Career
Recreational vehicle service technicians
Repair RVs.
$52,000
Median pay
+9.7%
Job growth, 2025–35
2,200
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Repairing, Troubleshooting, Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Maintenance.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though long-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $52,000 a year and 2,200 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service TechnicianCIP 47.0618
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,770 · +3.6%
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,550 · +4.9%
- Motorcycle Mechanics$48,580 · +2.1%
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,880 · +2.3%
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$56,210 · +4.4%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.