Employment Outlook

The employment outlook will be moderate for Specialized cleaners (65311) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Specialized cleaners are mainly employed by companies providing services to buildings and dwellings, automotive repair and maintenance, and automobile dealers.

Job prospects within companies offering services to buildings will be supported by growth in the population and in the number of residential and commercial facilities in the province. Due to the younger age profile, low entry requirements, and high physical demands of the job, worker turnover is expected to continue to be a significant source of job creation for some functions in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Specialized cleaners in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Specialized cleaners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 45%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 43%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 42% of specialized cleaners work all year, while 57% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of specialized cleaners are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 79% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 21% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 20% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 10% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor’s degree: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source: Job Bank

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