Installation, Maintenance & Repair
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
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)
US median pay
$52,000
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+9.7%
faster than average
Openings a year (US)
2,200
17,500 employed
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Preparation 2/5 · Some preparation
What this job is
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.
What they do day to day
- 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.
- Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.
- Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of toilets or sinks.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Repairing4.0/5
- Troubleshooting3.6/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.1/5
- Operations Monitoring3.1/5
- Operation and Control3.1/5
- Equipment Maintenance3.1/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.1/5
- Service Orientation3.0/5
Knowledge
- Mechanical4.1/5
- Building and Construction4.1/5
- Customer and Personal Service3.8/5
- Administration and Management3.6/5
- Education and Training3.6/5
- English Language3.2/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 2 of 5 — Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma; some previous work experience or training helps.
Typical entry education (BLS): High school diploma or equivalent.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Less than high school46%
- High school diploma32%
- Post-secondary certificate21%
Who this job suits
Mostly Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.