TABLE 14.

7 - Registered Professionals, Philippines: 2009 - 2013

PROFESSIONALS 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

r r r
TOTAL 208,458 166,774 155,047 121,465 93,960

Accountant 4,226 5,694 4,654 5,578 4,037

Aeronautical Engineer 26 48 31 76 40
Agricultural Engineer 160 212 32 113 76
Agriculturist 1,843 1,599 1,552 978 586
Architect 983 1,714 2,188 1,499 1,815
Chemical Engineer 487 508 397 467 557
Chemist 273 312 246 219 109
Chemical Technician 7 9 5 3 6
Civil Engineer 3,449 3,264 5,173 2,233 2,913
Criminologist 5,561 8,351 4,678 3,379 8,023
Customs Broker 375 344 5 418 530
Dentist 360 461 572 159 618
Dental Hygienist 24 51 52 - 38
Dental Technologist - 467 361 - 25
Professional Electrical Engineer 21 9 37 39 56
Associate Electrical Engineer 1 - - - -
Assistant Electrical Engineer 2 - - - -
Registered Electrical Engineer 1,809 1,560 1,618 1,303 1,707
Registered Master Electrician 940 1,107 1,088 556 1,315
Registered Master Electrician (Conversion) 62 42 31 - -
Electronics and Comm. Engineer 1,721 740 3,419 2,082 1,470
Electronics Engineer (Conversion) 2,600 2,013 1,336 34 1
Electronics Technician 578 171 108 528 374
Professional Electronics Engineer 236 178 89 74 34
Environmental Planner 37 35 48 57 44
Fisheries Technologist 120 127 92 22 25
Forester 142 174 116 25 118
Geologist 20 31 24 40 97
Geologic Aide 1 - - - -
Geodetic Engineer/Surveyor 208 169 90 139 95
Junior Geodetic Engineer 8 - - - -
Guidance and Counselling 748 171 89 136 100
Interior Designer 129 137 85 163 183
Landscape Architect 11 15 25 14 21
r r r
Lawyer 1,387 498 1,598 475 999
Librarian 291 210 165 285 198
Marine Deck Officer 8,494 8,228 7,668 6,671 6,766
Master Mariner 1,523 1,372 1,269 873 1,061
Chief Mate 1,908 1,971 2,199 1,610 1,565
1
OIC-Navigational Watch (D3-OIC) 5,063 4,885 4,200 4,188 4,140
1
OIC Navigational Watch (D4-OIC) - - - - -

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r Revised.
NA Not available.
1 Include those who initially passed as OIC-Eng'g Watch (E4) as well as Fourth Engineer Officers who applied for replacement of their
licences to Officer-In-Charge of an Eng'g Watch (E4).
 TABLE 14.7 - Registered Professionals, Philippines: 2009 - 2013 (Continued)

PROFESSIONALS 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Marine Engineer Officer 5,893 6,354 6,212 5,472 5,508

Chief Marine Engineer Officer 1,555 1,763 1,418 999 1,138
Second Marine Engineer Officer 1,726 1,777 1,895 1,416 1,375
1
OIC-Engineering Watch-E3 2,612 2,814 2,899 3,057 2,995
2
OIC-Engineering Watch-E4 - - - - -
Master Plumber 193 240 209 201 271
Professional Mechanical Engineer 64 120 94 36 120
Mechanical Engineer 2,050 2,217 1,999 2,370 2,099
Mechanical Plant Engineer NA NA NA 8 -
Certified Plant Mechanic 21 27 46 3 25
Medical Technologist 1,187 1,339 1,230 1,119 1,805
Medical Laboratory Technologist 96 72 82 57 73
Metallurgical Engineer 21 26 7 6 20
Metallurgical Plant Foreman 7 - 3 - -
Midwife 4,953 4,666 2,221 643 1,442
Mining Engineer 53 25 21 44 33
Certified Mine Foreman 1 1 - - 2
Certified Quarry Foreman NA NA 1 - -
Naval Architect 8 24 15 30 15
Nurse 105,511 73,202 52,232 29,216 19,825
Nutritionist-Dietician 392 425 407 392 710
Optometrist 165 51 56 169 74
Ocular Pharmacology 1 - 8 7 -
Pharmacist 1,298 1,323 1,206 1,157 1,713
Chinese Druggist - - - - -
Physician 2,763 2,212 2,094 1,902 1,489
Physical Therapist 657 610 704 623 581
Occupational Therapist 84 56 77 71 87
a
Professional Teacher 43,872 32,499 34,654 46,467 19,852
Radiologic Technologist (Radiologist) 839 772 971 574 767
X-Ray Technologist 111 71 99 54 41
Real Estate Appraiser NA 49 1,889 590 615
Real Estate Broker NA 723 10,077 1,973 2,426
Real Estate Consultant NA 16 25 9 5
Registered Psychology NA NA NA NA 199
Registered Psychometrician NA NA NA NA 155
Respiratory Therapist NA NA NA NA 433
Sanitary Engineer 41 46 4 35 87
Social Worker 628 740 567 242 345
Veterinarian 209 219 165 230 167

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NA Not available.
1 Passed and registered under the nomenclature Fourth and Third Engineer Officers and applied for replacement/conversion under Board
Resolution No. 03-02, S. 2003, dated January 16, 2003.
2 Include those who initially passed as OIC-Eng'g Watch (E4) as well as Fourth Engineer Officers who applied for replacement of their
licences to Officer-In-Charge of an Eng'g Watch (E4).
a Data for National Capital Region only.
Sources of data: Professional Regulation Commission, Registration Division, Marine Engineer Officers Division and
Marine Deck Officers Division.
Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Records Section.