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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”

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

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Manifold gauges
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Water system leak testers
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Machinist's scribes
Socket extensions
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