Job prospects Domestic Maid - Cleaning Services in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Light duty cleaners (NOC 65310) in Nunavut for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Light duty cleaners in Nunavut:

• Approximately 200 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: 74% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 26% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 61% of light duty cleaners work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of light duty cleaners are self-employed compared to an average of less than 5% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 20% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 80% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 65% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 7% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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