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Ocupacions

Meter reader

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Billing information analyst Billing information reader Electricity meter reader Gas meter reader Meter reader Metering data analyst Metering data reader Smart meter data reader Smart meter reader Utility meter reader Water 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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Filling storage areas of vending machines and collecting money from their containers;
(b) Collecting money from parking meters and similar coinboxes;
(c) Reading electricity, gas or water meters and recording consumption;
(d) Keeping records of merchandise distributed and money collected;
(e) Proceeding along established routes to take readings of meter dials;
(f) Verifying readings in cases where consumption appears to be abnormal, and record possible reasons for fluctuations;
(g) Inspecting meters for unauthorized connections, defects and damage such as broken seals.

Knowledge

  • Electricity and energy
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Database and network design and administration
  • Community sanitation

Digital competencies

  • Using precision measuring equipment
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Advising on environmental issues
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Monitoring quality of products

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Supporting others
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Elementary occupations

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

Other elementary workers

Meter readers and vending-machine collectors

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Meter readers and vending-machine collectors

60

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

25,00%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-47,83% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

76,67%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

25,00%

Part-time contracts

1,07% Turnover index

34

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-19%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

71%

29%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Other elementary workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Meter readers and vending-machine collectors

No experience
2%
Less than 1 year
8%
Between 1 and 2 years
42%
Between 2 and 4 years
35%
Between 4 and 8 years
0%
More than 8 years
13%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
26%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24%
Administrative and support service activities
20%
Education
13%
Manufacturing
4%
Others
13%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.