Job prospects Building Handyperson in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for General building maintenance workers and building superintendents (NOC 73201) in Yukon 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Workers in these occupations work across all industries in the Yukon.
• In particular, the Government of Yukon oversees and maintains over 550 buildings across the territory, with an estimated replacement cost surpassing $2 billion (Government of Yukon 2024).
• Looking beyond the forecast period, The Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top 30 in terms of openings of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about General building maintenance workers and building superintendents in Yukon:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• General building maintenance workers and building superintendents mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 32%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 17%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 12%
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 10%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 63% of general building maintenance workers and building superintendents work all year, while 38% 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 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of general building maintenance workers and building superintendents are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 16% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 31% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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