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Executive Housekeepers

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  • Job description
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2024-2028
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals manage the operations of housekeeping services. They are employed in tourist accommodation establishments and hospitals.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Develop and implement procedures for housekeeping services.
  • Coordinate staff activities and inspection of designated areas.
  • Ensures compliance with health and safety standards and facility policies.
  • Select, purchase, and maintain equipment and supply inventory.
  • Maintain and repair equipment and machinery as required.
  • Recruit, train, and supervise staff and prepare payroll and schedules.
  • Maintain financial records and prepare budgets.
  • Collaborate with other departments in the facility.
  • Ensure client satisfaction during and after service delivery and deal with complaints, as required.
  • Perform housekeeping duties.

Hourly wage

Not available.

Job prospects for 2024-2028

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Job prospects for 2024-2028

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

400

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
68.8% Female
31.2% Male

Not available.
  • 68.8% Female
  • 31.2% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$42,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Accommodation and Food Services
    NAICS 72
    50% of jobs
  2. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    21% of jobs
  3. Health Care
    NAICS 621, 622, 623
    11% of jobs
  4. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    9% of jobs
  5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
    NAICS 53
    6% of jobs
  6. Others
    3% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Accommodation and Food Services
    NAICS 72
    50% of jobs
  2. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    21% of jobs
  3. Health Care
    NAICS 621, 622, 623
    11% of jobs
  4. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    9% of jobs
  5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
    NAICS 53
    6% of jobs
  6. Others
    3% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

College

DCS in hotel Management
Code : 430A0

Placement rate: 67.6%

29.4% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation

Sometimes required

  • Experience in supervising cleanup work can supplement the education required and is sometimes required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Result evaluation
  • Oral expression
  • Human resource management
  • Time management
  • Social perception
  • Coordination
  • Quality control analysis
  • Reading comprehension
  • Active listening
  • Material resource management
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Service oriented
  • Critical thought
  • Learning strategies
  • Active learning
  • Teaching
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Solving complex problems
More Less skills

Abilities

  • Speech clarity
  • Verbal skills
  • Oral comprehension
  • Written comprehension
  • Speech recognition
  • Awareness of issues
  • Near vision
  • Information organization
  • Written expression
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Inductive reasoning
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Knowledge of administration and management
  • Knowledge of personnel and human resource management
  • Autonomy
  • Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
  • Knowledge of customer and personalized services
  • Sense of initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Tolerance to stress
  • Assiduity and punctuality
  • Commitment to quality
  • Pedagogical knowledge

Interests

  • Direct, organize, and manage
  • Work in hotels, restaurants, and tourism

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Additional information

Official name of the NOC 62021

Executive housekeepers

Job titles

  • Executive housekeeper
  • Assistant executive housekeeper
  • Hospital executive housekeeper
  • Hotel executive housekeeper
  • Housekeeping manager
  • Housekeeping director
  • Assistant housekeeping manager
More Less job titles

Skill type

Sales and service

Related occupations

  • Accommodation service managers
  • Cleaning supervisors
  • Facility operation and maintenance managers

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi

Last update: January 29, 2026

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