Job prospects Building Handyperson near Whitehorse (YT)

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

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

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology