Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

Median salary

$52,000

Average salary

$56,440

Employment

17,430

Projected growth

11.5% growth

Annual openings

2,800

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

What Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians Do

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.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: 5.1%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 2 of 5

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Experience: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
Education: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Job training: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Mechanicalimportance 4.1/5
Building and Constructionimportance 4.1/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.8/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.6/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.6/5
English Languageimportance 3.2/5
Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.1/5
Mathematicsimportance 3.0/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled4.5/5
Spend Time Standing4.2/5
Freedom to Make Decisions4.1/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.0/5
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment3.9/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Motorcycle Mechanics95% skill match
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics95% skill match
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists95% skill match
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door93% skill match
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers93% skill match
Automotive Body and Related Repairers93% skill match
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics92% skill match
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians92% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Repairingimportance 4.0/5
Troubleshootingimportance 3.6/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.1/5
Operations Monitoringimportance 3.1/5
Operation and Controlimportance 3.1/5
Equipment Maintenanceimportance 3.1/5
Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.1/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Email software
Inventory tracking software
RV Damage Repair Estimator
Summit Ordering Systems RvInvoiceWriter
Topline Software Solutions Topline Service Manager

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Attention to Detail
Dependability
Cautiousness
Perseverance
Integrity
Self-Control
Stress Tolerance

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticHigh
ConventionalMedium
InvestigativeLow
SocialLow
EnterprisingLow
ArtisticLow

This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where recreational vehicle service technicians make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).