Written Answer to PQ on Vacancies for Technical Maintenance Positions

NOTICE PAPER NO. 963 FOR THE SITTING ON 07 JULY 2026
QUESTION NO. 1631 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry collects data on the vacancy rate for technical maintenance positions in the facilities management sector over the last five years; (b) if so, what are the numbers; and (c) whether the Ministry has assessed the adequacy of existing work permit classifications for facilities maintenance technicians.

Answer:

From 2022 to 2025, vacancy rates for technical maintenance roles in the Real Estate Services sector, which includes facilities management, have been lower than the overall job vacancy rate, except in 2025 (see Table 1).

2 Work passes are not categorised by occupations, but according to the skill-level or role (e.g. professionals, managers, executives, technicians) of foreign workers. Facilities maintenance technicians are generally hired under Work Permits or S Passes. Our work pass framework allows firms to access foreign manpower to complement their local workforce. Firms that have a strong local core are given a higher quota for more Work Permit and S Pass workers.

3 MOM’s assessment is that the current categorisation of work passes is adequate for the Real Estate Services sector.

Table 1: Job Vacancy Rate for Technical Maintenance Positions and Overall Job Vacancy Rate, 2022 – 2025 (%)

Source: Job Vacancy Survey, Occupational Employment Dataset and Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM.