Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Meter Readers, Utilities is a professional role in the Office and Administrative Support job family, focused on Meter Readers, Utilities work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Meter Readers, Utilitiess do
Typical education: High School Diploma
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.
Top skills:Time ManagementSpeakingService OrientationReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive Listening
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Meter Readers, Utilities salary by industry
Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS
9,360 workers
$53,000
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
9,360 workers
$53,000
Utilities
6,470 workers
$70,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
2,830 workers
$43,500
Construction
370 workers
$45,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$52,500
Management of Companies and Enterprises$69,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Meter Readers, Utilities pays 6% above the average across 54 roles in the Office and Administrative Support job family (family average $54,000).
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