A professional who disassembles, cleans, adjusts, repairs, and tests oil, gas, and water meters, using handtools and testing equipment. Responsibilities include:

• Connects meter to testing apparatus.
• Turns valve to permit specified quantity of oil, gas, or water to pass through meter under varying pressure to test meter for leaks and accuracy of recording.
• Disassembles meter, removing gear train and disk assembly, using handtools.
• Removes plant growth, rust, and scale from internal housing and parts, using wire brush, electric buffer, and acid.
• Repairs or replaces warped or broken disks and gears, and grinds and straightens parts to specified tolerance to fit parts to meter, using grinding machine and hydraulic press.
• Reassembles and tests meter.
• Tests large capacity meters in industrial plants to determine accuracy of operation.
• Records materials used and meters repaired.
• May install meters.
• May read meters.