Meter readers and vending-machine collectors stock vending machines and collect money from them or from parking meters and other coin-boxes, or read electricity, gas or water meters.
Skill level:
Unskilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Meter readers and vending-machine collectors - from $1,581 to $5,343 per month - 2024.
- A Meter readers and vending-machine collectors typically earns between $1,581 and $3,739 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,658 and $4,187 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Filling storage areas of vending machines and collecting money from their containers
- Collecting money from parking meters and similar coinboxes
- Reading electricity, gas or water meters and recording consumption
- Keeping records of merchandise distributed and money collected
- Proceeding along established routes to take readings of meter dials
- Verifying readings in cases where consumption appears to be abnormal, and recording possible reasons for fluctuations
- Inspecting meters for unauthorized connections, defects and damage such as broken seals
