Job prospects Life Sciences Research Technician in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Biological technologists and technicians (NOC 22110) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Biological technologists and technicians in Manitoba:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Biological technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 23%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 21%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 17%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 9%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 54% of biological technologists and technicians work all year, while 46% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 46% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 54% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 34% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 18% compared to 8% for all occupations

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