The median pay for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians is $52,000 a year ($25.00/hr), according to BLS OEWS, May 2025. Employment is projected to grow 9.7% through 2035, with about 2,200 openings a year (BLS EP, 2025–2035). Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
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- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
- Last updated October 9, 2026
At a glance
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician in four numbers
- Median pay
- $52,000a year, or $25.00/hrBLS OEWS, May 2025Lowest 10% $36KTop 10% $78K
US median, all jobs: $50,980
- Projected growth
- +9.7%Much faster than averageBLS EP, 2025–2035This career+9.7%All jobs+3.5%
Projected employment change, 2025–2035 Item Value This career +9.7% All jobs +3.5% - Openings a year
- 2,20017,500 jobs todayBLS EP, 2025–2035
- Jobs in 202517.5K
- Projected 203519.2K
Employment, 2025–2035 Item Value Jobs in 2025 17.5K Projected 2035 19.2K - Typical education
- High schoolneeded to enterBLS EP, 2025–2035; mix: O*NET
- Less than high school46.3%
- High school31.6%
- Certificate20.6%
- Some college1.6%
Highest education held by recreational vehicle service technicians Segment Value Less than high school 46.3% High school 31.6% Certificate 20.6% Some college 1.6%
Also advertised 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).
Pay
How much do Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians make?
Every recreational vehicle service technician in the US, by percentile of annual wage
Median
$52,000
Middle half earn $44,920 to $63,890
- 10th
- $36,120
- 25th
- $44,920
- 75th
- $63,890
- 90th
- $77,960
All US occupations: $50,980
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th | $36,120 |
| 25th | $44,920 |
| Median | $52,000 |
| 75th | $63,890 |
| 90th | $77,960 |
| All US occupations | $50,980 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Median annual wage
- $52,000
- Median hourly wage
- $25.00/hr
- Mean annual wage
- $56,440
- People employed
- 17,430
Versus all US occupations
At $52,000, the median for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians sits in line with the $50,980 median across all US occupations.
Versus installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Inside the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair group, where the middle occupation pays $61,150, this is 15% below the group median.
Pay range
The top 10% earn $77,960 or more while the bottom 10% earn $36,120, a gap of 2.2×. That is a typical spread for a US occupation.
Rank in the bank
This median pays more than 25% of the 1,741 occupations in the NueCareer career bank.
Cost of living
California posts the highest raw median ($68,240), but once local prices are taken into account Oklahoma leads at $67,154 in national-average dollars.
Pay by state
Which states pay Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians the most?
State medians come from the same OEWS release as the national figures. The cost-of-living column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, restating pay in national-average dollars so a high-cost state and a low-cost one can be compared directly.
| State | Median | COL-adjusted | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1California | $68,240 | $61,633 | 1,070 |
| 2Nevada | $65,200 | $65,214 | 210 |
| 3New Hampshire | $62,090 | $59,607 | 40 |
| 4North Carolina | $62,000 | $65,729 | 400 |
| 5Massachusetts | $61,470 | $58,124 | 240 |
| 6Colorado | $60,760 | $58,961 | 530 |
| 7New Jersey | $60,760 | $55,843 | 90 |
| 8Florida | $60,560 | $58,561 | 1,040 |
| 9Minnesota | $59,410 | $60,241 | 240 |
| 10Oklahoma | $58,990 | $67,154 | 270 |
Job outlook
Is Recreational Vehicle Service Technician a growing career?
Employment change over 2025–2035, against every US occupation
Much faster than average. +9.7% projected growth vs 3.5% for all occupations.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | +9.7% |
| All US occupations | +3.5% |
Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035
Much faster than average
BLS projects employment of Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians to change 9.7% over 2025–2035, roughly 2.8× the 3.5% projected for all occupations. That is 1,700 more jobs.
Annual openings
About 2,200 openings are projected each year, 12.6% of the 17,500 jobs that existed in 2025. Most come from workers leaving the occupation, not from growth alone.
Getting in
How to become a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician
- 1
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
- 2
Work experience in a related occupation
None
- 3
Typical on-the-job training
Long-term on-the-job training
- 4
Preparation needed (O*NET job zone)
Little or no preparation
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035; job zone from O*NET 31.0 Database.
What education people in the job have
O*NET incumbent survey: the highest level of education reported by people already working as recreational vehicle service technicians.
- Less than a High School Diploma46.3%
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)31.6%
- Post-Secondary Certificate20.6%
- Some College Courses1.6%
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Less than a High School Diploma | 46.3% |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 31.6% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 20.6% |
| Some College Courses | 1.6% |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
The work
What does a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician 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.
Day-to-day tasks
- Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.
- 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.
- Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
- Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
- Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.
- Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.
- Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of toilets or sinks.
O*NET core tasks, ordered by reported importance.
Working conditions and hours
Where the work happens
Indoors, climate-controlled
NeverEvery dayRarely works in a climate-controlled indoor space.
Outdoors in all weather
NeverEvery day
Physical demands
Sitting
NeverAlmost all the timeStanding
NeverAlmost all the timeOn their feet more than half the working day.
Bending or twisting
NeverAlmost all the time
Working with people
Contact with other people
NoneConstantFace-to-face discussions
NeverEvery dayFace-to-face discussions every day.
Dealing with the public
Not importantExtremely important
Pressure and stakes
Strict deadlines
NeverEvery dayConflict situations
NeverEvery dayCost of a mistake
Not seriousExtremely serious
Autonomy
Freedom to decide
NoneA lotA lot of freedom to make decisions without checking first.
Conditions: O*NET Work Context survey. Each item has its own scale, so each dot is read against the two answers that end its own line.
Core skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Active Learning3.0
- Monitoring2.9
- Writing2.6
- Mathematics2.0
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 2.9 |
| Writing | 2.6 |
| Mathematics | 2.0 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Transferable skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Repairing4.0
- Troubleshooting3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Operation and Control3.1
- Equipment Maintenance3.1
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Service Orientation3.0
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Repairing | 4.0 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.1 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Tools and software
- Office suite software · in demand
- Spreadsheet software · in demand
- Web page creation and editing software · in demand
- Word processing software · in demand
- Data base user interface and query software
- Electronic mail software
- Inventory management software
- Point of sale POS software
“In demand” marks an O*NET Employer-Based Hot Technology, software named in real job postings for this occupation.
Personality fit
What personality type suits a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?
O*NET Occupational Interests (RIASEC), scored 1 to 7
| Axis | Recreational Vehicle Service Technician |
|---|---|
| Realistic | 7 |
| Investigative | 3 |
| Artistic | 1 |
| Social | 2 |
| Enterprising | 1 |
| Conventional | 4 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
What the work is built around
Day to day this is work built around hands-on, practical work with tools, machines or the outdoors, combined with organising, following procedures and working precisely with data.
- Realistic7.0
- Conventional4.1
- Investigative2.6
- Social1.6
- Enterprising1.2
- Artistic1.0
Closest MBTI types
NueCareer fit scores: cosine similarity between each MBTI type's interest vector and this occupation's O*NET interest profile. Not a BLS or O*NET figure; the method is documented on our methodology page.
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| Item | Value |
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| Aircraft Mechanic | $79,870 |
| Millwright | $65,700 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanic | $64,520 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist | $61,770 |
| Medical Equipment Repairer | $61,660 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic and Installer | $61,010 |
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| Recreational Vehicle Service Technician | $52,000 |
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Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
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Questions
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician: frequently asked questions
How much do Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians make?
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians earn a median of $52,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), close to the $50,980 median for all US occupations. That works out at $25.00/hr. The middle half earn between $44,920 and $63,890. The top 10% earn $77,960 or more.
Do you need a degree to become a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?
No. A bachelor's degree is not the norm: BLS reports a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians. BLS also lists long-term on-the-job training as typical on-the-job training. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 46.3% hold less than a high school diploma.
Is Recreational Vehicle Service Technician a growing career?
Yes, strongly. Employment is projected to grow 9.7% over 2025–2035, more than double the 3.5% projected for all occupations (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 2,200 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.
What does a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician do?
Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. A core O*NET task: examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs. Employers most often ask for Office suite software, Spreadsheet software, Web page creation and editing software.
Which states pay Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians the most?
The highest state medians for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians are California ($68,240), Nevada ($65,200), New Hampshire ($62,090) (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Adjusted for local prices using BEA Regional Price Parities, Oklahoma moves to the top at $67,154.
What personality type suits a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?
O*NET scores Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians highest on the Realistic and Conventional interest areas, so the work mixes hands-on, practical work with tools, machines or the outdoors with organising, following procedures and working precisely with data. On NueCareer's MBTI-to-interest mapping that lines up most closely with ISTJ personalities. Personality is a fit signal, not a gate. The free NueCareer quiz scores your own profile against all 1,731 careers in the bank.