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Career: Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs. |
100
|
Repair plumbing and propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe. |
100
|
Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul. |
100
|
Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools. |
100
|
Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances and light fixtures. |
100
|
Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems and test operation of toilets and sinks. |
100
|
Remove damaged exterior panels and repair and replace structural frame members. |
100
|
Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit as necessary. |
96
|
Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage. |
96
|
List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams. |
91
|
Repair leaks with caulking compound, or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches. |
87
|
Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, and floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes. |
74
|
Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers. |
13
|
Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
73
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
71
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
64
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
61
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
57
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
54
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
51
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
51
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
51
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
50
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
50
|
Getting Information
|
50
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
50
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
48
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
46
|
Thinking Creatively
|
45
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
42
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
42
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
41
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
40
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
40
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
40
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
40
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
39
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
38
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
37
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
36
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
35
|
Processing Information
|
32
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
32
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
30
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
30
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
30
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
30
|
Interacting With Computers
|
29
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
27
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
25
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
24
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
17
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
17
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|