Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 15,400 people employed as recreational vehicle service technicians in the United States. The median annual salary is $40,500. Entry level employees earn approximately $27,340 per year and senior employees earn approximately $63,060 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.
• Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
• Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, or floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.
• Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
• Explain proper operation of vehicle systems to customers.
• Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.
• Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
• Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
• Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.
• Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
• Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of toilets or sinks.
• Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.
• Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.
• Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.
• Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.
• Remove damaged exterior panels, and repair and replace structural frame members.

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