Research Biologist

The employment outlook will be Moderate for biologists and related scientists (NOC 21110) in Saskatchewan 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about biologists and related scientists in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 750 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): 26%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 14%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 13%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 11%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 73% of biologists and related scientists work all year, while 27% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of biologists and related scientists are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 49% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 51% 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: less than 5% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 57% compared to 7% for all occupations