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Hotel and Restaurant Waiters

Occupation (9623) - 2025-Q1

  • 107k, Workforce
  • $5.05k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 38, Average age
  • 42.3, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.25, Weekly days worked
  • 2.98%, Workforce with second job
  • 50.5%, Informal Workforce
  • 9.06, Average years of Schooling

About Hotel and Restaurant Waiters

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The workforce of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters during first quarter of 2025 was 107k people, whose salary averaged $5.05k MX working around 42.3 hours per week.

The best average salaries received by Hotel and Restaurant Waiters were in N/A while the workforce was larger in Quintana Roo (13.2k), Estado de México (12.1k), and Guanajuato (6.84k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($12.9k MX), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($7.74k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($7.74k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on N/A.

71.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.77k MX and 28.9% to men with an average salary of $4.16k MX.

At the level of states, Durango had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 88 from 88 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 8.69% corresponding to 410 from 4.72k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 107k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $5.05k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Hotel and Restaurant Waiters were 107k being a N/A% N/A than the fourth quarter of 2024. (N/A).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters during the first quarter of 2025 were Quintana Roo (13.2k), Estado de México (12.1k), and Guanajuato (6.84k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Guanajuato with an increase of 5.24k (76.9%) and 4.64k (211%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Baja California Sur with a decrease of 3.72k (60.9%) and 3.25k (40.8%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2025-Q1

  • 40.1, Women
  • 34.6, Men

At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Hotel and Restaurant Waiters represented the 38.4% of the employed population and women 61.6%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group undefined (N/A men and N/A women).

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 50.5%, Hotel and Restaurant Waiters
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters reached a 50.5%, which implied an increase from 7.71 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (42.8%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 3.81 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Durango

Less Labor Informality: 8.69 %, Baja California Sur

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Hotel and Restaurant Waiters were Durango (100%), Zacatecas (95.4%), and Campeche (94.1%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (22.5%), Quintana Roo (13.9%), and Baja California Sur (8.69%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 26.6k workers of which 47.9% corresponds to formal employment (12.7k) and 52.1% to informal employment (13.8k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 44.6k workers of which 43.5%  corresponds to formal employment (19.4k) and 56.5% corresponds to informal employment (25.2k).