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Shoe Cleaners

Occupation (9624) - 2025-Q1

  • 6.9k, Workforce
  • $4.08k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 61.9, Average age
  • 38.8, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.01, Weekly days worked
  • 26.2%, Workforce with second job
  • 96.8%, Informal Workforce
  • 5.82, Average years of Schooling

About Shoe Cleaners

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The workforce of Shoe Cleaners during first quarter of 2025 was 6.9k people, whose salary averaged $4.08k MX working around 38.8 hours per week.

The average age of Shoe Cleaners was 61.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 99.3% men with an average salary of $4.1k MX and, 0.67% women with average salary of $1.03k MX.

The best average salaries received by Shoe Cleaners were in Puebla ($10.8k MX), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($9.03k MX), and Nayarit ($8.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (1.38k), Ciudad de México (1.01k), and Chiapas (682).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($4.29k MX) and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($1.49k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (12.8k) and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (932).

0.69% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.03k MX and 99.3% to men with an average salary of $4.03k MX.

At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 46 from 46 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Aguascalientes with a 57.4% corresponding to 144 from 251 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 6.9k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $4.08k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Shoe Cleaners were 6.9k being a 16.7% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (8.29k).

In the same period, an average salary of $4.08k MX was observed, registering a drop of 8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.43k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Shoe Cleaners during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (1.38k), Ciudad de México (1.01k), and Chiapas (682)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Jalisco with an increase of 241 (21.1%) and 231 (57.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Aguascalientes with a decrease of 475 (66.8%) and 360 (58.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Shoe Cleaners during first quarter of 2025 were Puebla ($10.8k MX), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($9.03k MX), and Nayarit ($8.6k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Nayarit and Durango with an increase of $4.09k MX (90.5%) and $2.8k MX (163%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Estado de México with a decrease of $427 MX (9.93%) and $181 MX (3.12%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Shoe Cleaners in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (93.2%) and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (6.8%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($4.29k MX) and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($1.49k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 96.8%, Shoe Cleaners
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Shoe Cleaners reached a 96.8%, which implied an increase from 4.59 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (92.2%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 42.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán

Less Labor Informality: 57.4 %, Aguascalientes

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Shoe Cleaners were Yucatán (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), and Tlaxcala (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (100%), Chiapas (83%), and Aguascalientes (57.4%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Shoe Cleaners during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 65 to 74 years concentrating 3.19k workers of which 100% corresponds to informal employment (3.19k) and 4.86% to formal employment (107).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 3.48k workers of which 3.34%  corresponds to formal employment (116) and 96.7% corresponds to informal employment (3.36k).