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Numbers of Architecture and Engineering Occupations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Occupation group

Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Year Number
2005 63,400
2006 62,060
2007 64,280
2008 62,040
2009 61,280
2010 58,500
2011 58,790
2012 58,680
2013 58,830
2014 60,660
2015 64,060
2016 66,620
2017 65,980
2018 64,920
2019 62,950

Individual occupations

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Year Number
2005 4,190
2006 4,360
2007 4,470
2008 4,940
2009 4,990
2010 4,120
2011 3,740
2012 3,050
2013 3,290
2014 3,880
2015 4,000
2016 4,140
2017 4,560
2018 5,110
2019 5,350

Landscape Architects
Year Number
2005 640
2006 710
2007 580
2008 630
2009 500
2010 420
2011 170
2012 200
2013 300
2014 420
2015 400
2016 330
2017 260
2018 310
2019 390

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 0
2008 290
2009 240
2010 160
2011 90
2012 90
2013 90
2014 170
2015 200
2016 200
2017 130
2018 80
2019 40

Surveyors
Year Number
2005 1,240
2006 1,520
2007 1,670
2008 1,620
2009 1,090
2010 820
2011 760
2012 810
2013 950
2014 820
2015 760
2016 740
2017 800
2018 1,020
2019 1,070

Aerospace Engineers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 110
2007 110
2008 80
2009 80
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 240
2014 340
2015 400
2016 300
2017 240
2018 0
2019 0

Agricultural Engineers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 30
2013 100
2014 70
2015 0
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 0

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 300
2008 0
2009 820
2010 860
2011 690
2012 230
2013 180
2014 170
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1,480
2019 1,500

Chemical Engineers
Year Number
2005 750
2006 620
2007 650
2008 840
2009 0
2010 840
2011 590
2012 820
2013 860
2014 860
2015 530
2016 490
2017 510
2018 670
2019 550

Civil Engineers
Year Number
2005 5,690
2006 7,080
2007 6,390
2008 5,670
2009 5,370
2010 4,970
2011 5,610
2012 6,080
2013 6,860
2014 7,270
2015 7,480
2016 8,250
2017 8,540
2018 8,420
2019 8,480

Computer Hardware Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,710
2006 1,730
2007 1,880
2008 960
2009 840
2010 1,090
2011 1,650
2012 1,670
2013 1,660
2014 1,010
2015 1,340
2016 1,230
2017 1,090
2018 770
2019 700

Electrical Engineers
Year Number
2005 4,460
2006 3,890
2007 3,830
2008 4,270
2009 4,020
2010 3,720
2011 3,160
2012 3,680
2013 3,600
2014 4,230
2015 4,630
2016 5,100
2017 4,420
2018 3,960
2019 3,550

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 4,780
2006 4,330
2007 3,770
2008 3,320
2009 3,320
2010 4,100
2011 4,230
2012 3,590
2013 2,560
2014 2,270
2015 2,700
2016 2,830
2017 2,750
2018 2,260
2019 2,290

Environmental Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,640
2006 1,310
2007 1,220
2008 1,630
2009 1,570
2010 1,250
2011 1,030
2012 1,070
2013 1,030
2014 910
2015 1,130
2016 1,110
2017 1,070
2018 1,090
2019 1,050

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Year Number
2005 690
2006 560
2007 590
2008 1,140
2009 1,130
2010 1,120
2011 630
2012 690
2013 720
2014 620
2015 530
2016 480
2017 460
2018 440
2019 410

Industrial Engineers
Year Number
2005 4,850
2006 5,250
2007 5,930
2008 6,360
2009 6,330
2010 5,690
2011 6,210
2012 5,020
2013 5,630
2014 6,950
2015 9,330
2016 9,530
2017 8,410
2018 6,840
2019 8,100

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Year Number
2011 60

Materials Engineers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 330
2008 480
2009 500
2010 710
2011 780
2012 850
2013 810
2014 770
2015 800
2016 860
2017 870
2018 910
2019 800

Mechanical Engineers
Year Number
2005 6,710
2006 6,100
2007 5,410
2008 6,230
2009 6,100
2010 6,460
2011 6,170
2012 6,980
2013 7,160
2014 6,660
2015 7,070
2016 8,780
2017 10,540
2018 11,950
2019 10,070

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 200
2014 280
2015 180
2016 190
2019 40

Nuclear Engineers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 790
2007 320
2008 0
2009 820
2010 820
2011 620
2012 520
2013 500
2014 530
2015 450
2016 340
2017 390
2018 270
2019 270

Petroleum Engineers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2014 60
2015 70
2016 80
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Engineers, All Other
Year Number
2005 7,660
2006 6,400
2007 8,320
2008 7,850
2009 8,140
2010 6,350
2011 5,830
2012 7,020
2013 6,020
2014 5,560
2015 3,580
2016 2,910
2017 2,630
2018 2,660
2019 2,300

Architectural and Civil Drafters
Year Number
2005 2,610
2006 2,390
2007 2,170
2008 2,310
2009 2,100
2010 2,080
2011 2,310
2012 2,340
2013 2,730
2014 2,550
2015 2,660
2016 2,240
2017 1,700
2018 1,890
2019 2,080

Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Year Number
2005 580
2006 550
2007 600
2008 710
2009 960
2010 780
2011 720
2012 390
2013 490
2014 470
2015 630
2016 620
2017 620
2018 460
2019 530

Mechanical Drafters
Year Number
2005 2,270
2006 1,630
2007 1,990
2008 1,580
2009 1,730
2010 1,440
2011 1,510
2012 1,250
2013 1,290
2014 1,730
2015 2,590
2016 2,960
2017 2,980
2018 2,000
2019 1,530

Drafters, All Other
Year Number
2005 520
2006 640
2007 730
2008 1,170
2009 1,040
2010 820
2011 560
2012 510
2013 580
2014 430
2015 350
2016 190
2017 150
2018 150
2019 170

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 0

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 3,400
2006 2,370
2007 2,110
2008 1,300
2009 1,120
2010 1,110
2011 950
2012 1,270
2013 1,490
2014 1,680
2015 1,520
2016 1,250
2017 1,130
2018 1,200
2019 1,570

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 3,270
2006 3,460
2007 3,500
2008 3,670
2009 3,500
2010 3,880
2011 3,740
2012 3,590
2013 3,020
2014 2,940
2015 3,360
2016 2,970
2017 2,900
2018 2,550
2019 2,540

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 630
2007 680
2008 570
2009 420
2010 340
2011 310
2012 380
2013 290
2014 420
2015 340
2016 350
2017 180
2018 240
2019 290

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 360
2007 770
2008 850
2009 930
2010 710
2011 630
2012 500
2013 420
2014 400
2015 200
2016 260
2017 290
2018 430
2019 380

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,980
2006 1,880
2007 1,830
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1,690
2012 1,250
2013 1,270
2014 1,050
2015 1,220
2016 1,480
2017 1,760
2018 1,640
2019 1,620

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 0
2007 900
2008 850
2009 920
2010 1,200
2011 1,380
2012 1,370
2013 940
2014 1,510
2015 1,930
2016 1,960
2017 1,600
2018 1,280
2019 1,130

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,030
2007 2,090
2008 1,820
2009 1,920
2010 1,850
2011 2,130
2012 2,600
2013 2,790
2014 2,800
2015 2,860
2016 3,420
2017 3,980
2018 4,080

Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 1,170
2007 1,100
2008 860
2009 740
2010 790
2011 840
2012 830
2013 760
2014 830
2015 820
2016 990
2017 970
2018 700
2019 620