DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5041 Meter Readers, Utilities

Occupational Description:
Read meter and record consumption of electricity, gas, water, or steam.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 18036$28.53/hr$0.71/hr$14.54/hr$22.33/hr$30.21/hr$36.07/hr$39.09/hr
U S 30,4501,157$22.50/hr$0.25/hr$12.56/hr$15.43/hr$20.58/hr$28.11/hr$35.24/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Meter Readers, Utilities
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities80$34.33/hr
Public Administration50$21.20/hr
Other Regional Data For Meter Readers, Utilities
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 180 $30.21/hr -0.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 120 $30.94/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 100 $32.64/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 30 $26.78/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 10 $33.85/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 10 $24.20/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A $28.05/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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