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Meter Readers, Utilities
Builds and repairs the power lines that carry electricity to homes and businesses.
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Lineworkers climb poles and use bucket trucks to install and repair power lines, often outdoors in all weather and after storms. The work is physical and demanding, and well paid.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Foods and Culinary · Career and Technical
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
- Physics · Science
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Meter Readers, Utilities on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.