Meter Readers, Utilities

Key skills

A typical day

• •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.

Fields of study

Any field