Greater Toronto Area Bio-economy Employment by Job Function and Subsector, 2019

A table describing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in the GTA. The research and development job category accounts for 27% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 34% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 33% in bio-energy, 28% in bio-health and 20% in bio-industrial. The manufacturing and production job category accounts for 21% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 35% of employment in the bio-industrial subsector, 31% in bio-energy, 22% in agri-bio and 15% in bio-health. The management, finance and administration job category accounts for 14% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 14% of employment in the bio-energy sub-sector, 14% in bio-health, 13% in agri-bio and 13% in bio-industrial. The distribution and logistics job category accounts for 6% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 6% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 6% in bio-health, 6% in bio-industrial and 5% in bio-energy. The quality control and quality assurance job category accounts for 6% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 6% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 6% in bio-health, 6% in bio-industrial and 3% in bio-energy. The marketing, business development and sales job category accounts for 5% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 7% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 6% in bio-health, 5% in bio-industrial and 3% in bio-energy. The information technology job category accounts for 4% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 4% of employment in the bio-health sub-sector, 3% in agri-bio, 2% in bio-industrial and 1% in bio-energy. The legal and regulatory affairs job category accounts for 2% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 3% of employment in the bio-health sub-sector, 1% in agri-bio, 1% in bio-energy and 1% in bio-industrial sub-sector. “Other” job categories account for 16% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. They account for 18% of employment in the bio-health sub-sector, 13% in bio-industrial, 8% in agri-bio and 8% in bio-energy.

Published in Close-up on the bio-economy: Greater Toronto Area (December 6, 2021)