President’s Message: Membership - Who Are You?
AUGI members come from all walks of professional life, all industries, and numerous countries. Our membership is deep and diverse - from CEOs to drafters; from instructors to students. I did some database searching for demographic information on our membership. Here's what the AUGI membership looked like as of May 1, 2010.
Total Membership
Current Membership is 182,000
Membership Percentage by Working Title
| 38% | Architect/Engineer/Designer |
| 21% | User/Drafter |
| 19% | Manager |
| 4% | Educator/Faculty/Trainer |
| 4% | Student |
| 3% | Consultant |
| 2% | 3D Graphics/Developer |
| 2% | Owner/President |
| 1% | Dealer/Reseller/Sales |
| 1% | Contractor |
International Representation
53.1% of the members reside in the United States while approximately 46.9% of the AUGI membership is from outside the US, representing more than 222 countries.
The major portions of the 46.9% of AUGI Around the World include:
| 5.4% | AUGI Members in Canada |
| 4.4% | AUGI Members in UK |
| 3.7% | AUGI Members in Brazil |
| 3.1% | AUGI Members in India |
| 1.7% | AUGI Members in Mexico |
| 1.7% | AUGI Members in Germany |
| 1.6% | AUGI Members in France |
| 1.5% | AUGI Members in Russia |
| 1.5% | AUGI Members in Nordic |
| 1.1% | AUGI Members in Japan |
| 0.8% | AUGI Members in Portugal |
Industry Representation
AUGI members represent all of the industries touched by Autodesk products.
| 49.9% | Architecture/ Engineering/ Construction/ Facilities Management |
| 16.8% | Engineering/ Aerospace/ Automotive/Machinery/ Industrial/ Chemical |
| 11.8% | Civil Engineering/ Surveying/ Mapping/ GIS/ Geology/ Forestry |
| 4.2% | Education/ Training Institutions |
| 2.0% | Computer: Service/ Software/ Sales/ Consulting |
| 1.9% | Federal/Local/State Government or Military |
| 1.7% | Process/ Utilities/ Pipelines/ Powerlines |
The number of products you are running
| 1 to 3 | 82% |
| 4 to 6 | 14% |
| 7 to 10 | 2% |
| 11 or More | 3% |
Purchasing Power
When asked what level of influence they have on the purchasing of software, our members answered:
None – 24%
Suggest software for purchase – 24%
Influence software purchases – 35%
Approve software purchases – 17%
That means that over 75% of our members influence the selection and approval of software purchases.
