Job prospects Office Cleaner in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Light duty cleaners (NOC 65310) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
  • Employers from all sectors hire for this position in the Northwest Territories, including accommodations businesses, hospitals, and cleaning and housekeeping service businesses.
  • Looking from the recent past to beyond the forecast period, from 2021-2040, 153 jobs in demand are forecast for light duty cleaners in the Northwest Territories (Government of Northwest Territories, 2023).

Here are some key facts about Light duty cleaners in Northwest Territories:

  • Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Light duty cleaners mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 28%
    • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 21%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 21%
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 9%
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 6%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 88% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • 66% of light duty cleaners work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • 6% of light duty cleaners are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 22% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 78% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 41% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 26% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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