Meter reader

Code 9623.1

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.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • road traffic laws

Skills and competences

  • report utility meter readings
  • examine meters in connections
  • read water meter
  • read electricity meter
  • read gas meter
  • operate GPS systems
  • recognise signs of corrosion

Transversal competences

  • identify faults in utility meters
  • interpret traffic signals
  • mathematics

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences