Best degree programs for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians, ranked by enrollment
1 college programs and 1 schools train Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $52,000 median wage, 17,430 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
1 college programs at 1 schools train recreational vehicle service technicians, graduating 25 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician. The job pays a median of $52,000 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About 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.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
1 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technicianmain feeder CIP 47.0618 | 25 | 100.0% | 1 | $37,089 | $11,790 |
Top 1 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician | 71% | $21,825 | — |
What recreational vehicle service technicians earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floridalimited | $60,560 | 1,040 | 0.93× | 1 | 25 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- 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.
Skills
- Active Learning3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Monitoring2.9
- Writing2.6
- Mathematics2.0
Knowledge areas
- Mechanical4.1
- Building and Construction4.1
- Customer and Personal Service3.8
- Administration and Management3.6
- Education and Training3.6
- English Language3.2
Abilities
- Near Vision4.0
- Manual Dexterity3.9
- Problem Sensitivity3.8
- Finger Dexterity3.6
- Oral Expression3.6
- Oral Comprehension3.5
Core activities
- Getting Information4.3
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.0
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.8
- Handling and Moving Objects3.8
- Performing General Physical Activities3.6
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.6
Tools and technology
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How to become a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician
Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 1 majors mapped to Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 47.0618Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician, which awarded 25 degrees in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Recreational Vehicle Service Technician?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 25 people a year.
How much do recreational vehicle service technicians earn?+
The median is $52,000 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $36,120 at the 10th percentile to $77,960 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for recreational vehicle service technicians growing?+
BLS projects a +11.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 2,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
1 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do recreational vehicle service technicians work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records RV Tech (Recreational Vehicle Technician), RV Mechanic (Recreational Vehicle Mechanic), RV Service Technician (Recreational Vehicle Service Technician), Certified RV Technician (Certified Recreational Vehicle Technician) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-3092.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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