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Nurses and Medical Technicians

Subgroup (281) - 2024-Q3

  • 244k, Workforce
  • $6.56k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 38.7, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.8, Weekly days worked
  • 4.1%, Workforce with second job
  • 29.1%, Informal Workforce

About Nurses and Medical Technicians

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The workforce of Nurses and Medical Technicians during third quarter of 2024 was 244k people, whose salary averaged $6.56k MX working around 38.7 hours per week.

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation, Mental Disorder and Addictions ($16.2k MX), Multiple Banking ($15.1k MX), and Guidance and Social Work Services ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on N/A.

67.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.69k MX and 32.3% to men with an average salary of $3.62k MX.

At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 71.2% corresponding to 1.34k from 1.89k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 9.02% corresponding to 131 from 1.45k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 244k, Workforce 2024-Q3
  • $6.56k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q3

At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Nurses and Medical Technicians were 244k being a 0.46% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (243k).

In the same period, an average salary of $6.56k MX was observed, registering a drop of 7.62%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($7.1k MX).

Workforce by State

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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 Zacatecas with an increase of 5.67k (87.7%) and 3.35k (141%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Nuevo León with a decrease of 9.45k (16.1%) and 5.02k (30.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Nurses and Medical Technicians during third quarter of 2024 were Colima ($17.6k MX), Campeche ($12.3k MX), and Nuevo León ($11.9k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Yucatán with an increase of $7.4k MX (72.8%) and $5.01k MX (92.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $9.2k MX (57.7%) and $5.19k MX (40.7%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Nurses and Medical Technicians represented the 28.3% of the employed population and women 71.7%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (24.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (47.5k).

The highest average salary was $8.35k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.3k 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 Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years

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Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q3)

  • N/A, Women
  • N/A, Men

During the third quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Nurses and Medical Technicians was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (42.4k men and 97.3k women).

The highest average salary was $7.27k MX received by women with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.29k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling.

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

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q3

  • 29.1%, Nurses and Medical Technicians
  • 54.6%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Nurses and Medical Technicians reached a 29.1%, which implied an increase from 4.94 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024  (24.1%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 25.6 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 71.2%, Oaxaca

Less Labor Informality: 9.02 %, Quintana Roo

At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Nurses and Medical Technicians were Oaxaca (71.2%), Nayarit (61.1%), and Hidalgo (56.5%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (10.8%), Colima (10.2%), and Quintana Roo (9.02%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Nurses and Medical Technicians during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 66.1k workers of which 83.6% corresponds to formal employment (55.2k) and 16.4% to informal employment (10.8k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 140k workers of which 77.5%  corresponds to formal employment (108k) and 22.5% corresponds to informal employment (31.4k).

Technical and Nursing Staff

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The graph shows the distribution of nursing staff by type and by year.

You can analyze the distribution by total values or percentage distribution in each year by changing the option selected on the top button.