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Install metering equipment

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Install commercial or production equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 6 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Mount and install meters and other electric equipment such as time clocks, transformers, and circuit breakers, using electricians' hand tools.Stays human Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
• Place and secure automatic counters, using power tools, and retrieve counters after counting periods end.Stays human Traffic Technicians
• Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.Stays human Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities.Stays human Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
• Install new or replace broken meters.Stays human Meter Readers, Utilities
• Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.Stays human Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door