Skilled Trades
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
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.
Median salary
$50,540
Typical range
$35k – $77k
Job outlook
+12% (much faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Entry / Junior
$35,480
~2 yrs to advance
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Established
$50,540
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Senior
$63,595
Key skills
A typical 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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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