Occupation Atlasmeter reader
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2bdf0696-776c-47e6-9259-6460af224dac
meter reader
Meter readers visit residential and business or industrial buildings and facilities in order to note down the readings of the meters which measure gas, water, electricity and other utility uses. They forward the results to the client and to the supplier.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CRIConventional · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.58
- R Realistic4.91
- I Investigative2.53
- S Social2.15
- E Enterprising1.28
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Meter Readers, Utilities (43-5041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (11)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- examine meters in connections
- identify faults in utility meters
- interpret traffic signals
- mathematics
- operate GPS systems
- read electricity meter
- read gas meter
- read water meter
- recognise signs of corrosion
- report utility meter readings
- road traffic laws
Optional (13)
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- advise on utility consumption
- automatic meter reading
- calculate utility payments
- communicate with customers
- electricity consumption
- gas consumption
- handle customer complaints
- monitor utility equipment
- operate electronic measuring instruments
- read heat meter
- respond to enquiries
- water consumption
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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