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  4. Meter readers and vending-machine collec [...]

Meter readers and vending-machine collectors

Meter readers and vending-machine collectors stock vending machines and collect money from them or from parking meters and other coin-boxes, or read electricity, gas or water meters.

Skill level: Unskilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Meter readers and vending-machine collectors - from ₹15,798 to ₹1,77,637 per month - 2025.
  • A Meter readers and vending-machine collectors typically earns between ₹15,798 and ₹59,582 net per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between ₹17,521 and ₹69,269 per month for a working week of 48 hours.

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  • Worker for energy (gas) measuring
  • Meter reader utilities
  • Vending machine money collector
  • Vending machine service operator

Job Responsibilities

  • Filling storage areas of vending machines and collecting money from their containers
  • Collecting money from parking meters and similar coinboxes
  • Reading electricity, gas or water meters and recording consumption
  • Keeping records of merchandise distributed and money collected
  • Proceeding along established routes to take readings of meter dials
  • Verifying readings in cases where consumption appears to be abnormal, and recording possible reasons for fluctuations
  • Inspecting meters for unauthorized connections, defects and damage such as broken seals

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  • Worker for energy (gas) measuring
  • Meter reader utilities
  • Vending machine money collector
  • Vending machine service operator

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