Designer of hydraulic installations - Salary and Career
Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture

Designer of hydraulic installations - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They prepare architectural and civil engineering drawings using specific software for technical drawing, as well as they can execute plans, drawings and details of hydrosanitary and electrical installations and cartographic drawings, collect and process data and plan the work for the elaboration of the project, for example, interpret existing projects, calculate and define design costs, analyze sketches and apply occupational health standards and technical standards related to civil construction, being able to update the design according to legislation.

How much does an Designer of hydraulic installations earn

A Designer of hydraulic installations earns between $1.297 and $4.967 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.268 and a median salary of $2.000 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 73 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Designer of hydraulic installations

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.268 27.212 567 10
1º Quartile 1.297 15.567 324 6
Median Salary 2.000 24.000 500 9
3º Quartile 3.788 45.455 947 18
Higher Salary 4.967 59.602 1.242 23


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • middle-level technicians in the physical, chemical, engineering sciences
      • technical designers and modelers
        • technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture

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Main workplaces

Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture these workers work in economic activities such as civil construction, collection, purification and distribution of water, public administration, public utility services such as production and distribution of electricity, gas and water. They are found as employees with a formal contract or as self-employed, always individually, with permanent supervision. They work during the day, indoors, with the exception of the technical cartography designer, who also works in the open.


What does it take to work in the field of Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture

This job/occupation requires complete elementary education, a basic qualification course of 200 to 400 class hours and professional experience of one to two years. Mastery of applications such as cad - computer aided design is required.


Functions and activities of Designer of hydraulic installations

Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture must:

  • close the drawing service order;
  • elaborate architectural and civil engineering drawings;
  • collect data for drawing preparation;
  • review drawings;
  • close the drawing work order;
  • plan work related to drawing;
  • close drawing work order;
  • collect data for drawing preparation;
  • planning work related to drawing;
  • close the design work order;
  • process data for drawing;
  • planning the work related to the drawing;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • planning work related to design;
  • organize technical files;
  • planning work related to the drawing;

  • Activities

    • store files;
    • mastering basic computing;
    • interpret existing designs;
    • check dimensions, dimensions and descriptive information;
    • compatize drawings under supervision;
    • search the internet;
    • determine the type of file to be used;
    • demonstrate manual skill/precision;
    • prepare the workplace;
    • develop spatial vision;
    • interpret calculation memory;
    • modify drawings;
    • drawing planks;
    • update the drawing according to the legislation;
    • work as a team.;
    • store files;
    • transfer total station data from field to office;
    • adopt hygiene standards at work;
    • calculate data from field book;
    • demonstrate foreign language basics;
    • update the drawing according to legislation;
    • apply technical standards;
    • define formats and scales;
    • calculate estimated design costs;
    • stipulating deadlines for the execution of the drawing;
    • organize supplier catalogs;
    • use specific software for design;
    • compress digital files;
    • demonstrate mathematical reasoning.;
    • consult information in files;
    • gather documents;
    • supplement drawings;
    • follow new technologies;
    • determining design methodology;
    • keep drawing tools;
    • search for additional information;
    • detail drawings;
    • report procedure changes;
    • index documents relevant to the area;
    • propose alternatives for drawing up;
    • return documents used for archiving;
    • applying occupational health standards (nr-9 and nr-15) ;
    • organize supplier catalogs;
    • field survey;
    • release drawing to electronic file or map library;
    • apply principles of total quality;
    • select drawing media and tools;
    • legend plans;
    • select drawing tools and media;
    • send drawing and/or copies to customer;
    • organize collected data;
    • set drawing cost;
    • make a technical visit to review data;
    • analyze sketch obtained through field information;
    • list drawing material;
    • fill in the final report;


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