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Utilities Meter Readers in New York

Is New York a good place for you to work as an Utilities Meter Reader?

-4% Jobs Projection

$55,050 Median Salary

110 Job Openings

While jobs for Utilities Meter Readers in New York are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Utilities Meter Readers in New York is expected to decrease.
Utilities Meter Readers in New York earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Utilities Meter Readers Work in New York?

In New York, there were 1,160 people working as Utilities Meter Readers in the year 2018.

There were 1,190 Utilities Meter Readers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 565 Utilities Meter Readers working in it, which means New York has more Utilities Meter Readers than average.

Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Utilities Meter Readers in this state are declining at a rate of 4.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 110 annual job openings, and 1,560 total jobs in 2026 for Utilities Meter Readers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,300 annual jobs and 33,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Utilities Meter Readers Make in New York?

In 2018 wages for Utilities Meter Readers ranged from $35,100 to $93,700 with $55,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.87 to $45.05. The median hourly rate was $26.47.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $26.47 an hour in 2017.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York Metros for Utilities Meter Readers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Utilities Meter Readers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,770	n/a
Rochester, NY	70	n/a

Top States for Utilities Meter Readers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Utilities Meter Readers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	2,770	$30,110
Indiana	2,210	$39,800
California	2,080	$58,200
Georgia	1,810	$33,490
Ohio	1,720	$44,680
Florida	1,510	$33,310
Louisiana	1,390	$26,390
Michigan	1,270	$43,600
Pennsylvania	1,210	$54,940
New Jersey	1,180	$0
New York	1,160	$55,050
Missouri	1,050	$38,380
North Carolina	890	$37,260
Tennessee	860	$39,180
Illinois	850	$48,700
Kentucky	830	$34,460
Virginia	820	$36,550
Washington	800	$47,470
Arizona	790	$48,770
Arkansas	730	$28,410

Below are the states where Utilities Meter Readers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Delaware	$64,240
Massachusetts	$61,120
New Hampshire	$60,720
Colorado	$59,870
Connecticut	$59,620
Nevada	$59,380
California	$58,200
Wisconsin	$58,130
Minnesota	$57,790
New York	$55,050

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