Also called: Metering Technician
Installs, tests, and fixes electric meters, including smart meters and large industrial meters.
You install a meter on a factory's high-voltage service, test a solar customer's two-way meter, and track down why a smart meter stopped reporting.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Electrical training or apprenticeship.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology.
Shrinking (about -1% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. Smart meters cut routine visits and swaps; testing big commercial meters and fixing install problems still needs techs.
Classes: Electronics CTE class, Algebra, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2092.
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