Job prospects Housekeeping Attendant in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "housekeeping attendant" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several 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 Northwest Territories' industries, including at accommodation establishments, building management companies, cleaning service companies, and health, recreation, and school facilities.
• From 2021-2040, 153 job openings are forecast for light duty cleaners in the Northwest Territories (Government of Northwest Territories, May 2023).

Here are some key facts about light duty cleaners in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 300 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: 78% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 66% of light duty cleaners work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of light duty cleaners are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 22% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 78% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 41% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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