Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| meter-reader | Occupational skill for the role 'meter reader' (also: water meter reader, metering data reader, electricity meter reader, utility meter reader, smart meter data reader, smart meter reader). Use when the user asks for typical meter reader work such as: Read electric, gas, water, or steam consumption meters and enter data in route books or hand-held computers.; Walk or drive vehicles along established routes to take readings of meter dials.; 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. |
Meter Reader
Meter readers visit residential and business or industrial buildings and facilities in order to note down the readings of the meters which measure gas, water, electricity and other utility uses. They forward the results to the client and to the supplier.
Core workflow
- Read electric, gas, water, or steam consumption meters and enter data in route books or hand-held computers.
- Walk or drive vehicles along established routes to take readings of meter dials.
- 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.
- Verify readings in cases where consumption appears to be abnormal, and record possible reasons for fluctuations.
- Inspect meters for unauthorized connections, defects, and damage, such as broken seals.
- Report to service departments any problems, such as meter irregularities, damaged equipment, or impediments to meter access, including dogs.
- Answer customers' questions about services and charges, or direct them to customer service centers.
- Update client address and meter location information.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
Key competences (essential)
- examine meters in connections
- identify faults in utility meters
- interpret traffic signals
- mathematics
- operate GPS systems
- read electricity meter
- read gas meter
- read water meter
- recognise signs of corrosion
- report utility meter readings
- road traffic laws
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2bdf0696-776c-47e6-9259-6460af224dac), ONET 30.3 (43-5041.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*