The PCC is the Competent authority of the Professional Engineers Act and Act Governing the Administration of Professional Engineering Consulting Firms statistied nearly decade number of licensed professional engineers and professional engineering consulting firms. As of Dec. 31, 2019, there were 4,187 licensed professional engineers, 1,334 engineering offices, and 1,194 professional engineering consulting firms. The nearly decade data are shown in Table-1.
Table-1：Annual Number of Licensed Professional Engineers, Engineering Offices and Professional Engineering Consulting Firms
| End of Year |
Total number of licensed professional engineers |
Total number of engineering offices |
Total number of professional engineering consulting firms |
| 2008 |
3,071 |
957 |
789 |
| 2009 |
3,103 |
923 |
822 |
| 2010 |
3,232 |
930 |
880 |
| 2011 |
3,292 |
934 |
927 |
| 2012 |
3,375 |
957 |
946 |
| 2013 |
3,454 |
978 |
972 |
| 2014 |
3,502 |
995 |
1,009 |
| 2015 |
3,604 |
1,032 |
1,028 |
| 2016 |
3,695 |
1,038 |
1,047 |
| 2017 |
3,812 |
1,116 |
1,077 |
| 2018 |
3,986 |
1,157 |
1,094 |
| 2019 |
4,187 |
1,334 |
1,194 |