Meter Readers, Utilities
SOC Code: 43-5041
Meter Readers, Utilitiess read electric, gas, water, or steam consumption meters and enter data in route books or hand-held computers. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 75.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 75.4 — High
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Median Salary
$49,180
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Job Growth
-12.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Critical Thinking
- •Service Orientation
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Time Management
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Read electric, gas, water, or steam consumption meters and enter data in route books or hand-held computers.
- ✓Upload into office computers all information collected on hand-held computers during meter rounds, or return route books or hand-held computers to business offices so that data can be compiled.
- ✓Walk or drive vehicles along established routes to take readings of meter dials.
- ✓Inspect meters for unauthorized connections, defects, and damage, such as broken seals.
- ✓Verify readings in cases where consumption appears to be abnormal, and record possible reasons for fluctuations.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation