Occupations/49-3092.00

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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

25%

More resilient

Human characteristics

52%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

27%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.

  • Mostly routine

    Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.

  • Mostly routine

    Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.
  2. 02Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
  3. 03Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.
  4. 04Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
  5. 05Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.
  6. 06Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.33
  • Degree of automation1.71
  • Time sitting1.94
  • Originality (ability)2.62
  • Conflict situations2.40
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.01
  • Outdoors / weather3.76
  • Disease exposure1.63
  • Decision freedom4.10

Top abilities

  • Near Vision4.00
  • Manual Dexterity3.88
  • Problem Sensitivity3.75
  • Oral Expression3.62
  • Finger Dexterity3.62
  • Oral Comprehension3.50
  • Control Precision3.50
  • Speech Clarity3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.00
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.62
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics2.00
  • Science1.62
  • Critical Thinking3.00
  • Active Learning3.00
  • Learning Strategies2.00
  • Monitoring2.88

CIP matches

47.0618Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

Schools offering related programs

12 of 14 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$5,900100%28%

1 yr $106,421

2 yr —

Associate · CIP 47.06

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$5,700100%35%

1 yr $38,289

2 yr $33,993

Associate · CIP 47.06

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$9,80071%61%

1 yr $35,060

2 yr $30,409

Certificate · CIP 47.06

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$6,000100%31%

1 yr $32,391

2 yr $29,685

Certificate · CIP 47.06

Saint Paul College

St. Paul, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$6,100100%29%

1 yr $29,685

2 yr $36,560

Certificate · CIP 47.06

University of Minnesota-Rochester

Rochester, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$14,20072%73%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Certificate · CIP 47.06

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$5,800100%33%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Certificate · CIP 47.06

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$6,200100%33%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$6,200100%38%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$6,100100%36%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Granite Falls, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$6,000100%37%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, MN · Public

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician

47.0618

$6,300100%48%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported