Average Job Tenure: Other services (except public administration), Alberta
Verified average job tenure for the selected Other services (except public administration) population in Alberta, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Other services (except public administration) · Alberta, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Alberta, other services (except public administration) ranks 11th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 9% below Alberta's all-industries figure of 94.5 months. Across the sectors reported for Alberta, average job tenure runs from 49.7 months in accommodation and food services to 207.9 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Alberta ranks 9th of 10 for other services (except public administration) average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 11% below the Canada-wide figure of 96.9 months. The range runs from 78.2 months in British Columbia to 120.7 months in New Brunswick.
Average tenure describes the people who are still there, not the ones who left. A sector can hold long-serving staff and still lose newcomers quickly, so read it next to your own first-year exits, not instead of them.
Take every current employee's months since their start date and average them. Most HR systems report this directly.
How Other services (except public administration) compares in Alberta, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Alberta, average job tenure in other services (except public administration) was 86.1 months in 2025, per Statistics Canada. This is a descriptive figure covering everyone working in the industry across the province, not a measure of how well one company holds onto its people. Compare it with your own tenure records and the reasons employees give when they leave. Gallup estimates that replacing exiting workers costs an organization one-half to two times the departing employee's annual salary, which gives the comparison financial weight.
Average job tenure: Other services (except public administration) vs regional average
| Measure | Other services (except public administration) | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 86.1 months | 100 months |