Metro Vancouver Bio-economy Employment by Job Function and Subsector, 2019

A table describing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in the Metro Vancouver area. The research and development job category accounts for 26% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 27% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 27% in bio-health, 26% in bio-energy and 23% in bio-industrial. The manufacturing and production job category accounts for 20% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 34% of employment in the bio-energy sub-sector, 30% in bio-industrial, 26% in agri-bio and 14% in bio-health. The management, finance and administration job category accounts for 12% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 16% of employment in the bio-energy sub-sector, 14% in agri-bio, 13% in bio-industrial and 12% in bio-health. The distribution and logistics job category accounts for 6% 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, 6% in bio-industrial and 4% in bio-energy. The quality control and quality assurance job category accounts for 5% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 6% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 5% in bio-industrial, 5% in bio-health 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-industrial, 5% in bio-health and 4% in bio-energy. The information technology job category accounts for 3% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 4% of employment in the bio-health sub-sector, 3% in bio-energy, 3% in bio-industrial and 2% in agri-bio. 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-energy sub-sector, 2% in agri-bio, 2% in bio-health and 2% in bio-industrial. “Other” job categories account for 20% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. They account for 25% of employment in the bio-health sub-sector, 13% in bio-industrial, 9% in agri-bio and 7% in bio-energy.

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