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Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses

Occupation (2815) - 2024-Q2

  • 15k, Workforce
  • $5.48k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 42.6, Average age
  • 39.6, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.43, Weekly days worked
  • 0.69%, Workforce with second job
  • 37.4%, Informal Workforce
  • 12.1, Average years of Schooling

About Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses

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The workforce of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during second quarter of 2024 was 15k people, whose salary averaged $5.48k MX working around 39.6 hours per week.

The average age of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses was 42.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 84.8% men with an average salary of $6.11k MX and, 15.2% women with average salary of $1.95k MX.

The best average salaries received by Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses were in Nayarit ($31.8k MX), Oaxaca ($29.7k MX), and Colima ($23.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (4.27k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.93k), and Jalisco (1.82k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($10k MX) and Medical Doctors Offices ($2.18k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (10.5k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (26.7%), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods (416).

10.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.23k MX and 89.7% to men with an average salary of $1.17k MX.

At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 38 from 38 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chiapas with a 11.1% corresponding to 30 from 270 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 15k, Workforce 2024-Q2
  • $5.48k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q2

At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses were 15k being a 46.5% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (10.2k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.48k MX was observed, registering a drop of 39.1%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($9k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (4.27k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.93k), and Jalisco (1.82k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 2.58k (153%) and 1.83k (1.81k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Guanajuato with a decrease of 758 (81.4%) and 504 (53.4%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during second quarter of 2024 were Nayarit ($31.8k MX), Oaxaca ($29.7k MX), and Colima ($23.7k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Campeche with an increase of $17.5k MX (438%) and $6.45k MX (100%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $19.7k MX (92.3%) and $12.9k MX (100%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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

At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (70.5%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (26.7%), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods (2.8%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($10k MX) and Medical Doctors Offices ($2.18k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q2

  • 37.4%, Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses reached a 37.4%, which implied a decrease from 9.3 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024  (46.7%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 16.9 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas

Less Labor Informality: 11.1 %, Chiapas

At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses were Zacatecas (100%), San Luis Potosí (100%), and Guerrero (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Estado de México (37.1%), Hidalgo (13.8%), and Chiapas (11.1%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Medical Technicians and Dental Prostheses during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 5.27k workers of which 79.2% corresponds to formal employment (4.18k) and 20.8% to informal employment (1.1k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 6.39k workers of which 57.8%  corresponds to formal employment (3.69k) and 42.2% corresponds to informal employment (2.69k).