Installation, maintenance and repair
Recreational vehicle service technician
Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components. Includes workers who perform customized van conversions.
Median pay
$52,000
Growth to 2035
+10%
faster than average
Openings a year
2,200
Time to qualify*
12 months
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Recreational vehicle service technician
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
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What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Exposure to disease
Recreational vehicle service technician: 34% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.
- Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
- Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.
- Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
- Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.
- Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.
- Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
- Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.
Also called: ATV Tech (All-Terrain Vehicle Technician) · Certified RV Technician (Certified Recreational Vehicle Technician) · Hitch Technician (Hitch Tech) · Mobile Service RV Technician (Mobile Service Recreational Vehicle Technician) · RV Body Mechanic (Recreational Vehicle Body Mechanic) · RV Mechanic (Recreational Vehicle Mechanic) · RV Service Technician (Recreational Vehicle Service Technician) · RV Tech (Recreational Vehicle Technician)
Outlook and AI
Recreational vehicle service technicians held 17,500 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 19,200 by 2035 (+10%, faster than average; all jobs: +3.5%).
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