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Job Highlight:
METER READER
One of the key functions of a city or municipality is to provide its citizens with clean water. To bill
properly for these services, a city employs water
meter readers to travel a fixed route and make notes
of usage of water by residences and businesses. For
those looking to enter the utility or water resource
industry, taking a position as a water reader meter
may be a good first step.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The main task of a water meter reader is to document the water resource of commercial or residential
properties in a given area of a municipality. Each
structure served by a municipal water supply contains
a meter, typically on the outdoor face of the building
or in the water supply piping leading to the private
plumbing for the building. The meter reader makes a
note of the meter figures and enters them into a logbook or electronic reading device. The meter reader
may also have the responsibility of turning on water
supplies for new customers and/or turning off water
supplies for