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Also called electric meter reader, gas meter reader, meter reader and meter reader inspector.
$48,150
Median pay a year
19,430
People do this work
6
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Utilities Meter Reader
Summary
Meter reader recording consumption of electricity, gas, water, or steam by taking readings, inspecting meters, and reporting issues while answering customer questions about services and charges
Experience
Utilities Meter Reader
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Read electric, gas, water, or steam meters and entered data in route books or hand-held computers
Walked or drove vehicles along set routes to take readings of meter dials
Uploaded information collected on hand-held computers into office computers after meter rounds
Inspected meters for unauthorized connections, defects, and damage like broken seals
Verified readings when consumption seemed abnormal and recorded possible reasons for changes
Reported problems to service departments, such as meter issues or obstacles to meter access
Answered customer questions about services and charges, or directed them to customer service centers
Skills
Core Skills
Entering information, Discussing account status, Monitoring equipment operation, Verifying data accuracy, Controlling power connections, Operating vehicles or moving equipment, Performing equipment maintenance, Recording service activities, Maintaining financial records, Driver's license
Working With People
Notifying others of equipment repair
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Read utility metersEntered data in computersDrove or walked routesChecked meters for damageReported problems to servicesAnswered customer questions
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Read utility meters for electric, gas, and water consumption, ensuring accurate data collection.
Drove and walked established routes to read utility meters for accurate consumption data collection
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Read utility meters for electric, gas, and water consumption several times each week, ensuring accurate data collection
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Several times each weekMost days of the weekDaily during my shifts
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Drove and walked established routes to read utility meters for accurate consumption data collection
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Reduced missed readings significantlyImproved overall data accuracyEnsured timely meter readings
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Entering information
Discussing account status
Monitoring equipment operation
Verifying data accuracy
Controlling power connections
Operating vehicles or moving equipment
Performing equipment maintenance
Recording service activities
Maintaining financial records
Notifying others of equipment repair
Reporting maintenance problems
Referring customers
The work itself
What a Utilities Meter Reader does
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Read meter and record consumption of electricity, gas, water, or steam.
What it pays
How much does a Utilities Meter Reader make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$39,410
Median
$48,150
75th percentile
$65,750
About 19,430 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$30,520
$62,690
$90,550
AL
$37,740
$45,710
$60,040
AR
$30,060
$37,340
$46,780
AZ
$38,750
$44,760
$51,940
CA
$62,540
$79,040
$99,180
CO
$59,630
$66,550
$84,450
CT
$59,830
$64,180
$96,000
DE
$45,020
$58,240
$77,280
FL
$38,150
$40,610
$50,040
GA
$38,800
$43,140
$51,360
HI
$40,910
$51,910
$65,700
IA
$50,380
$60,940
$71,090
IL
$35,530
$60,690
$80,830
IN
$40,960
$49,200
$77,320
KS
$37,300
$49,870
$56,180
KY
$37,940
$44,450
$50,760
LA
$30,540
$37,570
$45,050
MA
$47,000
$54,150
$72,780
MI
$53,130
$60,870
$63,940
MN
$57,550
$73,930
$83,990
MO
$37,650
$49,150
$61,830
MS
$29,780
$37,120
$47,840
NC
$37,380
$41,830
$47,220
NJ
$52,290
$63,030
$83,870
NM
$41,490
$48,530
$59,590
NV
$48,920
$76,120
$95,730
NY
$46,960
$56,960
$66,030
OH
$44,640
$47,780
$63,300
OK
$35,940
$39,480
$48,900
OR
$50,220
$63,660
$74,690
PA
$47,740
$78,450
$83,350
PR
$24,250
$30,440
$37,360
RI
$53,600
$56,830
$58,740
SC
$39,110
$47,850
$58,280
TN
$38,820
$45,210
$61,000
TX
$37,570
$43,030
$48,690
VA
$35,560
$44,020
$50,810
WA
$59,990
$65,900
$78,970
WV
$42,120
$59,430
$73,680
WY
$58,330
$61,470
$68,970
Other names
Other names for this job
electric meter reader, gas meter reader, meter reader, meter reader inspector, steam meter reader, water meter reader, meter readers utilities, customer field representative, damage prevention specialist, facilities tech, facilities technician, field service engineer.
More names for this work
field technician, fieldman, meter installer, meter reading clerk, meter record clerk, meter service rep, meter service representative, meter technician, meterman, service worker, utilities technician, utility locator, utility meter technician, utility service worker, utility technician, utility worker, water inspector, water use inspector.
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This page is about the occupation Meter Readers, Utilities. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.