Job prospects Chemical Laboratory 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 good for Chemical technologists and technicians (NOC 22100) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

The prospect for employment for chemical technologists and technicians is positive given ongoing growth in the Island's bioscience sector. 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.

Most of the employment opportunities occur in the bioscience sector on the Island. Employers may prefer candidates with experience in a lab setting. Technologists and technicians with experience in specific disciplines, such as petroleum testing, water sanitation, food processing, and pharmaceutical development, may have better prospects.

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

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Chemical technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 75%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 9%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 6%
• 61% of chemical technologists and technicians work all year, while 39% 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: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 57% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 8% for all occupations

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