New Jersey was 30.9% above the U.S. median for Meter Readers, Utilities. It ranked 9 of 40 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Jersey was 108.8, or 8.8% above the national price level. Its housing index was 134.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$57,929
WageScope divides the published Meter Readers, Utilities median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Meter Readers, Utilities in New Jersey: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 43-5041 and BLS area 34.
Questions, answered
Meter Readers, Utilities pay in New Jersey: common questions
What is the median wage for Meter Readers, Utilities in New Jersey?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $63,030 per year for Meter Readers, Utilities in New Jersey. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Meter Readers, Utilities pay higher in New Jersey than nationally?
New Jersey's published median was 30.9% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in New Jersey?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 108.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Meter Readers, Utilities jobs does BLS estimate in New Jersey?
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What the Meter Readers, Utilities median says in New Jersey
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Meter Readers, Utilities median in New Jersey at $63,030 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-5041 and BLS area 34.
BLS lists 870 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $67,780 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
New Jersey's Meter Readers, Utilities median is 30.9% above the U.S. Meter Readers, Utilities median of $48,150 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-5041 and area 34. SOC 43-5041 names Meter Readers, Utilities. Area 34 names New Jersey. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 43-5041/34 row reports 870 wage and salary jobs, 0.2 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.62 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 43-5041/34, the annual median is $63,030 per year, while the matching mean is $67,780 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 34 facts behind this Meter Readers, Utilities page
Area 34 reports 4,285,720 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $78,040. Its annual median is $58,570. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-5041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in New Jersey runs from $34,450 at the 10th percentile to $142,750 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,400. The median is $58,570. The 75th percentile is $96,720. This is a place check, not a pay range for Meter Readers, Utilities.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 34. They do not show related skills or a path into Meter Readers, Utilities.
1. Area 34, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 117,080 jobs, $37,090 annual median, 27.32 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
2. Area 34, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 107,680 jobs, $34,590 annual median, 25.13 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
3. Area 34, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 97,230 jobs, $39,540 annual median, 22.69 jobs per 1,000, and 1.2 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the New Jersey wage ladder for Meter Readers, Utilities
The 10th percentile is $48,660 per year. The 25th percentile is $52,290 per year. The median is $63,030 per year. The 75th percentile is $83,870 per year. The 90th percentile is $91,710 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $52,290 per year to $83,870 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $43,050. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
New Jersey has a annual median of $63,030 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $48,150 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for New Jersey. New Jersey is 30.9% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where New Jersey sits for Meter Readers, Utilities
New Jersey ranks 9 of 40 among states and territories with a published annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 9 of 40 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
6. Washington has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $65,900 per year, 390 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.88.
7. Connecticut has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $64,180 per year, 140 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.64.
8. Oregon has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $63,660 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.5.
10. Alaska has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $62,690 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.91.
Pay leaders
Where Meter Readers, Utilities medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 43-5041, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $79,040 per year. New Jersey sits at $63,030 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Meter Readers, Utilities is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. California has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $79,040 per year, or $16,010 above New Jersey. BLS lists 810 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.35.
2. Pennsylvania has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $78,450 per year, or $15,420 above New Jersey. BLS lists 860 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.13.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Meter Readers, Utilities jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Meter Readers, Utilities in this same-source set, at 1,360 jobs. New Jersey has 870. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Texas has 1,360 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 490 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $43,030 per year, or $20,000 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.77.
2. Ohio has 1,070 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $47,780 per year, or $15,250 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.55.
3. New York has 930 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 60 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $56,960 per year, or $6,070 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.76.
Local-share leaders
Where Meter Readers, Utilities takes the largest share of local jobs
Mississippi has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 4.1. New Jersey has 1.62. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Meter Readers, Utilities is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Mississippi has a location quotient of 4.1, a gap of 2.48 from New Jersey. BLS lists 600 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $37,120 per year, or $25,910 below New Jersey.
2. New Mexico has a location quotient of 3.18, a gap of 1.56 from New Jersey. BLS lists 350 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $48,530 per year, or $14,500 below New Jersey.
3. West Virginia has a location quotient of 3.17, a gap of 1.55 from New Jersey. BLS lists 280 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $59,430 per year, or $3,600 below New Jersey.
Job scale and share
How common Meter Readers, Utilities is in New Jersey
BLS lists 870 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs in New Jersey. It also lists 0.2 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.62. A value of 1 means Meter Readers, Utilities has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Meter Readers, Utilities beside other roles in New Jersey
The all-occupations median in New Jersey is $58,570 per year. The Meter Readers, Utilities median is $63,030 per year. Meter Readers, Utilities is 7.6% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for New Jersey. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Meter Readers, Utilities. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a New Jersey median of $63,570 per year. BLS lists 47,980 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a New Jersey median of $58,300 per year. BLS lists 37,550 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
3. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a New Jersey median of $54,810 per year. BLS lists 37,350 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in New Jersey
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded New Jersey table, at 117,080 jobs. Meter Readers, Utilities has 870 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 4,285,720. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Meter Readers, Utilities's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 117,080 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 116,210 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $37,090 per year, or $25,940 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Cashiers has 107,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 106,810 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $34,590 per year, or $28,440 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around New Jersey
Computer and Information Systems Managers has the highest published median in the bounded New Jersey role table, at $203,460 per year. Meter Readers, Utilities has $63,030 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $58,570 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a median of $203,460 per year in New Jersey, or $140,430 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 34,470 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.87.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $173,690 per year in New Jersey, or $110,660 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 53,000 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.55.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in New Jersey
Packers and Packagers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded New Jersey role table, at 4.62. Meter Readers, Utilities has 1.62. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Meter Readers, Utilities with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Packers and Packagers, Hand has a location quotient of 4.62 in New Jersey, a gap of 3.00 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 71,260 jobs and a median of $43,840 per year, or $19,190 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
2. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a location quotient of 1.87 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.25 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 34,470 jobs and a median of $203,460 per year, or $140,430 above Meter Readers, Utilities.
Price-level view
What $63,030 may mean after the New Jersey price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Jersey is 108.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 8.8% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $63,030 Meter Readers, Utilities median by 108.8 divided by 100. The result is $57,929 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 134.3. Goods are 107.1. Utilities are 114.2. Other services are 103.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Meter Readers, Utilities row is 25.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 3.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 870 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $67,780 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Meter Readers, Utilities. It uses a New Jersey place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $63,030 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Meter Readers, Utilities row for New Jersey does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 870 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.62 is not a growth score. Rank 9 of 40 is not a place score. The 108.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-5041 in BLS area 34. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 870 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 34, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 93,730 jobs, $34,150 annual median, 21.87 jobs per 1,000, and 0.88 location quotient.
5. Area 34, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 92,680 jobs, $106,500 annual median, 21.62 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
6. Area 34, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 72,530 jobs, $36,520 annual median, 16.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.68 location quotient.
3. Nevada has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $76,120 per year, or $13,090 above New Jersey. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.84.
4. Minnesota has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $73,930 per year, or $10,900 above New Jersey. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.33.
5. Colorado has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $66,550 per year, or $3,520 above New Jersey. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.43.
6. Washington has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $65,900 per year, or $2,870 above New Jersey. BLS lists 390 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.88.
7. Connecticut has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $64,180 per year, or $1,150 above New Jersey. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.64.
8. Oregon has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $63,660 per year, or $630 above New Jersey. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 870 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.5.
4. New Jersey has 870 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $63,030 per year, or $0 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.62.
5. Pennsylvania has 860 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $78,450 per year, or $15,420 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.13.
6. Tennessee has 860 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $45,210 per year, or $17,820 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 2.09.
7. California has 810 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 60 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $79,040 per year, or $16,010 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.35.
8. Kentucky has 690 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $44,450 per year, or $18,580 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 2.76.
4. Kentucky has a location quotient of 2.76, a gap of 1.14 from New Jersey. BLS lists 690 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $44,450 per year, or $18,580 below New Jersey.
5. Tennessee has a location quotient of 2.09, a gap of 0.47 from New Jersey. BLS lists 860 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $45,210 per year, or $17,820 below New Jersey.
6. Louisiana has a location quotient of 2.07, a gap of 0.45 from New Jersey. BLS lists 500 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $37,570 per year, or $25,460 below New Jersey.
7. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 1.84, a gap of 0.22 from New Jersey. BLS lists 390 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $39,480 per year, or $23,550 below New Jersey.
8. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 0.15 from New Jersey. BLS lists 470 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $45,710 per year, or $17,320 below New Jersey.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a New Jersey median of $50,260 per year. BLS lists 65,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.4.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a New Jersey median of $76,640 per year. BLS lists 55,210 jobs and a location quotient of 1.39.
6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a New Jersey median of $48,570 per year. BLS lists 65,130 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a New Jersey median of $78,200 per year. BLS lists 40,300 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
8. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a New Jersey median of $47,740 per year. BLS lists 59,690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 97,230 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 96,360 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $39,540 per year, or $23,490 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.2.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 93,730 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 92,860 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $34,150 per year, or $28,880 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Registered Nurses has 92,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 91,810 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $106,500 per year, or $43,470 above Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Retail Salespersons has 72,530 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 71,660 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $36,520 per year, or $26,510 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.68.
7. Packers and Packagers, Hand has 71,260 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 70,390 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $43,840 per year, or $19,190 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 4.62.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 67,660 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 66,790 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $37,630 per year, or $25,400 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. Software Developers has a median of $135,940 per year in New Jersey, or $72,910 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 51,570 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $106,500 per year in New Jersey, or $43,470 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 92,680 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.99.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $100,830 per year in New Jersey, or $37,800 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 42,250 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.06.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $91,060 per year in New Jersey, or $28,030 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 34,210 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.14.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $82,200 per year in New Jersey, or $19,170 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 38,140 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.3.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $79,410 per year in New Jersey, or $16,380 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 34,360 jobs, compared with 870 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.68 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.06 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 42,060 jobs and a median of $41,650 per year, or $21,380 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.42 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.20 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 55,580 jobs and a median of $37,290 per year, or $25,740 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.4 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.22 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 65,960 jobs and a median of $50,260 per year, or $12,770 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.39 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.23 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 55,210 jobs and a median of $76,640 per year, or $13,610 above Meter Readers, Utilities.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.3 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.32 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 44,980 jobs and a median of $79,200 per year, or $16,170 above Meter Readers, Utilities.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.3 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.32 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 38,140 jobs and a median of $82,200 per year, or $19,170 above Meter Readers, Utilities.
Meter Readers, Utilities pay in New Jersey | BLS 2025
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