Job prospects Apartment Building Maintenance Worker in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "apartment building maintenance worker" in British Columbia or Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for General building maintenance workers and building superintendents (NOC 73201) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 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.

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

• Approximately 10,900 people work in this occupation.
• General building maintenance workers and building superintendents mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 18%
  • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 12%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 7%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 74% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 59% of general building maintenance workers and building superintendents work all year, while 41% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 24% of general building maintenance workers and building superintendents are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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