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Biomedical Engineers

Occupation (2421) - 2024-Q3

  • 9.83k, Workforce
  • $8.94k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 44.4, Average age
  • 41.2, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.81, Weekly days worked
  • 20.4%, Workforce with second job
  • 5.74%, Informal Workforce
  • 18.7, Average years of Schooling

About Biomedical Engineers

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The workforce of Biomedical Engineers during third quarter of 2024 was 9.83k people, whose salary averaged $8.94k MX working around 41.2 hours per week.

The average age of Biomedical Engineers was 44.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 47.7% men with an average salary of $3.3k MX and, 52.3% women with average salary of $14.1k MX.

The best average salaries received by Biomedical Engineers were in Baja California Sur ($33.8k MX), Ciudad de México ($26.8k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($22k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (2.33k), Ciudad de México (1.38k), and Baja California (989).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10k MX) and Medical Doctors Offices ($4.84k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (17.1k), General Hospitals (1.65k), and Medical Doctors Offices (852).

36.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $10k MX and 63.5% to men with an average salary of $1.08k MX.

At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 72.6% corresponding to 138 from 190 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Aguascalientes with a 35.9% corresponding to 220 from 613 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 9.83k, Workforce 2024-Q3
  • $8.94k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q3

At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Biomedical Engineers were 9.83k being a 13.2% lower than the second quarter of 2024. (11.3k).

In the same period, an average salary of $8.94k MX was observed, registering a drop of 18.4%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($11k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Biomedical Engineers during the third quarter of 2024 were Jalisco (2.33k), Ciudad de México (1.38k), and Baja California (989)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Chihuahua and Quintana Roo with an increase of 389 (97.3%) and 291 (126%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in San Luis Potosí and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of 815 (80.9%) and 729 (65.7%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Biomedical Engineers during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($33.8k MX), Ciudad de México ($26.8k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($22k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $20.9k MX (350%) and $17.7k MX (412%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Chihuahua with a decrease of $33.7k MX (100%) and $29.8k MX (100%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Biomedical Engineers in different industries and economic sectors.

At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (87.2%), General Hospitals (8.42%), and Medical Doctors Offices (4.34%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10k MX) and Medical Doctors Offices ($4.84k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q3

  • 5.74%, Biomedical Engineers
  • 54.6%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Biomedical Engineers reached a 5.74%, which implied an increase from 1.13 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024  (4.61%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 48.9 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 72.6%, Guerrero

Less Labor Informality: 35.9 %, Aguascalientes

At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Biomedical Engineers were Guerrero (72.6%), Puebla (50.1%), and Aguascalientes (35.9%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Guerrero (72.6%), Puebla (50.1%), and Aguascalientes (35.9%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Biomedical Engineers during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 3.48k workers of which 100% corresponds to formal employment (3.48k) and 100% to formal employment (2.52k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with more than 18 years of schooling concentrating 5.77k workers of which 92.6%  corresponds to formal employment (5.34k) and 7.39% corresponds to informal employment (426).