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

A table showing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in Ontario. For the province’s bio-economy as a whole, 28% of employees work in research and development; 21% in manufacturing and production; 13% in management, finance and administration; 6% in distribution and logistics; 5% in quality control and quality assurance; 5% in marketing, business development and sales; 3% in information technology; 2% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 16% in “other” job categories. For the agri-bio sub-sector, 30% of employees work in research and development; 28% in manufacturing and production; 15% in management, finance and administration; 8% in marketing, business development and sales; 6% in distribution and logistics; 6% in quality control and quality assurance; 3% in information technology; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 4% in “other” job categories. For the bio-energy sub-sector, 33% of employees work in research and development; 31% in manufacturing and production; 13% in management, finance and administration; 5% in distribution and logistics; 3% in quality control and quality assurance; 3% in marketing, business development and sales; 2% in legal and regulatory affairs; 1% in information technology; and 7% in “other” job categories. For the bio-health sub-sector, 30% of employees work in research and development; 14% in management, finance and administration; 13% in manufacturing and production; 6% in distribution and logistics; 5% in quality control and quality assurance; 5% in marketing, business development and sales; 4% in information technology; 3% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 20% in “other” job categories. For the bio-industrial sub-sector, 36% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 20% in research and development; 12% in management, finance and administration; 6% in distribution and logistics; 5% in quality control and quality assurance; 4% in marketing, business development and sales; 2% in information technology; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 14% in “other” job categories.

 

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