Job prospects Light Duty Cleaner near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be Moderate for light duty cleaners (NOC 65310) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• This occupation is employed across the Yukon's industries, including at accommodation establishments, building management companies, cleaning service companies, and health, recreation, and school facilities.
• The Government of Yukon forecasts 85 additional vacancies for cleaners in 2025 or 2026, making cleaners one of the most in-demand occupations in the Yukon at the start of the forecast period (Government of Yukon, 2025).

Here are some key facts about light duty cleaners in Yukon:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Light duty cleaners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 28%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 21%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 21%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 9%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 50% of light duty cleaners work all year, while 50% 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 41 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 23% of light duty cleaners are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 34% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 66% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 23% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology