Number of Members in the Regulated Professions

In 2009, Ontario's regulated professions had 748,958 members. The following chart shows a breakdown of members by profession.

Members in OFC-Monitored Professions, 2009, and Where They Received Their Training
Profession	Number of Members
Teachers	224,479
Nurses	153,111
Engineers	72,931
Lawyers¹	38,691
Physicians and Surgeons	34,829
Chartered Accountants	33,841
Early Childhood Educators	22,459
General Accountants	18,922
Management Accountants	18,194
Engineering Technicians and Technologists	15,413
Social Workers¹	12,105
Pharmacists	11,895
Dental Hygienists	11,330
Massage Therapists	8,940
Dental Surgeons	8,410
Medical Laboratory Technologists	7,681
Physiotherapists	7,158
Medical Radiation Technologists	6,519
Occupational Therapists	4,620
Veterinarians	4,424
Chiropractors	3,737
Psychologists, Psychological Associates	3,395
Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists	3,291
Dietitians	3,065
Architects	2,765
Respiratory Therapists	2,764
Opticians	2,735
Paralegals¹	2,721
Optometrists	1,759
Geoscientists	1,581
Social Service Workers¹	1,416
Foresters	1,020
Land Surveyors	638
Denturists	578
Chiropodists	526
Dental Technologists	526
Midwives	489

^1. The Law Society of Upper Canada regulates paralegals as well as lawyers, and the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers regulates the two groups represented in its name.