Atlantic Region Bio-economy Employment by Job Function and Subsector, 2019

A table showing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in Atlantic Canada. For the region’s bio-economy as a whole, 27% of employees work in research and development; 25% in manufacturing and production; 17% in management, finance and administration; 3% in distribution and logistics; 3% in quality control and quality assurance; 3% in legal and regulatory affairs; 2% in marketing, business development and sales; 2% in information technology; and 18% in “other” job categories. For the agri-bio sub-sector, 40% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 28% in management, finance and administration; 17% in research and development; 4% in legal and regulatory affairs; 3% in marketing, business development and sales; 3% in distribution and logistics; 2% in quality control and quality assurance; 1% in information technology; and 2% in “other” job categories. For the bio-energy sub-sector, 46% of employees work in research and development; 25% in manufacturing and production; 13% in management, finance and administration; 5% in legal and regulatory affairs; 2% in distribution and logistics; 2% in quality control and quality assurance; 2% in information technology; 1% in marketing, business development and sales; and 4% in “other” job categories. For the bio-health sub-sector, 33% of employees work in research and development; 13% in management, finance and administration; 9% in manufacturing and production; 3% in legal and regulatory affairs; 3% in quality control and quality assurance; 2% in distribution and logistics; 2% in information technology; 2% in marketing, business development and sales; and 32% in “other” job categories. For the bio-industrial sub-sector, 45% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 19% in research and development; 13% in management, finance and administration; 4% in distribution and logistics; 4% in quality control and quality assurance; 3% in marketing, business development and sales; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; 1% in information technology; and 11% in “other” job categories.

Published in Close-up on the bio-economy: Atlantic Canada (December 6, 2021)