Meter Worker Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Meter Worker as a 2-level family, 2 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Meter Worker 1, advancing through the ladder toward Meter Worker 2.
Meter Worker reports to supervising titles such as Senior Water Meter Repairer/Water Repairer and Senior Food Service Worker - 12 Months.
Positions in This Family
- METER WORKER 1 (02500)
- METER WORKER 2 (03641)
What the Meter Worker family covers
Meter Worker is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 2 title codes across 2 levels. Every title in it is a local title, used by the counties, municipalities, authorities and boards that have adopted civil service under Title 11A rather than by state departments.
Skilled and semi-skilled labor is the part of the classification plan that never moved to a degree. Qualification rests on demonstrated ability, and for a great many of these titles the operative credential is a valid New Jersey driver's license of the right class rather than a diploma. The work is also the most physically specific in the plan, which is why the specifications read as lists of tasks and equipment instead of the general responsibility language used elsewhere. Because public works, water and sewer utilities, parks and school plants each run their own yards, near-identical jobs end up as separate title codes in separate places.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Meter Worker 1: Under direction, reads water, parking and/or other meters, reports damaged meters and leaks, and, when required, assists in the installation and repair of meters; does…
- Meter Worker 2: Under direction, takes the lead over other workers engaged in the reading of water meters and/or performs the more difficult and responsible tasks involved in the reading…
What it takes to qualify
None of the specifications in this family names a degree requirement, which places these titles among the New Jersey positions open to applicants without formal higher education. Experience requirements sit at 1 year wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination and 1 is non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by examination.
How the pay is set
No state salary schedule applies here, because these are local titles. Pay is set by each adopting county, municipality or authority under its own ordinance or negotiated agreement, so two employers using the same title code can pay very differently. How local civil service pay works.
Where these jobs exist
Nothing in this family is hired by a state department. These are local codes, which means the employer is a county, municipality, authority, library, fire district or school district that chose to come under Title 11A. Roughly a quarter of New Jersey's municipalities did. In the rest, the same job exists but the hiring is done outside the civil service system entirely, so the title code will never appear in a posting. Check a specific employer before you plan around one of these titles, or read how local civil service works.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Meter Worker, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Electric Meter Worker (local jurisdiction)
- Meter Worker Supervisor (local jurisdiction)
- Meter Worker 2/Water Meter Repairer (local jurisdiction)
- Electric Meter Repairer/Line Worker (local jurisdiction)
- Meter Worker 1/Water Meter Repairer Meter Worker 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Meter Worker 1/Water Meter Repairer Meter Worker family
- Parking Meter Collector/Traffic Maintenance Worker (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Meter Worker jobs
How many separate Meter Worker classifications does New Jersey have?
The Meter Worker family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Meter Worker paid?
No state salary schedule figure is published for the titles in this family, which is normal for local classifications. Local civil service employers set their own pay by ordinance or negotiated agreement, so the rate depends on which county, municipality or authority is hiring.
Is there a civil service test for Meter Worker?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 2 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become a Meter Worker?
No degree requirement is parsed from the specifications in this family, which puts these titles among the New Jersey civil service jobs reachable without formal higher education. Experience of 1 year is named where a requirement is stated.