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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Biologists and related scientists (NOC 21110) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Biologists and related scientists in Alberta:
- Approximately 3,350 people work in this occupation.
- Biologists and related scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 31%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 12%
- Universities (NAICS 6113): 11%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 7%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 92% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 8% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 75% of biologists and related scientists work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 10% of biologists and related scientists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 45% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 55% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 52% compared to 9% for all occupations
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