Job prospects Custodian in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners (NOC 65312) in Nunavut 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.
  • Individuals in these occupations are employed at various types of facilities across Nunavut, including educational, health care, retail, and recreation facilities and in industrial settings such as mining camps.
  • Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top 25 in terms of all open positions in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045, with 166 openings.

Here are some key facts about Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners in Nunavut:

  • Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 25%
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 21%
    • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 21%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 13%
    • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 7%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 87% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • 67% of janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners work all year, while 33% 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 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 42% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 57% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 75% compared to 37% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% 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: n/a

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