Job prospects Life Sciences Research Technician in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Biological technologists and technicians (NOC 22110) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment prospects for this occupation remain positive given ongoing development of the Island's bioscience industry. Building off more recent major investments like the first-in-Canada mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility, the biomanufacturing training facility (i.e. the Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL)), and the Bioscience Manufacturing Incubator, the industry has recently broken ground on its $50 million BioAccelerator project. The BioAccelerator will provide support for research and product development; skills and training; and will provide scale-up support for small to medium-sized companies. When completed, the BioAccelerator will help create more jobs and training opportunities in the province.

Biological technologists and technicians are employed across many industries, one of the largest being in the public administration sector in federal and provincial government departments. Agriculture is also one of the main markets served by these workers. The sector is strong in its use of scientific methodology in crop and animal production. Common employment requirements include the completion of a college diploma or degree in an area such as agriculture, microbiology and biotechnology. Candidates with laboratory and research experience will have better prospects.

Here are some key facts about Biological technologists and technicians in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 250 people work in this occupation.
• Biological technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 28%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 19%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 18%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 67% of biological technologists and technicians work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 39% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 16% compared to 8% for all occupations

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