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Medical Laboratory Technicians

Occupation (2813) - 2024-Q3

  • 15.4k, Workforce
  • $5.47k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 36.7, Average age
  • 40.6, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.06, Weekly days worked
  • 0.084%, Workforce with second job
  • 12.2%, Informal Workforce
  • 13.4, Average years of Schooling

About Medical Laboratory Technicians

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The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during third quarter of 2024 was 15.4k people, whose salary averaged $5.47k MX working around 40.6 hours per week.

The average age of Medical Laboratory Technicians was 36.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 27.5% men with an average salary of $4.34k MX and, 72.5% women with average salary of $5.89k MX.

The best average salaries received by Medical Laboratory Technicians were in Durango ($24k MX), Sonora ($18.6k MX), and Colima ($17k MX) while the workforce was larger in Tamaulipas (2.16k), Ciudad de México (1.98k), and Guanajuato (1.87k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($18.8k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($18.8k MX), and General Public Administration ($15.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (16.9k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (7.5k), and Dental Offices (3.03k).

61% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.23k MX and 39% to men with an average salary of $2.33k MX.

At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 202 from 202 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tabasco with a 1.88% corresponding to 13 from 691 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 15.4k, Workforce 2024-Q3
  • $5.47k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q3

At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Medical Laboratory Technicians were 15.4k being a 27.4% lower than the second quarter of 2024. (21.3k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.47k MX was observed, registering an increase of 11.5%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($4.9k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the third quarter of 2024 were Tamaulipas (2.16k), Ciudad de México (1.98k), and Guanajuato (1.87k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Tamaulipas and Chiapas with an increase of 1.9k (710%) and 1.42k (613%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with a decrease of 5.73k (74.3%) and 922 (57.5%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Medical Laboratory Technicians during third quarter of 2024 were Durango ($24k MX), Sonora ($18.6k MX), and Colima ($17k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Durango and Ciudad de México with an increase of $16k MX (200%) and $3.74k MX (320%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en San Luis Potosí and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $13.9k MX (100%) and $9.5k MX (100%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Medical Laboratory Technicians in different industries and economic sectors.

At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (56.5%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (25.1%), and Dental Offices (10.2%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($18.8k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($18.8k MX), and General Public Administration ($15.7k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q3

  • 12.2%, Medical Laboratory Technicians
  • 54.6%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Medical Laboratory Technicians reached a 12.2%, which implied a decrease from 2.38 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024  (14.5%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 42.5 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala

Less Labor Informality: 1.88 %, Tabasco

At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Medical Laboratory Technicians were Tlaxcala (100%), Oaxaca (100%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Campeche (28.7%), Chiapas (10.7%), and Tabasco (1.88%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 6.11k workers of which 78.5% corresponds to formal employment (4.79k) and 21.5% to informal employment (1.31k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 9.13k workers of which 95.9%  corresponds to formal employment (8.75k) and 4.14% corresponds to informal employment (378).