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.

Other names for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians: Custom Van Converter, Master Certified RV Technician (Master Certified Recreational Vehicle Technician), Mobile Service Recreational Vehicle Technician, Recreational Vehicle Mechanic, Recreational Vehicle Parts and Service Director, Recreational Vehicle Repairer (RV Repairer), Recreational Vehicle Service Technician, Recreational Vehicle Servicer (RV Servicer), Recreational Vehicle Technician, RVDA Master Certified RV Technician (Recreational Vehicle Dealer Association Master Certified Recreational Vehicle Technician),

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