Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

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.

Also Known As:

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) RVDA Master Certified RV Technician (Recreational Vehicle Dealer Association Master Certified Recreational Vehicle Technician) Service Technician (Service Tech)

Wages

Hourly

Annual wages for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians in United States

Job Outlook Bright

New job opportunities are very likely in the future

United States 2034 Projected Employment

21,700

12% Change From 2024

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Tasks you might complete in a day.

Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.
Remove damaged exterior panels, and repair and replace structural frame members.
Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.
Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.
Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.
Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.
Explain proper operation of vehicle systems to customers.
List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.
Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, or floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.
Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.
Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
Remove damaged exterior panels, and repair and replace structural frame members.
Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.
Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of toilets or sinks.
Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.
Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.
Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.
List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.
Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.

Subject areas you may need to master.

Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Fine Arts - Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Philosophy and Theology - Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Foreign Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Chemistry - Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
History and Archeology - Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Geography - Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Strengths you may need in this role.

Equipment Maintenance - Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
Management of Personnel Resources - Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
Learning Strategies - Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
Coordination - Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Instructing - Teaching people how to do something.
Equipment Selection - Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
Technology Design - Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
Troubleshooting - Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
Judgment and Decision Making - Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Management of Financial Resources - Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
Management of Material Resources - Managing equipment and materials.
Critical Thinking - Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Writing - Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Speaking - Talking to others.
Mathematics - Using math to solve problems.
Social Perceptiveness - Understanding people's reactions.
Operations Analysis - Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
Operation and Control - Using equipment or systems.
Systems Evaluation - Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Time Management - Managing your time and the time of other people.
Service Orientation - Looking for ways to help people.
Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
Quality Control Analysis - Testing how well a product or service works.
Persuasion - Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Active Learning - Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
Complex Problem Solving - Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Programming - Writing computer programs.
Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
Systems Analysis - Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Negotiation - Bringing people together to solve differences.
Reading Comprehension - Reading work-related information.
Active Listening - Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Science - Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
Monitoring - Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
Speed of Closure - Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
Flexibility of Closure - Seeing hidden patterns.
Manual Dexterity - Holding or moving items with your hands.
Control Precision - Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
Multilimb Coordination - Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
Time Sharing - Doing two or more things at the same time.
Speed of Limb Movement - Quickly moving your arms and legs.
Far Vision - Seeing details that are far away.
Fluency of Ideas - Coming up with lots of ideas.
Wrist-Finger Speed - Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
Visualization - Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
Dynamic Flexibility - Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Peripheral Vision - Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
Glare Sensitivity - Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
Sound Localization - Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
Problem Sensitivity - Noticing when problems happen.
Inductive Reasoning - Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
Explosive Strength - Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
Dynamic Strength - Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
Near Vision - Seeing details up close.
Hearing Sensitivity - Telling the difference between sounds.
Extent Flexibility - Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Speech Recognition - Recognizing spoken words.
Reaction Time - Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
Static Strength - Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
Selective Attention - Paying attention to something without being distracted.
Speech Clarity - Speaking clearly.
Originality - Creating new and original ideas.
Category Flexibility - Grouping things in different ways.
Memorization - Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
Perceptual Speed - Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
Deductive Reasoning - Using rules to solve problems.
Gross Body Coordination - Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
Depth Perception - Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
Mathematical Reasoning - Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
Number Facility - Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
Stamina - Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
Information Ordering - Ordering or arranging things.
Arm-Hand Steadiness - Keeping your arm or hand steady.
Finger Dexterity - Putting together small parts with your fingers.
Response Orientation - Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
Rate Control - Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
Night Vision - Seeing at night or under low light.
Auditory Attention - Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
Gross Body Equilibrium - Keeping your balance or staying upright.
Visual Color Discrimination - Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
Oral Comprehension - Listening and understanding what people say.
Written Comprehension - Reading and understanding what is written.
Oral Expression - Communicating by speaking.
Written Expression - Communicating by writing.
Spatial Orientation - Knowing where things are around you.
Trunk Strength - Using your lower back and stomach.