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

A table showing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in Western Canada. For the region’s bio-economy as a whole, 25% of employees work in research and development; 23% in manufacturing and production; 14% in management, finance and administration; 5% 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 19% in “other” job categories. For the agri-bio sub-sector, 34% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 20% in research and development; 20% in management, finance and administration; 6% in marketing, business development and sales; 6% in distribution and logistics; 5% in quality control and quality assurance; 2% in information technology; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 5% in “other” job categories. For the bio-energy sub-sector, 38% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 22% in research and development; 17% in management, finance and administration; 5% in distribution and logistics; 3% in marketing, business development and sales; 4% in quality control and quality assurance; 3% in legal and regulatory affairs; 2% in information technology; and 6% in “other” job categories. For the bio-health sub-sector, 29% of employees work in research and development; 12% in management, finance and administration; 11% in manufacturing and production; 5% 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 28% in “other” job categories. For the bio-industrial sub-sector, 38% of employees work in manufacturing and production; 19% in research and development; 12% in management, finance and administration; 5% in distribution and logistics; 5% in quality control and quality assurance; 4% in marketing, business development and sales; 1% in information technology; 1% in legal and regulatory affairs; and 14% in “other” job categories.

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