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10 of the Most Popular Types of Meter Reader Jobs in 2026
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To become a meter reader, you need a high school diploma or GED certificate, a valid driver’s license, and a clean driving record. The other qualifications you need for a career as a meter reader are the ability to read, record, and report data accurately. Your primary job responsibilities are to read utility meters at homes or buildings along your assigned route, record usage data for utilities like water, gas, and electricity, and report that information to your employer—usually a utility company. You can find meter reader jobs without experience, as on-the-job training and partnering with experienced meter readers are standard practice.
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Top Types Of Meter Reader Jobs
Water Meter Reader
Salary range: $36,500 - $51,000
As a water meter reader, your job is to support the utilities of your area by reading residential, commercial, industrial, and park water meters to ensure correct billing. To support this, you may provide repair and customer service, and monitor the water network for problems. In this job, you often use hand-held computers to input data about meters, code violations, needed repairs, and hazardous conditions. Other times, you talk with business owners and maintenance engineers, confirm earlier readings for unusually high or low results, and use equipment to search for toxic gases. Most readers check up to 500 water meters each day.
Water Meter Installation
Salary range: $30,000 - $50,000
Water Meter Installation is a common job search query. Most salaries for Water Meter Installation jobs pay between $30,000 (25th percentile) and $50,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Water Meter Installation job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.
No Experience Meter Reader
Salary range: $32,500 - $45,000
No Experience Meter Reader is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for No Experience Meter Reader jobs pay between $32,500 (25th percentile) and $45,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for No Experience Meter Reader job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.
Meter Installer
Salary range: $30,000 - $50,000
A meter installer oversees the installation of utility power meters that are used to record energy consumption of customers in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Responsibilities include using manual and power tools to mount electric, water, or gas meters, as well as specialized equipment, such as time clocks and transformers. Other duties include running tests by attaching wires from transformers to test blocks, disconnect and reconnect meters based on cut-off orders, and keep accurate records of meter and installation data on cards and field service orders. Additional tasks include troubleshooting service issues using a voltmeter and other tools and performing minor wiring repairs.
Tru Check Meter Reading
Salary range: $32,500 - $45,000
Tru Check Meter Reading is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Tru Check Meter Reading jobs pay between $32,500 (25th percentile) and $45,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Tru Check Meter Reading job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.
Dominion Power Meter Reader
Salary range: $32,500 - $45,000
Dominion Power Meter Reader is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Dominion Power Meter Reader jobs pay between $32,500 (25th percentile) and $45,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Dominion Power Meter Reader job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.
Remote Water Meter Installation
Salary range: $30,000 - $50,000
Remote Water Meter Installation is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Remote Water Meter Installation jobs pay between $30,000 (25th percentile) and $50,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Remote Water Meter Installation job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.
Water Org
Salary range: $63,500 - $110,500
Water Org is a typical job search query Most salaries for Water Org jobs pay between $63,500 (25th percentile) and $110,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Water Org job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.
Smart Meter Installation
Salary range: $30,000 - $50,000
Smart Meter Installation is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Smart Meter Installation jobs pay between $30,000 (25th percentile) and $50,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Smart Meter Installation job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.
Water Meter
Salary range: $36,500 - $51,000
Water Meter is a common job search query. Most salaries for Water Meter jobs pay between $36,500 (25th percentile) and $51,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Water Meter job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.