Job prospects Building Cleaning And Maintenance Supervisor in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "building cleaning and maintenance supervisor" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Cleaning supervisors (NOC 62024) in Alberta 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.

• Population growth and an increasing number of buildings, facilities, and residential properties are expected to support the need for cleaning services over the forecast period.
• Employee turnover is expected to be a source of job openings, as this occupation has lower entry requirements.

Here are some key facts about Cleaning supervisors in Alberta:

• Approximately 5,200 people work in this occupation.
• Cleaning supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 39%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 15%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 14%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 70% of cleaning supervisors work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of cleaning supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 52% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 48% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 16% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology