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

A table showing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in the Prairies. For the region’s bio-economy as a whole, 27% of employees work in research and development; 20% in manufacturing and production; 13% in management, finance and administration; 5% in distribution and logistics; 5% in quality control and quality assurance; 4% in marketing, business development and sales; 2% in legal and regulatory affairs; 2% in information technology; and 22% in “other” job categories. For the agri-bio sub-sector, 35% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 20% in research and development; 18% in management, finance and administration; 7% in distribution and logistics; 6% in marketing, business development and sales; 6% in quality control and quality assurance; 2% in information technology; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 6% in “other” job categories. For the bio-energy sub-sector, 39% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 18% in research and development; 10% in management, finance and administration; 7% in distribution and logistics; 7% in quality control and quality assurance; 3% in marketing, business development and sales; 2% in information technology; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 12% in “other” job categories. For the bio-health sub-sector, 32% of employees work in research and development; 12% in management, finance and administration; 10% in manufacturing and production; 5% in distribution and logistics; 4% in quality control and quality assurance; 4% in marketing, business development and sales; 2% in information technology; 2% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 29% in “other” job categories. For the bio-industrial sub-sector, 36% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 22% in research and development; 12% in management, finance and administration; 4% in distribution and logistics; 4% in marketing, business development and sales; 3% in quality control and quality assurance; 1% in information technology; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 16% in “other” job categories.

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