Hiring requirements by sub-sector from 2022 to 2029, Prairies

A table showing the hiring requirements by sub-sector from 2022 to 2029 in the Prairies. In bio-health, 1,700 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven mostly by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: “other” roles, including nursing and related medical professions (31%); research and development (29%); management, finance and administration (14%). In bio-industrial, 440 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven mostly by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing and production (43%); management, finance and administration (19%); research and development (19%). In agri-bio, 850 workers will need to be hired by 2029, with around half of the hires driven by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing and production (37%); management, finance and administration (21%); research and development (18%). In bio-energy, 380 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven nearly entirely by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing and production (38%); research and development (26%); “other” roles (21%).

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