Job prospects Laundry Worker in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations (NOC 65320) in Manitoba 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for laundry services related to the accommodation sector in Manitoba is expected to continue to grow over the forecast period with increased interprovincial, U.S., and overseas visitors. 
• The Government of Manitoba is allocating funds to significantly increase capacity in health care centres throughout the province which could lead to more employment opportunities for laundry services occupations.
• Large employers such as the Government of Canada, the City of Winnipeg, Shared Health, and Manitoba Public Insurance, have transitioned from predominantly remote work to hybrid arrangements. As more employees return to the office, the demand may increase for personal and commercial laundry and dry cleaning services.

Here are some key facts about Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations in Manitoba:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 30%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 28%
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 26%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 65% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 35% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 65% of dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations work all year, while 35% 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 28% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 71% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 55% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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