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How many licensed professional engineers are there in Texas
70,955 professional engineers hold an active Texas licence. Another 8,635 are on the roster as inactive.
The roster carries the licensee's own employer string. 6,320 active PEs name no employer.
The largest single employer of licensed Texas PEs is the Texas Department of Transportation, with 1,337.
Source: ProfessionLens, September 2026. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors roster, September 2026.
Source: ProfessionLens, September 2026. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors roster, September 2026.
Active PEs by branch
| Branch (TBPELS code) | Mentions |
|---|---|
| CIV | 32760 |
| MEC | 12236 |
| ELE | 9464 |
| STR | 7772 |
| CHE | 2662 |
| ENV | 1961 |
| PET | 1939 |
| CSE | 949 |
| FIR | 712 |
| IND | 372 |
| ARC | 300 |
| STR16 | 285 |
| STR2 | 249 |
| MET | 215 |
| NAM | 185 |
| AGR | 131 |
| ESG | 109 |
| OCE | 91 |
| MIN | 90 |
| A/A | 89 |
| GEO | 85 |
| SAN | 76 |
| NUC | 50 |
| SWE | 45 |
| MAN | 42 |
| BIO | 32 |
| OTH | 25 |
| WEL | 18 |
| STV | 8 |
| STL | 8 |
| CSS | <5 |
| NONE | <5 |
A PE may register up to three branches, so the mentions add to more than the licensee count. The codes are the board's own.
Source: ProfessionLens, September 2026. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors roster, September 2026.
Active PEs by employer
| Employer | Active PEs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Transportation | 1,337 | 1.9% |
| Kimley-Horn | 794 | 1.1% |
| Jacobs | 741 | 1.0% |
| Burns & McDonnell | 737 | 1.0% |
| WSP | 631 | 0.9% |
| HDR | 601 | 0.8% |
| AECOM | 541 | 0.8% |
| LJA Engineering | 440 | 0.6% |
| Freese and Nichols | 414 | 0.6% |
| Kiewit | 404 | 0.6% |
| Stantec | 371 | 0.5% |
| HNTB | 328 | 0.5% |
| Halff | 326 | 0.5% |
Share is of 70,955 active PEs. The employer field is free text typed by the licensee, so each figure is a lower bound.
Source: ProfessionLens, September 2026. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors roster, September 2026.
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ProfessionLens, How many licensed professional engineers are there in Texas, September 2026, https://professionlens.com/engineers/texas.