Job prospects Industrial Plant Cleaning Supervisor in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "industrial plant cleaning supervisor" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Cleaning supervisors (NOC 62024) in Manitoba 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.

• Enhanced cleaning guidelines for commercial 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 and experiences greater part-time work.
• Investments in hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities may create opportunities.
• Demand for some cleaning services may pick up due to adoption of full-time in-person and/or hybrid work arrangements. 

Here are some key facts about Cleaning supervisors in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,950 people work in this occupation.
• Cleaning supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 30%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 28%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 11%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 7%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 72% of cleaning supervisors work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of cleaning supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 55% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 45% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology