Numbers of Architecture and Engineering Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

Occupation group

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Year Number
2005 60,170
2006 60,040
2007 55,820
2008 54,160
2009 67,470
2010 54,750
2011 62,360
2012 61,010
2013 61,940
2014 64,760
2015 53,580
2016 52,940
2017 51,140
2018 67,630
2019 67,020

Individual occupations

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Year Number
2005 3,200
2006 3,220
2007 3,450
2008 3,600
2009 3,840
2010 3,480
2011 3,550
2012 3,070
2013 3,510
2014 3,190
2015 3,520
2016 2,770
2017 2,790
2018 3,010
2019 3,370

Landscape Architects

Year Number
2005 850
2006 970
2007 580
2008 820
2009 700
2010 550
2011 500
2012 500
2013 570
2014 480
2015 460
2016 600
2017 720
2018 620
2019 500

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 70
2008 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 50
2013 0
2014 40
2015 70
2016 40
2017 60
2018 60
2019 70

Surveyors

Year Number
2005 700
2006 900
2007 1,230
2008 1,130
2009 1,150
2010 760
2011 730
2012 530
2013 600
2014 570
2015 630
2016 830
2017 880
2018 950
2019 810

Aerospace Engineers

Year Number
2005 960
2007 800
2008 490
2009 910
2010 910
2011 1,120
2012 930
2013 980
2014 1,150
2015 1,220
2016 1,020
2017 740
2018 620
2019 510

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,270
2007 1,260
2008 1,110
2009 1,240
2010 1,340
2011 1,360
2012 1,550
2013 1,550
2014 1,930
2015 2,350
2016 2,660
2017 2,410
2018 1,950
2019 1,310

Chemical Engineers

Year Number
2005 1,050
2006 1,280
2007 1,230
2008 1,320
2009 1,030
2010 1,090
2011 1,040
2012 1,110
2013 1,000
2014 840
2015 870
2016 950
2017 950
2018 700
2019 530

Civil Engineers

Year Number
2005 5,150
2006 5,960
2007 5,660
2008 6,550
2009 6,790
2010 0
2011 5,360
2012 5,050
2013 5,070
2014 5,150
2015 5,580
2016 6,490
2017 6,510
2018 6,450
2019 6,190

Computer Hardware Engineers

Year Number
2005 4,410
2006 4,470
2007 4,640
2008 4,320
2009 3,870
2010 3,510
2011 3,240
2012 3,690
2013 3,820
2014 3,620
2015 3,460
2016 3,000
2017 2,590
2018 1,660
2019 1,760

Electrical Engineers

Year Number
2005 6,400
2006 6,100
2007 6,470
2008 0
2009 7,730
2010 7,300
2011 6,760
2012 7,150
2013 6,400
2014 7,560
2015 7,750
2016 8,490
2017 8,400
2018 7,640
2019 7,220

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Year Number
2005 4,890
2006 4,620
2007 4,760
2008 4,240
2009 4,310
2010 4,280
2011 4,690
2012 4,800
2013 4,740
2014 4,250
2015 4,620
2016 3,640
2017 3,630
2018 3,570
2019 3,580

Environmental Engineers

Year Number
2005 2,020
2006 1,740
2007 1,940
2008 1,850
2009 1,990
2010 0
2011 2,210
2012 2,340
2013 2,560
2014 2,660
2015 2,330
2016 2,190
2017 2,200
2018 2,270
2019 2,320

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Year Number
2005 620
2006 890
2007 650
2008 780
2009 700
2010 650
2011 500
2012 380
2013 370
2014 440
2015 450
2016 570
2017 550
2018 540
2019 610

Industrial Engineers

Year Number
2005 5,460
2006 0
2007 0
2008 5,710
2009 5,360
2010 5,140
2011 4,920
2012 5,250
2013 5,410
2014 6,470
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 10,030
2019 10,910

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2016 50
2017 90
2018 0
2019 0

Materials Engineers

Year Number
2005 600
2006 570
2007 460
2008 440
2009 390
2010 570
2011 800
2012 1,000
2013 1,240
2014 1,250
2015 1,060
2016 650
2017 520
2018 430
2019 490

Mechanical Engineers

Year Number
2005 6,060
2006 5,950
2007 6,370
2008 7,110
2009 6,540
2010 6,200
2011 6,420
2012 7,500
2013 8,070
2014 8,270
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 8,770
2019 9,120

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Year Number
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2018 40
2019 40

Nuclear Engineers

Year Number
2005 90
2008 30
2009 30
2010 320
2011 300
2012 270
2013 170
2014 160
2015 150
2016 210
2017 210
2018 210
2019 230

Petroleum Engineers

Year Number
2010 40
2011 30

Engineers, All Other

Year Number
2005 4,260
2006 4,410
2007 4,540
2008 3,920
2009 1,730
2010 1,820
2011 2,160
2012 2,230
2013 2,060
2014 0
2015 2,080
2016 2,190
2017 2,630
2018 2,760
2019 2,850

Architectural and Civil Drafters

Year Number
2005 2,280
2006 2,310
2007 2,390
2008 2,400
2009 2,290
2010 2,100
2011 1,920
2012 1,790
2013 1,790
2014 2,180
2015 2,100
2016 2,140
2017 1,960
2018 1,900
2019 1,620

Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Year Number
2005 950
2006 1,030
2007 1,080
2008 910
2009 860
2010 660
2011 600
2012 480
2013 520
2014 570
2015 770
2016 940
2017 1,030
2018 930
2019 610

Mechanical Drafters

Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,240
2007 1,070
2008 0
2009 960
2010 900
2011 850
2012 840
2013 1,070
2014 1,090
2015 1,250
2016 1,280
2017 1,420
2018 1,490
2019 1,300

Drafters, All Other

Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 0
2008 560
2009 280
2010 180
2011 160
2012 150
2013 160
2014 250
2015 200
2016 160
2017 70
2018 80
2019 0

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2007 40
2009 350
2011 230
2012 110

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 580
2006 590
2007 620
2008 530
2009 610
2010 480
2011 570
2012 610
2013 530
2014 640
2015 580
2016 630
2017 530
2018 700
2019 730

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 6,080
2007 0
2008 0
2009 7,270
2010 5,960
2011 5,550
2012 5,210
2013 5,350
2014 5,340
2015 5,280
2016 4,920
2017 3,650
2018 3,420
2019 3,200

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 890
2006 930
2007 760
2008 680
2009 750
2010 940
2011 1,080
2012 1,170
2013 980
2014 950
2015 810
2016 690
2017 830
2018 980
2019 960

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 280
2006 320
2007 520
2008 580
2009 680
2010 550
2011 430
2012 380
2013 430
2014 590
2015 570
2016 570
2017 390
2018 480
2019 500

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 1,740
2006 1,800
2007 1,920
2008 2,060
2009 2,290
2010 2,330
2011 2,320
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1,900
2015 1,580
2016 1,780
2017 2,010
2018 2,510
2019 2,710

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 1,640
2006 1,690
2007 1,560
2008 1,530
2009 1,120
2010 1,160
2011 980
2012 1,050
2013 1,320
2014 1,750
2015 1,930
2016 1,430
2017 1,070
2018 940
2019 1,010

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 1,070
2007 1,180
2008 930
2009 1,000
2010 920
2011 1,300
2012 1,290
2013 1,230
2014 1,020
2015 1,530
2016 1,590
2017 1,920
2018 1,530

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Year Number
2005 470
2006 540
2007 570
2008 510
2009 600
2010 510
2011 530
2012 440
2013 440
2014 450
2015 380
2016 460
2017 380
2018 390
2019 340