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PE License Requirements in Oregon for Civil Engineers

What the Oregon board asks for, what Oregon employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.

20OPEN
JOBS IN OREGON

Oregon licenses professional engineers through the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (OSBEELS). This site currently lists 20 open civil engineering jobs in Oregon: 8 require a PE license and 7 ask for an EIT.

The rules below come from the board's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026. Boards change their rules, so confirm anything you rely on with the board before you apply.

Oregon PE licensing at a glance

Licensing board
Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (OSBEELS)
Experience
Work experience is verified with reference forms (F-1). OSBEELS lists the details by discipline and in OAR 820-010-1010.
Taking the PE before the experience is done
Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
Exams
NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam
References
Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
Renewal
Every two years.
Continuing education
30 PDH every two years. Up to 15 can carry forward. Professional society activity counts for at most 8 and self-study for at most 6.
MEDIAN RANGE MIDPOINT$110,9114 of 20 Oregon postings disclose pay
PE-REQUIRED ROLES—Too few disclosed ranges to show
ALL OTHER ROLES—Too few disclosed ranges to show
PE and EIT roles in Oregon firstSee all 20 →

ABOUT THIS PAGE

How we built it.

The licensing summary paraphrases the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (OSBEELS)'s published requirements. It is not legal advice and does not replace the board's rules. Where the board's pages did not state something, we say so rather than guess.

Job counts and pay come from the live civil engineering postings on this site. Pay is shown only when at least three postings disclose a range, using each range's midpoint, with hourly pay annualized at 2,080 hours. See the salary methodology.

Spotted a rule that changed? Tell us and we will re-check it with the board.

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