Meter readers, utilities

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce
23.1k
Average Age
41.3
Estimated Job Growth
−11.3%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$43,134
Average Male Salary
$43,917
Average Female Salary
$38,308

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Meter readers, utilities are most often employed by the Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems industry. The average yearly wage for Meter readers, utilities was $43,134 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Meter readers, utilities are Iberia, St. Mary & St. Martin Parishes PUMA, LA, Navajo Nation PUMA, NM, and Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Meter readers, utilities are Navajo Nation PUMA, NM, Coffee, Covington, Butler & Crenshaw Counties PUMA, AL, and Iberia, St. Mary & St. Martin Parishes PUMA, LA.

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Employment and salary information for the Meter readers, utilities workforce. Meter readers, utilities workforce in 2020 was 23,064 people, of which 14% were women and 86% were men. Meter readers, utilities are paid most in Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (Outside Potter & Randall Counties) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Navajo Nation PUMA, NM.

Employment Over Time

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19,846
Male Workforce
± 3.46k
3,218
Female Workforce
± 1.39k

The Meter readers, utilities workforce in 2020 was 23,064 people (14% women and 86% men). This implies an average annual growth of −28.7% between 2014 (32,329) and 2020 (23,064).

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Employment by Location

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During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($69,563), Washington ($68,890), and Delaware ($63,204).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$43,134
AVERAGE WAGE
#334 in the ranking (2020)
$55,954
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Meter readers, utilities earned an average of $43,134, $12,820 less than the average national salary of $55,954

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Wage Distribution

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0.303
WAGE GINI

In 2020, Meter readers, utilities had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.303, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Meter readers, utilities (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Meter readers, utilities and on wages for those in the field. Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems is the industry that employs the most Meter readers, utilities, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Meter readers, utilities, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($54,061).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
23.1k
2020 Workforce
± 3,728
−5.51%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 23.9%

This graphic shows the share of Meter readers, utilities employed by various industries. Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems employs the largest share of Meter readers, utilities at 41.4%, followed by Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 40.8% and Natural gas distribution with 17.9%.

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Demographic information on Meter readers, utilities in the US. The workforce of Meter readers, utilities in 2020 was 23,064 people, with 14% woman, and 86% men. The average age of male Meter readers, utilities in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Meter readers, utilities is 44.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Meter readers, utilities is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Meter readers, utilities in 2020 was 23,064 people, with 14% woman, and 86% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,455 people), 30 to 34 years (2,681  people), and 50 to 54 years (2,565 people). Among them they concentrated 38.4% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2020, 15.2% of Meter readers, utilities workers were Hispanic and 84.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.6%), Puerto Rican (13.6)%, and Salvadoran (6.78)%

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Races

In 2020, 74.6% of the Meter readers, utilities workforce were White, of which 14.9% were women and 85.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.4%) and Other (4.1%).

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Data on higher education choices for Meter readers, utilities from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Meter readers, utilities is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Meter readers, utilities, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Meter readers, utilities need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Meter readers, utilities in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (374 people), History (152 people), and Biology (133 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Meter readers, utilities workers were High School or Equivalent (10,165 people), Some college (7,723 people), and Associates Degree (2,646 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Meter readers, utilities from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meter readers, utilities need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension.

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Projections on job growth for Meter Readers, Utilities from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Meter Readers, Utilities are expected to see a growth of −11.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−11.3%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Meter readers, utilities. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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