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Where a meter reader can go next

1 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a meter reader already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as water meter reader, metering data reader, electricity meter reader, utility meter reader, smart meter data reader, smart meter reader, gas meter reader, billing information reader, metering data analyst, billing information analyst.

Elementary occupations 24 skills on file 1 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: bicycle courier, 24%

Fig. 2 · Career map 1 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 1 nearest destinations from meter reader, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a meter reader already covers. All 1 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only one move is listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

bicycle courier 24% covered · difficulty 68.2

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A meter reader needs 11 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

examine meters in connections information skills
read water meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
report utility meter readings information skills
identify faults in utility meters constructing
read electricity meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
read gas meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
recognise signs of corrosion information skills
operate GPS systems working with computers
road traffic laws business, administration and law

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Meter reader is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a meter reader’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.