Isbn: 9798191409252 - the meter: from meter reader to ami technician — the utility door that's still open without a licence (a field guide) (5 resultados)

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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Your job is being automated.The job replacing it pays $25,000 more.Meter reading is disappearing - the projection is a double-digit decline as smart meters finish rolling out. But the technology killing the old job created a better one at the same employer: the technicians who install, test and troubleshoot the advanced metering infrastructure itself, where the occupational median sits at $74,340 against a meter reader's $49,180 (BLS-sourced; the technician figure covers a broader installer group, and this book anchors real pay to named utility postings with city and date).That transition - same badge, same routes, different skills, $25,000 difference - is the subject of this book. No one else has written it down.It is for the displaced and the adjacent: meter readers watching the route count shrink, cable and telecom techs, low-voltage installers, anyone who wants a utility badge without an electrical licence. In the US, most electric-meter technician roles are utility-trained rather than state-licensed - the book maps the internal-posting game, the AMI vendor certifications worth having, and the test equipment and single-phase theory you can learn before anyone pays you to.It is also the first rung of a documented ladder: metering instrumentation is a named internal path toward substation and relay work at many utilities - where the pay goes over six figures. The final chapters map that climb honestly, citing named utility career paths where they exist and saying plainly where they don't.An Australian appendix carries a critical difference: in Australia, meter work is licensed electrical work under state and territory law and the NEM's accredited-provider regime. There is no unlicensed AU path, and the appendix never pretends otherwise.The route ends. The ladder doesn't have to.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Your job is being automated.The job replacing it pays $25,000 more.Meter reading is disappearing - the projection is a double-digit decline as smart meters finish rolling out. But the technology killing the old job created a better one at the same employer: the technicians who install, test and troubleshoot the advanced metering infrastructure itself, where the occupational median sits at $74,340 against a meter reader's $49,180 (BLS-sourced; the technician figure covers a broader installer group, and this book anchors real pay to named utility postings with city and date).That transition - same badge, same routes, different skills, $25,000 difference - is the subject of this book. No one else has written it down.It is for the displaced and the adjacent: meter readers watching the route count shrink, cable and telecom techs, low-voltage installers, anyone who wants a utility badge without an electrical licence. In the US, most electric-meter technician roles are utility-trained rather than state-licensed - the book maps the internal-posting game, the AMI vendor certifications worth having, and the test equipment and single-phase theory you can learn before anyone pays you to.It is also the first rung of a documented ladder: metering instrumentation is a named internal path toward substation and relay work at many utilities - where the pay goes over six figures. The final chapters map that climb honestly, citing named utility career paths where they exist and saying plainly where they don't.An Australian appendix carries a critical difference: in Australia, meter work is licensed electrical work under state and territory law and the NEM's accredited-provider regime. There is no unlicensed AU path, and the appendix never pretends otherwise.The route ends. The ladder doesn't have to. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…