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Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$52,000
United States, 2025
Employment
17,430
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 49-3092.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.
- Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
- Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,120
25th percentile
$44,920
75th percentile
$63,890
90th percentile
$77,960
Most important skills
- Repairing4.0
- Troubleshooting3.6
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Operation and Control3.1
- Equipment Maintenance3.1
- Active Learning3.0
- Service Orientation3.0
- Equipment Selection3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $75,550 | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $72,380 | 90 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $71,980 | 180 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $71,690 | 60 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $71,200 | 50 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | $70,720 | 40 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $69,300 | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | $68,240 | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $66,190 | 150 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | $65,200 | 50 | 2025 |
| NV | $65,200 | 210 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | $64,480 | 150 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $63,420 | — | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $63,410 | 50 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $62,710 | 80 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $62,690 | 200 | 2025 |
| NH | $62,090 | 40 | 2025 |
| NC | $62,000 | 400 | 2025 |
| MA | $61,470 | 240 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | $61,460 | 40 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.