Career Atlas USA

Best States for Meter Readers, Utilities

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1West Virginia77.7 / 100
  2. 2Pennsylvania76.1 / 100
  3. 3New Jersey70.3 / 100
  4. 4New Mexico66.3 / 100
  5. 5Kentucky64.1 / 100
  6. 6Ohio63.6 / 100
  7. 7Tennessee62.8 / 100
  8. 8Wyoming62.2 / 100
  9. 9Alabama60.3 / 100
  10. 10Nevada57.8 / 100
  11. 11Mississippi56.7 / 100
  12. 12South Carolina54.8 / 100
  13. 13Oklahoma54.5 / 100
  14. 14Washington53.5 / 100
  15. 15Louisiana50 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).