Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

How to become a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician

Official title: 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), 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)

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.

Main 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.

How to become one

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent

Ways in

Apprenticeship: Repairer, Recreational Veh.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $52,000 a year The middle half earn $44,920 to $63,890.
About 17,500 people work in this job now, and about 19,200 are projected by 2035. (+9.7%)
People already use generative AI for some of this work. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as medium.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?

Ways in include: Repairer, Recreational Veh.

How much does a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician earn in the US?

Median full-time pay is $52,000 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $44,920 to $63,890.

Is a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician a growing career in the US?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 10% by 2035, from about 17,500 to about 19,200 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Do you need a degree to become a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?

Usually not. Only 10% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Repairer, Recreational Veh.

Will AI change the work of a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?

People already use generative AI for some of this work. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as medium.

Sources

Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03

This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 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.