The Collar360

Meter reader

Other names

water meter reader, metering data reader, electricity meter reader, utility meter reader, smart meter data reader, smart meter reader, gas meter reader, billing information reader, metering data analyst, billing information analyst

Electricity and power

They visit homes and businesses to read meters for water, gas and electricity, write the numbers down, and send them on.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Read electric, gas, water, or steam consumption meters and enter data in route books or hand-held computers.

  2. 2

    Upload into office computers all information collected on hand-held computers during meter rounds, or return route books or hand-held computers to business offices so that data can be compiled.

  3. 3

    Walk or drive vehicles along established routes to take readings of meter dials.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
releveur de compteurs/releveuse de compteurs
español
lector de contadores/lectora de contadores
العربية
قارئ العداد / قارئة العداد
português
Leitor de contadores/Leitora de contadores
Deutsch
Zählerableser/Zählerableserin
italiano
addetto alla lettura contatori/addetta alla lettura contatori

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