Senior-Level

Meter Readers Supervisor

A Meter Readers Supervisor leads the field team that reads utility meters — owning route management, accuracy, safety, and the daily work of getting consumption data back to billing on schedule.

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Job markets for Meter Readers Supervisors
Employment concentration · ~393 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Meter Readers Supervisor

Days tend to be paced by the route schedule and the field issues that interrupt it. You're managing route assignments, monitoring read accuracy, handling difficult-access situations or customer complaints, and partnering with billing on read exceptions or estimates. AMI meter rollouts have reshaped the work in many utilities.

The collaboration is constant. You're working with billing, customer service, field service, and IT or AMI program teams. Friction usually lives at the handoffs from field to billing — re-reads, exception handling, account-specific notes. Safety incidents (dogs, ice, gates) get heavy attention.

People who tend to thrive enjoy field-team operational leadership with constant problem-solving and outdoor work and don't mind the weather or terrain demands. If you need an office role or distance from physical operations, the always-outside nature can wear thin.

SupportAbove avg
RelationshipsAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
AchievementModerate
RecognitionModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Meter Readers Supervisors (SOC 43-1011.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$44K–$103K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
1.5M
U.S. Employment
-0.3%
10yr Growth
145K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Active ListeningCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingTime ManagementInstructing
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
43-1011.00

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