Occupation (2422) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Optometrists during third quarter of 2024 was 14.4k people, whose salary averaged $11.4k MX working around 34.1 hours per week.
The average age of Optometrists was 51.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 63.5% men with an average salary of $13.7k MX and, 36.5% women with average salary of $7.45k MX.
The best average salaries received by Optometrists were in Yucatán ($36k MX), Sinaloa ($32k MX), and Puebla ($30k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (2.09k), Jalisco (1.6k), and Oaxaca (1.4k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Dental Offices ($34.8k MX), Legal Services ($18k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($17.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (12.1k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (8.63k), and General Hospitals (5.5k).
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 198 from 198 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Jalisco with a 24.5% corresponding to 391 from 1.6k workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Optometrists were 14.4k being a 16.8% lower than the second quarter of 2024. (17.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $11.4k MX was observed, registering a drop of 16.7%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($13.7k MX).
The states with the highest number of Optometrists during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (2.09k), Jalisco (1.6k), and Oaxaca (1.4k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Jalisco with an increase of 1.03k (97.6%) and 1k (168%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Sinaloa with a decrease of 1.79k (58.6%) and 1.45k (60.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Optometrists during third quarter of 2024 were Yucatán ($36k MX), Sinaloa ($32k MX), and Puebla ($30k 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 $11.6k MX (2.25k%) and $10.6k MX (41.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chihuahua and Oaxaca with a decrease of $25k MX (100%) and $19k MX (63.3%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Optometrists in different industries and economic sectors.
At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (42.2%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (30%), and General Hospitals (19.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Dental Offices ($34.8k MX), Legal Services ($18k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($17.7k MX).