Texas was 10.6% below the U.S. median for Meter Readers, Utilities. It ranked 33 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 Texas was 97.1, or 2.9% below the national price level. Its housing index was 96.5.
National-price-dollar proxy
$44,335
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.
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 48.
Questions, answered
Meter Readers, Utilities pay in Texas: common questions
What is the median wage for Meter Readers, Utilities in Texas?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $43,030 per year for Meter Readers, Utilities in Texas. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Meter Readers, Utilities pay higher in Texas than nationally?
Texas's published median was 10.6% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Texas?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 97.1 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Meter Readers, Utilities jobs does BLS estimate in Texas?
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What the Meter Readers, Utilities median says in Texas
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Meter Readers, Utilities median in Texas at $43,030 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 48.
BLS lists 1,360 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 $44,680 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Texas's Meter Readers, Utilities median is 10.6% below 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 48. SOC 43-5041 names Meter Readers, Utilities. Area 48 names Texas. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 43-5041/48 row reports 1,360 wage and salary jobs, 0.1 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.77 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 43-5041/48, the annual median is $43,030 per year, while the matching mean is $44,680 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 48 facts behind this Meter Readers, Utilities page
Area 48 reports 14,071,160 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $65,750. Its annual median is $48,620. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-5041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Texas runs from $27,250 at the 10th percentile to $125,220 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,370. The median is $48,620. The 75th percentile is $77,840. 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 48. They do not show related skills or a path into Meter Readers, Utilities.
1. Area 48, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 460,530 jobs, $27,740 annual median, 32.73 jobs per 1,000, and 1.32 location quotient.
2. Area 48, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 431,310 jobs, $103,230 annual median, 30.65 jobs per 1,000, and 1.36 location quotient.
3. Area 48, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 341,640 jobs, $30,800 annual median, 24.28 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Texas wage ladder for Meter Readers, Utilities
The 10th percentile is $31,030 per year. The 25th percentile is $37,570 per year. The median is $43,030 per year. The 75th percentile is $48,690 per year. The 90th percentile is $60,360 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 $37,570 per year to $48,690 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $29,330. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Texas has a annual median of $43,030 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 Texas. Texas is 10.6% below 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.
Texas ranks 33 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 33 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.
30. Kentucky has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $44,450 per year, 690 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.76.
31. Virginia has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $44,020 per year, 630 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.22.
32. Georgia has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $43,140 per year, 670 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.1.
34. North Carolina has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $41,830 per year, 640 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.04.
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. Texas sits at $43,030 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 $36,010 above Texas. BLS lists 810 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 0.35.
2. Pennsylvania has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $78,450 per year, or $35,420 above Texas. BLS lists 860 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 1.13.
3. Nevada has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $76,120 per year, or $33,090 above Texas. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 0.84.
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. Texas has 1,360. 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 0 jobs from Texas. Its median is $43,030 per year, or $0 above Texas. Its location quotient is 0.77.
2. Ohio has 1,070 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 290 jobs from Texas. Its median is $47,780 per year, or $4,750 above Texas. Its location quotient is 1.55.
3. New York has 930 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 430 jobs from Texas. Its median is $56,960 per year, or $13,930 above Texas. 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. Texas has 0.77. 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 3.33 from Texas. BLS lists 600 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $37,120 per year, or $5,910 below Texas.
2. New Mexico has a location quotient of 3.18, a gap of 2.41 from Texas. BLS lists 350 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $48,530 per year, or $5,500 above Texas.
3. West Virginia has a location quotient of 3.17, a gap of 2.40 from Texas. BLS lists 280 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $59,430 per year, or $16,400 above Texas.
Job scale and share
How common Meter Readers, Utilities is in Texas
BLS lists 1,360 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs in Texas. It also lists 0.1 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 0.77. A value of 1 means Meter Readers, Utilities has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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 Texas
The all-occupations median in Texas is $48,620 per year. The Meter Readers, Utilities median is $43,030 per year. Meter Readers, Utilities is 11.5% below 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 Texas. 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. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Texas median of $45,140 per year. BLS lists 149,650 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
2. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Texas median of $40,620 per year. BLS lists 123,250 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
3. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Texas median of $40,420 per year. BLS lists 337,170 jobs and a location quotient of 1.44.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Texas
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Texas table, at 460,530 jobs. Meter Readers, Utilities has 1,360 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 14,071,160. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 460,530 jobs in Texas, a gap of 459,170 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $27,740 per year, or $15,290 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.32.
2. General and Operations Managers has 431,310 jobs in Texas, a gap of 429,950 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $103,230 per year, or $60,200 above Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.36.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Texas
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Texas role table, at $132,150 per year. Meter Readers, Utilities has $43,030 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $48,620 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. Software Developers has a median of $132,150 per year in Texas, or $89,120 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 163,880 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.07.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $103,230 per year in Texas, or $60,200 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 431,310 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.36.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $98,440 per year in Texas, or $55,410 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 138,960 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.44.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Texas
Customer Service Representatives has the highest location quotient in the bounded Texas role table, at 1.44. Meter Readers, Utilities has 0.77. 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. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.44 in Texas, a gap of 0.67 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 337,170 jobs and a median of $40,420 per year, or $2,610 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
2. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.44 in Texas, a gap of 0.67 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 138,960 jobs and a median of $98,440 per year, or $55,410 above Meter Readers, Utilities.
3. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.36 in Texas, a gap of 0.59 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 431,310 jobs and a median of $103,230 per year, or $60,200 above Meter Readers, Utilities.
Price-level view
What $43,030 may mean after the Texas price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Texas is 97.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 2.9% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $43,030 Meter Readers, Utilities median by 97.1 divided by 100. The result is $44,335 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 96.5. Goods are 98.1. Utilities are 87.5. Other services are 97.1. 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 12.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.6%. 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 1,360 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $44,680 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 Texas 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 $43,030 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 Texas 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 1,360 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.77 is not a growth score. Rank 33 of 40 is not a place score. The 97.1 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 48. 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 1,360 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 48, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 337,170 jobs, $40,420 annual median, 23.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.44 location quotient.
5. Area 48, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 329,590 jobs, $24,230 annual median, 23.42 jobs per 1,000, and 0.85 location quotient.
6. Area 48, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 322,710 jobs, $36,840 annual median, 22.93 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
4. Minnesota has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $73,930 per year, or $30,900 above Texas. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 0.33.
5. Colorado has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $66,550 per year, or $23,520 above Texas. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 0.43.
6. Washington has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $65,900 per year, or $22,870 above Texas. BLS lists 390 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 0.88.
7. Connecticut has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $64,180 per year, or $21,150 above Texas. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 0.64.
8. Oregon has a Meter Readers, Utilities median of $63,660 per year, or $20,630 above Texas. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 1,360 in Texas. The location quotient is 0.5.
4. New Jersey has 870 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 490 jobs from Texas. Its median is $63,030 per year, or $20,000 above Texas. Its location quotient is 1.62.
5. Pennsylvania has 860 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 500 jobs from Texas. Its median is $78,450 per year, or $35,420 above Texas. Its location quotient is 1.13.
6. Tennessee has 860 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 500 jobs from Texas. Its median is $45,210 per year, or $2,180 above Texas. Its location quotient is 2.09.
7. California has 810 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 550 jobs from Texas. Its median is $79,040 per year, or $36,010 above Texas. Its location quotient is 0.35.
8. Kentucky has 690 estimated Meter Readers, Utilities jobs, a gap of 670 jobs from Texas. Its median is $44,450 per year, or $1,420 above Texas. Its location quotient is 2.76.
4. Kentucky has a location quotient of 2.76, a gap of 1.99 from Texas. BLS lists 690 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $44,450 per year, or $1,420 above Texas.
5. Tennessee has a location quotient of 2.09, a gap of 1.32 from Texas. BLS lists 860 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $45,210 per year, or $2,180 above Texas.
6. Louisiana has a location quotient of 2.07, a gap of 1.30 from Texas. BLS lists 500 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $37,570 per year, or $5,460 below Texas.
7. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 1.84, a gap of 1.07 from Texas. BLS lists 390 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $39,480 per year, or $3,550 below Texas.
8. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 1.00 from Texas. BLS lists 470 Meter Readers, Utilities jobs and a median of $45,710 per year, or $2,680 above Texas.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Texas median of $46,280 per year. BLS lists 103,410 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Texas median of $46,670 per year. BLS lists 140,580 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Texas median of $39,000 per year. BLS lists 218,470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Texas median of $37,540 per year. BLS lists 216,970 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Texas median of $48,910 per year. BLS lists 122,400 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
3. Retail Salespersons has 341,640 jobs in Texas, a gap of 340,280 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $30,800 per year, or $12,230 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Customer Service Representatives has 337,170 jobs in Texas, a gap of 335,810 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $40,420 per year, or $2,610 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.44.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 329,590 jobs in Texas, a gap of 328,230 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $24,230 per year, or $18,800 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.85.
6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 322,710 jobs in Texas, a gap of 321,350 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $36,840 per year, or $6,190 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.26.
7. Registered Nurses has 271,380 jobs in Texas, a gap of 270,020 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $95,970 per year, or $52,940 above Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.89.
8. Cashiers has 245,730 jobs in Texas, a gap of 244,370 from Meter Readers, Utilities. Its median is $29,230 per year, or $13,800 below Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.88.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $95,970 per year in Texas, or $52,940 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 271,380 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.89.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,920 per year in Texas, or $37,890 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 116,470 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 0.89.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $80,820 per year in Texas, or $37,790 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 104,270 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.06.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $64,940 per year in Texas, or $21,910 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 160,600 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.24.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $63,590 per year in Texas, or $20,560 above Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 111,660 jobs, compared with 1,360 for Meter Readers, Utilities. Its location quotient is 1.16.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.32 in Texas, a gap of 0.55 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 460,530 jobs and a median of $27,740 per year, or $15,290 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
5. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Texas, a gap of 0.49 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 322,710 jobs and a median of $36,840 per year, or $6,190 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Texas, a gap of 0.48 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 137,930 jobs and a median of $36,480 per year, or $6,550 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
7. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.24 in Texas, a gap of 0.47 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 123,250 jobs and a median of $40,620 per year, or $2,410 below Meter Readers, Utilities.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.24 in Texas, a gap of 0.47 from Meter Readers, Utilities. BLS lists 160,600 jobs and a median of $64,940 per year, or $21,910 above Meter Readers, Utilities.
Precise employer-title matches for Meter Readers, Utilities in Texas
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Texas place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.