Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Also called: ATV Tech (All-Terrain Vehicle Technician), Certified RV Technician (Certified Recreational Vehicle Technician), Custom Van Converter, Global Vehicle Technician (Global Vehicle Tech), Hitch Technician (Hitch Tech), Mobile Service RV Technician (Mobile Service Recreational Vehicle Technician), Mobile Van Technician (Mobile Van Tech), Motor Home Technician (Motor Home Tech)
Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers.
What recreational vehicle service technicians do
Typical 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.
- Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.
- Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of toilets or sinks.
- List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.
- Remove damaged exterior panels, and repair and replace structural frame members.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians salary
The median annual wage for recreational vehicle service technicians is $52,000 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $36,120 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $77,960. The mean annual wage is $56,440.
The mean hourly wage of $27.00 is 3.7× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $52,000 → in 3 years $57,600 → in 5 years $61,700 → in 10 years $73,200 (10-year range $62,900–$84,900). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Skills, education and requirements for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become recreational vehicle service technicians
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Career path and how to earn more as recreational vehicle service technicians
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