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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 10031$30.06/hr$0.97/hr$15.33/hr$24.95/hr$32.64/hr$36.92/hr$39.48/hr
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 Utilities40$35.19/hr
Public Administration30$26.40/hr
Other Regional Data For Meter Readers, Utilities
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 100 $32.64/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 10 $15.82/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 10 $24.20/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
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