Average Job Tenure: Other services (except public administration), Ontario
Verified average job tenure for the selected Other services (except public administration) population in Ontario, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Other services (except public administration) · Ontario, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Ontario, other services (except public administration) ranks 11th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 6% below Ontario's all-industries figure of 101.9 months. Across the sectors reported for Ontario, average job tenure runs from 63.9 months in accommodation and food services to 176.9 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Ontario ranks 6th of 10 for other services (except public administration) average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 1% 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 Ontario, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Ontario, average job tenure in other services (except public administration) was 95.9 months in 2025, per Statistics Canada. That number reflects the industry population across the province and carries no judgment about any individual employer's retention performance. Compare it against your own tenure records and what your exit data shows about why people leave. Gallup estimates that replacing an exiting worker costs one-half to two times that employee's annual salary, and calls that a conservative estimate.
Average job tenure: Other services (except public administration) vs regional average
| Measure | Other services (except public administration) | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 95.9 months | 107.3 months |