Professional engineering and surveying licensure helps ensure that individuals practice in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of the public by satisfying qualifications in education, work experience, and exams. Licensure can help engineers and surveyors progress in their careers while at the same time providing public protection.
These steps reflect the most commonly accepted path to licensure. Many states provide additional paths for licensure. Candidates interested in pursuing licensure are encouraged to verify the requirements in the state or territory where they plan to practice.
* These steps reflect the most commonly accepted path to licensure. Many states provide additional paths for licensure. Candidates interested in pursuing licensure are encouraged to verify the requirements in the state or territory where they plan to practice.
* These steps reflect the most commonly accepted path to licensure. Many states provide additional paths for licensure. Candidates interested in pursuing licensure are encouraged to verify the requirements in the state or territory where they plan to practice.
“Being a P.E. means you are conscientious and always looking out for the health, safety, and welfare of the public.”
“Obtaining a P.E. license provided immediate credibility as to my engineering skill set and enabled me to develop as a leader of other engineering practitioners.”
“A P.E. license prepares you for scenarios where the use of a license is necessary because some engineering companies self-perform or have design contract awards that will require drawing certifications to support their customers.”
“Professional licensure protects the public from people who are not competent to perform land surveying and gives us a basis for minimum competency and requires us to follow the statutes within our jurisdiction.”
“Right now, the demand for professional surveyors is extremely high, and I take pride in knowing I’m qualified to provide this vital service.
“Once I got licensed, the doors of opportunity really opened up for me. At the time I was pursuing my license, I didn’t know that I would eventually have my own survey business. Without my license, it would not be possible for me to have my own business.”
NCEES members are the 69 engineering and surveying licensing boards from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The individual members of these state licensing boards are appointed to serve by their respective governors and are considered active members of NCEES.
NCEES serves as an organization through which its member licensing boards may act and counsel together to better discharge their responsibilities in regulating the practice of engineering and surveying as it relates to safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
In our everyday lives, we take a lot of the things that professional engineers and surveyors do for granted. Professional engineers and surveyors are constantly working to help safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Advance: An NCEES Podcast Series highlights the work of licensed professionals within the engineering and surveying fields and provides updates on important topics related to professional licensure.