 26.6%, which implied a decrease from 5.96 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (32.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 28 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 96.1%, Estado de México
Less Labor Informality: 4.82 %, Ciudad de México
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Hospital and Medical Assistants were Estado de México (96.1%), Colima (80.6%), and Oaxaca (69.8%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (8.71%), Campeche (5.43%), and Ciudad de México (4.82%).
The workforce of Hospital and Medical Assistants during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 15.9k workers of which 92.7% corresponds to formal employment (14.8k) and 7.34% to informal employment (1.17k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 34k workers of which 67.3% corresponds to formal employment (22.9k) and 32.7% corresponds to informal employment (11.1k).