Job prospects Geneticist in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for biologists and related scientists (NOC 21110) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about biologists and related scientists in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Biologists and related scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 19%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 15%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 11%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 11%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 11%
• 84% of biologists and related scientists work all year, while 16% 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 47 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of biologists and related scientists are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 44% 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: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 45% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 55% compared to 8% for all occupations