Job prospects Specialized Cleaner in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "specialized cleaner" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Limited for specialized cleaners (NOC 65311) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by commercial and high-value market needs for professional maintenance, service and aesthetics.
• Key trends in this occupation include integrated sensors to monitor cleanliness, to track supplies in real time, and to optimize service schedules. 
• Autonomous robots and scrubbers give workers more time for detailed and specialized tasks. 
• This occupation tends to have high employee turnover.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Southeast , South Central and North Central regions.

Here are some key facts about specialized cleaners in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,150 people work in this occupation.
• Specialized cleaners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 43%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 18%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 68% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 32% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 48% of specialized cleaners work all year, while 52% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of specialized cleaners are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 32% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 47% compared to 31% 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: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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