Occupation (2813) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during second quarter of 2024 was 21.3k people, whose salary averaged $4.9k MX working around 36.5 hours per week.
The average age of Medical Laboratory Technicians was 40.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 32.3% men with an average salary of $7.25k MX and, 67.7% women with average salary of $3.78k MX.
The best average salaries received by Medical Laboratory Technicians were in San Luis Potosí ($13.9k MX), Zacatecas ($13k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (7.71k), Estado de México (1.6k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.49k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($18k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($12.9k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($10k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (21.5k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (6.63k), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (9.66%).
72% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.06k MX and 28% to men with an average salary of $4.09k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 91.8% corresponding to 1.37k from 1.49k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 11.3% corresponding to 872 from 7.71k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Medical Laboratory Technicians were 21.3k being a 18.8% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (17.9k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.9k MX was observed, registering a drop of 13.5%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($5.67k MX).
The states with the highest number of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the second quarter of 2024 were Ciudad de México (7.71k), Estado de México (1.6k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.49k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with an increase of 4.75k (160%) and 1.34k (519%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Baja California Sur and Tabasco with a decrease of 945 (83.7%) and 844 (59.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Medical Laboratory Technicians during second quarter of 2024 were San Luis Potosí ($13.9k MX), Zacatecas ($13k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Oaxaca with an increase of $7.95k MX (196%) and $3.58k MX (215%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of $14k MX (100%) and $11.8k MX (64.8%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Medical Laboratory Technicians in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (52.2%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (16.1%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (9.66%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($18k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($12.9k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($10k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Medical Laboratory Technicians reached a 14.5%, which implied a decrease from 2.54 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (17.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 39.7 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 91.8%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 11.3 %, Ciudad de México
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Medical Laboratory Technicians were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (91.8%), Guerrero (80%), and Tlaxcala (63%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nayarit (27.9%), Tabasco (12.4%), and Ciudad de México (11.3%).
The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 6.78k workers of which 79% corresponds to formal employment (5.36k) and 21% to informal employment (1.42k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 7.61k workers of which 90.6% corresponds to formal employment (6.9k) and 9.43% corresponds to informal employment (718).