# Tools & technology — drainage engineer

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 17-2051.02 (Water/Wastewater Engineers) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 2142; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Mozilla Firefox | Internet browser software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Bentley InRoads Suite | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Bentley SewerCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Bentley StormCAD | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Bentley WaterCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Business software applications | Office suite software |  |
| Computer aided design and drafting software CADD | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| DHI MIKE URBAN | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Eagle Point LANDCADD | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| EPA Storm Water Management Model SWMM | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| ESRI software | Geographic information system |  |
| Geographic information system GIS software | Geographic information system |  |
| Geographic information system GIS systems | Geographic information system |  |
| Google Chrome | Internet browser software |  |
| HEC-1 | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| HEC-GeoRAS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| HEC-HMS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| HEC-RAS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Hydraulic modeling software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| HydroCAD Software Solutions HydroCAD Stormwater Modeling System | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| KYPipe | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| MapInfo | Map creation software |  |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | Internet browser software |  |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| MWH Soft InfoSWMM | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| NIWA Tideda | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| OpenRoads Designer | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software |  |
| Wallingford Software InfoSewer | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Wallingford Software InfoWorks WS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |  |
| XP Software XPSWMM | Analytical or scientific software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 33 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Tools

- HEC-RAS — **48 %**
- MicroStation — **33 %**
- AutoCAD — **24 %**
- HEC-HMS — **21 %**
- AutoCAD Civil 3D — **18 %**
- HY-8 — **18 %**
- HydroCAD — **18 %**

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