What is an RV Service Technician?

Today's recreation vehicle (RV) has come a long way since the early days of the RV Industry, especially in the technical sense. So much so, it takes training, dedication and the command of specialized skills to become a successful RV service technician.

Today’s service technician must acquire and apply intelligent troubleshooting skills covering the vast amount of technical equipment found within a wide range of recreation vehicle types. In addition, a qualified RV service technician must be proficient with a variety of hand and powered tools and have the ability to read, understand, implement and install numerous accessories and add-on components common to the RVing lifestyle. Performing proper and complete preventative maintenance procedures is yet another must-have skill the qualified service tech will master.

The reward is that, once the above is accomplished, a valued RV service technician will seldom (if ever), be without a job. To this day, there remains a remarkable shortage of qualified RV service technicians in the industry to staff not only traditional RV dealerships, but also those of stand-alone service shops and repair centers that are constantly seeking qualified individuals. There are many service technicians that open their own mobile RV repair business.

The bottom line is that all good RV service technicians will always have work, even during the toughest of economic times. It’s been proven; serious RVers will never entirely give up their lifestyle. They may take shorter, less frequent excursions, but even when fuel costs approach record highs, they will still be using that RV! And that’s the very reason why it is a very plausible option to become a professional RV service technician.