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.
U.S. Workers
18,710
Median Salary
$50,540
10-Year Growth
+11.5%
Annual Openings
2,800
Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
17 of 17 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Explain proper operation of vehicle systems to customers.
AI: Fully automatable - As of 2025 AI chatbots and virtual assistants can reliably explain operation of vehicle systems, provide step‑by‑step instructions, and adapt explanations to customer knowledge levels.
List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.
AI: Fully automatable - Listing required parts, estimating costs, and producing work plans from parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams is a knowledge‑and‑data task that AI can fully perform by 2025.
Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.
AI: Partial - AI can assist with fault diagnosis, wiring diagrams, and step‑by‑step repair instructions, but physically finding and soldering wiring in varied vehicle contexts remains a manual task.
Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.
AI: Partial - AI can read work orders, communicate with customers, and perform remote triage, but fully hands‑on examination and nuanced in‑person assessment of vehicle damage still require technicians.
Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
AI: Partial - AI can diagnose plumbing/propane issues and provide repair procedures, but the physical, safety‑critical work of sealing and joining pipes is still performed by humans in most field settings.
Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.
AI: Partial - AI can orchestrate and interpret many automated tests and sensor data, yet comprehensive physical testing and verification of some repaired systems often need human involvement.
Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
AI: Partial - AI can instruct, sequence tests, and control remotely accessible switches, but physically connecting external power and manipulating on‑vehicle switches is typically manual work in 2025.
Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems and test operation of toilets or sinks.
AI: Partial - AI can guide and detect leaks or faults via sensors and instructions, but the manual task of connecting hoses and physically operating fixtures remains human‑performed in most cases.
Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.
AI: Partial - AI can aid inspections with diagnostics, checklists, and fault localization, but full diagnosis plus hands‑on adjustments, repairs, or overhauls still rely on skilled technicians.
Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.
AI: Partial - AI can support brake inspection and provide diagnostic steps and torque/spec guidance, but the safety‑critical hands‑on disassembly, repair, and reassembly of brakes are performed by humans.
Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze fault codes, sensor data, and manuals to diagnose HVAC issues and provide repair instructions, but cannot perform the hands‑on repairs or complex manual interventions autonomously in 2025.
Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.
AI: Partial - AI can identify leak locations from symptoms and guide step‑by‑step repairs or parts selection, but the physical tasks of caulking and pipe replacement with wrenches remain manual.
Remove damaged exterior panels and repair and replace structural frame members.
AI: Partial - AI can assist with damage assessment, structural analysis, and repair sequencing, but the heavy manual work and on‑site structural fitting/replacement require human technicians and equipment.
Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.
AI: Partial - AI can direct and verify operation (via sensors or cameras) and recommend trimming adjustments, but physically opening/closing and precision trimming are manual tasks in typical RV service settings.
Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
AI: Partial - AI can provide procedures and diagnostics for resetting hardware, but using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers to perform the resets is a manual skill not fully automated in practice.
Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, or floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.
AI: Partial - AI can plan refinishing steps, choose products, and control some spray booths or sanding machines, but the nuanced manual finishing and quality judgment for cabinets and trim remain human tasks.
Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
AI: Partial - AI can generate sealing plans and monitor sealing quality, but the physical work of cutting poly, nailing, and hammering to seal modular units is still performed by humans.