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Meter reader
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 the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Meter readers and vending-machine collectors
86
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
33,20%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-30,08% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
82,56%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
47,67%
Part-time contracts
1,09% Turnover index
38
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-12%
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
72%
28%
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
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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
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.
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