Greater Montreal Bio-economy Employment by Job Function and Subsector, 2019

A table describing bio-economy employment by job category and sub-sector in the Greater Montreal area. The research and development job category accounts for 26% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 33% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 28% in bio-health, 26% in bio-energy and 20% in bio-industrial. The manufacturing and production job category accounts for 23% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 36% of employment in the bio-industrial sub-sector, 34% in bio-energy, 22% in agri-bio and 17% in bio-health. The management, finance and administration job category accounts for 14% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 16% of employment in the bio-energy sub-sector, 14% in bio-health, 14% in bio-industrial and 12% in agri-bio. The distribution and logistics job category accounts for 6% of overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 6% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 6% in bio-health, 6% in bio-industrial and 5% 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, 6% in bio-health, 5% in bio-industrial and 4% 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 6% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 5% in bio-energy, 5% in bio-health and 5% in bio-industrial. The information technology job category accounts for 3% of the overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 4% of employment in the bio-health sub-sector, 3% in agri-bio, 2% in bio-industrial and 1% in bio-energy. The legal and regulatory affairs job category accounts for 2% of the overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. It accounts for 2% of employment in the agri-bio sub-sector, 2% in bio-health, 1% in the bio-energy and 1% in bio-industrial. “Other” job categories account for 16% of the overall employment in the area’s bio-economy. They account for 19% of employment in the bio-health sub-sector, 12% in bio-industrial, 10% in agri-bio and 7% in bio-energy.

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