Occupation (5212) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists during first quarter of 2025 was 229k people, whose salary averaged $5.23k MX working around 23.9 hours per week.
The average age of Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists was 30.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 14% men with an average salary of $8.06k MX and, 86% women with average salary of $4.77k MX.
The best average salaries received by Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists were in Baja California Sur ($19.2k MX), San Luis Potosí ($13.8k MX), and Nayarit ($9.64k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (34.9k), Ciudad de México (24.5k), and Jalisco (17.7k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($10k MX), Retail Trade of Perfumery and Jewelry Products ($7.74k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($5.23k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (455k), Medical Doctors Offices (1.55k), and Business Administration Services (252).
88.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.58k MX and 11.9% to men with an average salary of $7.06k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 634 from 634 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Querétaro with a 70.3% corresponding to 4.11k from 5.85k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists were 229k being a 6.16% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (244k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.23k MX was observed, registering a drop of 12.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.95k MX).
The states with the highest number of Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (34.9k), Ciudad de México (24.5k), and Jalisco (17.7k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guanajuato and Hidalgo with an increase of 2.42k (32.7%) and 1.77k (24.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 5.71k (24.3%) and 4.43k (44%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($19.2k MX), San Luis Potosí ($13.8k MX), and Nayarit ($9.64k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $14.4k MX (301%) and $8.68k MX (170%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Oaxaca with a decrease of $5.05k MX (52.4%) and $4.62k MX (37.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists represented the 14% of the employed population and women 86%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (16.3k men and 89.9k women).
The highest average salary was $7.35k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.45k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (11.9k men and 99.2k women).
The highest average salary was $7.82k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.6k MX received by women with 7 to 9 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists 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 (99.5%), Medical Doctors Offices (0.34%), and Business Administration Services (0.055%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($10k MX), Retail Trade of Perfumery and Jewelry Products ($7.74k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($5.23k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists reached a 88%, which implied a decrease from 1.08 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (89.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 33.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists were Tlaxcala (100%), Tabasco (100%), and Oaxaca (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (76%), Sinaloa (75.7%), and Querétaro (70.3%).
The workforce of Makeup Artists, Manicurists, Pedicurists and Tattooists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 106k workers of which 12.1% corresponds to formal employment (12.9k) and 87.9% to informal employment (93.3k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 111k workers of which 10.3% corresponds to formal employment (11.5k) and 89.7% corresponds to informal employment (99.6k).