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title: "Recreational Vehicle Service Technician"
description: "Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic…"
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# Recreational Vehicle Service Technician

**Category:** Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · **SOC code:** 49-3092 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 49-3092.00

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.

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); RV Service Technician (Recreational Vehicle Service Technician); RV Tech (Recreational Vehicle Technician).

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $52,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $25.00/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $36,120 to $77,960, with the middle half between $44,920 and $63,890
- **Total US employment:** 17,430
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +9.7% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 2,200 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 59/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 17,430 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $36,120 |
| 25th | $44,920 |
| 50th (median) | $52,000 |
| 75th | $63,890 |
| 90th | $77,960 |
| Mean (average) | $56,440 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CA | $68,240 | $61,633 | 1,070 |
| NV | $65,200 | $65,214 | 210 |
| NH | $62,090 | $59,607 | 40 |
| NC | $62,000 | $65,729 | 400 |
| MA | $61,470 | $58,124 | 240 |
| CO | $60,760 | $58,961 | 530 |
| NJ | $60,760 | $55,843 | 90 |
| FL | $60,560 | $58,561 | 1,040 |
| MN | $59,410 | $60,241 | 240 |
| OK | $58,990 | $67,154 | 270 |
| TN | $58,440 | $63,612 | 430 |
| WI | $58,390 | $62,054 | 330 |
| UT | $58,090 | $58,757 | 240 |
| NY | $57,720 | $53,484 | 370 |
| MT | $57,310 | $60,553 | 140 |

30 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 45 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/recreational-vehicle-service-technician/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/recreational-vehicle-service-technician.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 17,500 in the 2025–2035 base year to 19,200 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 1,700 jobs, or +9.7%. Much faster than average: 9.7% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 2,200 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Long-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| 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% |

## What the work involves

- 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.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 2.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Repairing — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Troubleshooting — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operations Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operation and Control — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Equipment Maintenance — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Quality Control Analysis — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Mechanical — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Building and Construction — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Education and Training — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Near Vision — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Manual Dexterity — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Finger Dexterity — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 7.00 |
| C — Conventional | 4.12 |
| I — Investigative | 2.61 |
| S — Social | 1.57 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.24 |
| A — Artistic | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 89.1 |
| ISTP | 77.2 |
| ISFJ | 74.6 |
| ESTJ | 72.3 |
| INTJ | 65.8 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bus-and-truck-mechanic-and-diesel-engine-specialist) — median $61,770
- [Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/motorboat-mechanic-and-service-technician) — median $57,550
- [Motorcycle Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/motorcycle-mechanic) — median $48,580
- [Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/outdoor-power-equipment-and-other-small-engine-mechanic) — median $47,880
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairer) — median $56,210
- [Rail Car Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rail-car-repairer) — median $67,530
- [Maintenance and Repair Worker, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maintenance-and-repair-worker-general) — median $49,590
- [Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanic) — median $65,510
- [Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/automotive-service-technician-and-mechanic) — median $50,620
- [Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-worker) — median $39,630

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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