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

A table showing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in Quebec. For the province’s bio-economy as a whole, 25% of employees work in research and development; 24% in manufacturing and production; 14% 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, 29% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 27% in research and development; 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 5% in “other” job categories. For the bio-energy sub-sector, 39% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 24% in research and development; 16% in management, finance and administration; 5% in marketing, business development and sales; 4% in distribution and logistics; 3% in quality control and quality assurance; 2% in legal and regulatory affairs; 1% in information technology; and 6% in “other” job categories. For the bio-health sub-sector, 29% of employees work in research and development; 14% in management, finance and administration; 14% 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; 2% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 21% in “other” job categories. For the bio-industrial sub-sector, 40% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 16% in research and development; 14% 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 13% in “other” job categories.

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