Job prospects Environmental Service Worker (ESW) - Hospital in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Light duty cleaners (NOC 65310) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 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

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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