The Engineering Center Education Trust, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors and the Division of Occupational Licensure, collects data on the total number of current PE (Professional Engineer) and PLS (Professional Land Surveyor) licensees on an annual basis. Click the Download Resource button above for a chart showing total licensee data over several years.
Please note:
Each state has a Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors. In some states, there are two separate Boards. The data on the Download Resource button above shows the total number of current PE (Professional Engineer) and PLS (Professional Land Surveyor) licensed by the Board of Registration in Massachusetts.
PE exam
NCEES, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying develops, administers, and scores the examinations used for engineering and land surveying licensure in the United States
The Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam tests for a minimum level of competency in a particular engineering discipline. It is designed for engineers who have gained a minimum of four years’ post-college work experience in their chosen engineering discipline.
For exam-specific information, select your engineering discipline. See this page for more information.
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Chemical
- Civil
- Control Systems
- Electrical and Computer
- Environmental
- Fire Protection
- Industrial and Systems
- Mechanical
- Metallurgical and Materials
- Mining and Mineral Processing
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Nuclear
- Petroleum
- Structural
PLS exam
In the United States, land surveyors are licensed at the state level by professional licensing boards. Surveying boards confer the P.S. or PLS license when licensure candidates meet a combination of requirements in education, experience, and exams. Before registering for an upcoming NCEES surveying exam, review your state’s unique approval and registration process by selecting your state or territory from the map or drop-down list here.