# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/recreational-vehicle-service-technicians
- SOC code: 49-3092.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $52,000 (10th percentile $36,120, 90th percentile $77,960)
- Projected growth: Much faster than average, +9.7%
- Openings a year: 2,200
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 27 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 10 |
| Enterprising (E) | 4 |
| Conventional (C) | 52 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 83/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 75/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 70/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 69/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 66/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 66/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 65/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment (importance 64/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 64/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment (importance 63/100)

## Skills

Repairing, Troubleshooting, Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Active Learning, Active Listening, Critical Thinking

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Building and Construction, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Education and Training, English Language, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics, Production and Processing, Computers and Electronics

## Also called

ATV Tech (All-Terrain Vehicle Technician), Certified RV Technician (Certified Recreational Vehicle Technician), Custom Van Converter, Global Vehicle Technician (Global Vehicle Tech), Hitch Technician (Hitch Tech), Mobile Service RV Technician (Mobile Service Recreational Vehicle Technician), Mobile Van Technician (Mobile Van Tech), Motor Home Technician (Motor Home Tech), Repair Technician (Repair Tech), RV Body Mechanic (Recreational Vehicle Body Mechanic)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4706) (CIP 4706, 713 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide](https://www.collegesref.com/college/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-worldwide-910) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $77,491 | $87,797 | $21,986 |
| [SUNY Morrisville](https://www.collegesref.com/college/suny-morrisville-2657) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $51,819 | $61,351 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bus-and-truck-mechanics-and-diesel-engine-specialists): $61,770 median pay
- [Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/motorboat-mechanics-and-service-technicians): $57,550 median pay
- [Motorcycle Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/motorcycle-mechanics): $48,580 median pay
- [Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/outdoor-power-equipment-and-other-small-engine-mechanics): $47,880 median pay
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers): $56,210 median pay
- [Rail Car Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/rail-car-repairers): $67,530 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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