Biologists and related scientists in Northeast

The employment outlook will be Limited for biologists and related scientists (NOC 21110) in the Northeast region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 the Northeast region:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Biologists and related scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 34%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 27%
  • Forestry and logging and fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 113, 114, 1153): 16%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 10%