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Jobs for Former Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians build repairing, troubleshooting and operation and control skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (84%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

Skills you enjoy

Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.

Sorted by skill match.

25 careers that use your skills

  1. 1Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
    84%
    Median pay
    $56,210
    Pay change
    +8%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  2. 2Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
    80%
    Median pay
    $53,710
    Pay change
    +3%
    Extra educationNone
  3. 3Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
    79%
    Median pay
    $49,590
    Pay change
    −5%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  4. 4Home Appliance Repairers
    78%
    Median pay
    $50,990
    Pay change
    −2%
    Extra educationNone
  5. 5Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
    77%
    Median pay
    $62,620
    Pay change
    +20%
    Extra educationNone
  6. 6Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
    77%
    Median pay
    $109,910
    Pay change
    +111%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  7. 7Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
    76%
    Median pay
    $39,630
    Pay change
    −24%
    Extra educationNone
  8. 8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
    76%
    Median pay
    $61,010
    Pay change
    +17%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  9. 9Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
    76%
    Median pay
    $47,450
    Pay change
    −9%
    Extra educationNone
  10. 10Riggers
    75%
    Median pay
    $62,640
    Pay change
    +20%
    Extra educationNone

Compared with Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians, median $52,000. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as recreational vehicle service technicians (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Repairing4.00
Troubleshooting3.62
Operation and Control3.12
Equipment Maintenance3.12
Quality Control Analysis3.12
Operations Monitoring3.12

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

  • Installation
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Operations Monitoring

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Your top 3 moves, up close

A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

84% skill match · $56,210 · +8% pay

First step

  • Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (39% of workers).
  • Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.

Skills to add

Installation · Equipment Maintenance · Equipment Selection

Is this right for you?

  • Long hours on your feet
  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Exposure to hazardous conditions

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

80% skill match · $53,710 · +3% pay

First step

  • Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (64% of workers).
  • On-the-job training: over 3 months, up to and including 6 months.

Skills to add

Operations Monitoring · Technology Design · Programming

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Long hours on your feet

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

79% skill match · $49,590 · −5% pay

First step

  • Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (63% of workers).
  • Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • On-the-job training: over 1 month, up to and including 3 months.

Skills to add

Installation · Equipment Maintenance · Technology Design

Is this right for you?

  • Work outdoors in all weather
  • Long hours on your feet
  • Tight deadlines are common

Similar roles in the same field

If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.

Free help near you

Former recreational vehicle service technicians can get free career counseling, job search help and, if you qualify, help paying for training through American Job Centers, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Questions former recreational vehicle service technicians ask

What jobs can former recreational vehicle service technicians do?

The closest matches are Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (84% skill match, median $56,210), Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (80% skill match, median $53,710) and Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (79% skill match, median $49,590), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which recreational vehicle service technician career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 15 pay more than recreational vehicle service technicians at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+111%, $109,910), Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (+83%, $95,320) and Roof Bolters, Mining (+51%, $78,540).

Do former recreational vehicle service technicians need another degree?

18 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.

How is the skill match calculated?

We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses