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Meter technician resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a meter technician resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in meter technician-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some meter technician interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some meter technician interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a meter technician resume:

  • Water Meters
  • Gas Meters
  • Troubleshoot
  • Safety Procedures
  • GPS
  • Transmitters
  • CDL
  • Meter Installations
  • AMI
  • Utility Meters
  • Test Equipment
  • Meter Readings
  • Safety Rules
  • Customer Complaints
  • Meter Boxes
  • Test Results
  • Water Services
  • Water Leaks
  • Water Lines
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Service Centers
  • PPE
  • Power Meters
  • Water Usage
  • Water Mains
  • AMR
  • Utility Services
  • Service Line
  • Windows
  • Retrofit

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write meter technician experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are examples from great meter technician resumes:

Work history example #1

Meter Technician

BRIDGEPORT FIRE DEPT EMP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

  • Worked with a wide range of retail customers to answer questions and explain GPS protocols.
  • Worked directly with loan officers at different credit union branches to coordinate installation of GPS devices.
  • Installed and configured wireless networks using the Motorola Canopy wireless internet systems.
  • Followed regulations governing Para Transit operation and ensured that wheelchair passengers followed safety regulations
  • Organized 12 metering routes and over 500 books using the Itron Metering and Analysis System.

Work history example #2

Meter Technician

AT&T

  • Contributed to restoration of major communication outages, while driving customer satisfaction in a team effort.
  • Performed 100 monthly on-site TV, phone, and internet product installations as part of a 17-member team.
  • Provided all aspects of installing, repairing, disconnecting, upgrading and downgrading all cable/ DSL Internet functions.
  • Resolved billing issues ensuring customer concerns were satisfactorily resolved.
  • Installed and repaired AT&T services to personal and businesses, including Cable, Internet and Phone.

Work history example #3

Meter Technician

Olameter

  • parked the vehicle to walk entergy meters
  • Trained and supervised newly hired employees to read meters and install AMR devices.
  • Changed out the standard meters for the AMR
  • Obtained my CDL license while employed there.
  • Used hand held Itrons, maps, Tom Toms and computer print outs to find meters and input information.

Work history example #4

Meter Technician

Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems

  • Solved numerous complex electrical issues that required harness replacements and computer diagnosis.
  • Installed air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and tested them for proper operation.
  • Performed OSHA and Regulatory reporting requirements.
  • Assisted customers in making educated computer hardware and software purchases.
  • Performed remote configurations and equipment setup.

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Add an education section to your resume

Here is the best way to format your education section:

  • Display your highest degree first.
  • If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
  • If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
  • If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries from meter technician resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in architecture

New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

2007 - 2010

Certificate in liberal arts

City College of New York of the City University of New York, The, New York, NY

2013 - 2014

Highlight your meter technician certifications on your resume

Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.

Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your meter technician resume:

  1. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)

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