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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-3092.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 38,040.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
Currently, there are 13,520 people on this job

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Tasks for “Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians”

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.
Remove damaged exterior panels and repair and replace structural frame members.
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.
Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.
Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.
Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.
Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.
Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.
Explain proper operation of vehicle systems to customers.
Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
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.
Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.

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Prick punches
Chop saws
Mini hacksaws
Linesman's pliers
Tire changing machines
Claw hammers
Air pressure regulators
Soldering tools
Tire irons
Tile nippers
Handheld power grinders
Portable routers
Ignitor spark testers
Flat screwdriver tips
Hand operated spray guns
Drift punches
Electric drills
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Drill bit index sets
Thermocouple testers
Straight slip joint pliers
Keyhole saws
Valve spring compression tools
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Thermostat wrenches
Wire stripping tools
Phillips screwdriver tips
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Tube benders
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Table saws
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Adjustable pipe wrenches
Carpet knives
Allen wrench sets
Electrical circuit testers
Oxyacetylene welders
Brake spoons
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Lug wrenches
Tubing flaring tools
Carbon dioxide CO2 testers
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Thermistor vacuum gauges
Protective safety glasses
Flat feeler gauges
Socket extensions
Tire balancing machines
Machinist's scribes
Gas leak detectors
Digital multimeters
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Utility knives
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Hydraulic jacks
Reversible snap ring pliers
Tubing wrenches
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Logic probes
Personal computers
Tubing cutters
Air purifying respirators
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Cordless screwdrivers
Grease dispensers
Cordless drills
Rubber mallets
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Linoleum knives
Socket sets
Truck tire pressure gauges
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Laptop computers
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Engine test lights
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Rat-tail files
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Putty scrapers
Millivolt meters
Self-compensating hydrometers
Hacksaws
Measuring tapes
Ball peen hammers
Magnetic pickup tools
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Ignition feeler gauges
Hog ring pliers
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Precision levels
Pop riveters
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