Job prospects Cleaner in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Recently, demand for this occupation has been boosted by the significant increase in hygiene measures in public, private, and commercial buildings, particularly in healthcare facilities, where hygiene standards have become more numerous and stringent. Maintaining high standards remains a positive factor for demand, but as these changes are now well established, their impact on employment growth will be more moderate.

Investments in healthcare facilities and residences, however, positively influence the outlook for this occupation.

The demographic factor also stimulates this profession. As such, the expansion of housing services and the aging population are driving increased demand for home maintenance and cleaning services.

Staff turnover, due to atypical working conditions, creates additional employment opportunities for less experienced individuals.

While the outlook is moderate at the provincial level, employment prospects for this profession are good in 10 economic regions.

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

• Approximately 65,900 people work in this occupation.
• Light duty cleaners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 40%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 15%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 6%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 63% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 37% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 50% of light duty cleaners work all year, while 50% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 20% of light duty cleaners are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 41% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 59% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 31% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 22% 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 11% for all occupations

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