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Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

diagnosing and repairing furnace or air conditioning systems, listing parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures and removing damaged exterior panels. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: diagnosing and repairing furnace or air conditioning systems is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

What shifts is listing parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals or diagrams: the paper around the work, not the work.

Your week, as this page understands it

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. The job title says “recreational vehicle service technicians”. The real job is the part underneath: diagnosing and repairing furnace or air conditioning systems. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But recreational vehicle service technicians is not one task. It is 17 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is diagnosing and repairing furnace or air conditioning systems, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
0%
changing shape
6%
staying human
94%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 6 out of 100 (511 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 17 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for recreational vehicle service technicians is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

Shifting to AI

0 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Changing shape

1 task

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

  • Listing parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals or diagrams

    The software now makes the first pass at parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (5260 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Pricing parts and planning the job from parts lists and manuals is well-supported computer work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

16 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

  • Examining or testing operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs

    This work happens in the physical world: operation of parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (115 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Confirming a repair worked means operating the system and watching what happens.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Diagnosing and repairing furnace or air conditioning systems

    This work happens in the physical world: furnace, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Fixing a furnace or air conditioning unit means getting to the appliance with tools.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Connecting electrical systems to outside power sources

    This work happens in the physical world: electrical systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Hooking up shore power and flicking switches to test fittings is done by hand.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Repairing plumbing or propane gas lines

    This work happens in the physical world: propane gas lines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Repairing plumbing and propane lines is physical work with pipe and sealant.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Inspecting recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment

    This work happens in the physical world: recreational vehicles, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Diagnosing and overhauling a vehicle means being under and inside it.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Locating and repairing frayed wiring

    This work happens in the physical world: frayed, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Tracing and fixing damaged wiring is hands-on work with meters and tools.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Connecting water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems

    This work happens in the physical world: water hoses, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of toilets or sinks.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Connecting hoses and testing toilets and sinks is a physical job.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Conferring with customers

    This work happens in the physical world: customers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (1125 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Work orders can be read anywhere, but the customer conversation and looking at the damage happen together.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Inspecting, repairing or replacing brake systems

    This work happens in the physical world: brake systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Brake inspection and replacement is safety-critical hands-on work under the vehicle.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Show the other 7 tasks
  • Explaining proper operation of vehicle systems to customers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: proper operation of vehicle systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Explain proper operation of vehicle systems to customers.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (1933 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: The explanation can be written or filmed, but most handovers happen with the customer at the vehicle.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Removing damaged exterior panels and repairing and replacing structural frame members

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: damaged exterior panels, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Remove damaged exterior panels, and repair and replace structural frame members.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Removing panels and replacing frame members is heavy physical repair.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: doors, windows or drawers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Testing doors and drawers and trimming them to fit needs hands on the fittings.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Repairing leaks with caulking compound or replacing pipes

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: leaks, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Sealing leaks and swapping pipes is physical repair work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Refinishing wood surfaces on cabinets

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: wood surfaces, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, or floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Sanding, filling and refinishing wood surfaces is physical craft work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Resetting hardware, using chisels, mallets and screwdrivers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: hardware, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Resetting hardware with chisels and screwdrivers is hands-on work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Sealing open sides of modular units to prepare them

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: open sides of modular units, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source:Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Sealing units with sheeting, nails and a hammer is hands-on work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
$52,000a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this

Source: bls-oews

Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

Rounding: Shown as published.

People doing this job
17,430in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: listing parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where furnace gets done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: diagnosing and repairing furnace or air conditioning systems is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 0% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 6% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 94% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 17 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Listing parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding
a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes
ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether operation of parts is in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no license needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near listing parts needed, estimate costs and planning work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals or diagrams. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest US occupations to recreational vehicle service technicians (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was manufactured building and mobile home installers: it pays 11.6% less and there are far fewer of those jobs than of yours. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 6/100 here, with only 0% of the task list in the top band, and “examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of…” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 830 US occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

  • Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering…, and their equivalent is to locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering…. Across both published task lists that is about 54% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: It is a pay cut, in those words: $45,990 against your $52,000, 11.6% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice. And it is a narrow door: about 3,020 of those jobs against 17,430 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 17% as many seats.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper…, and their equivalent is to install copper or plastic plumbing using pipes, fittings, pipe cutters, acetylene torches, solder…. Across both published task lists that is about 3% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 3% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul, and their equivalent is to maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles. Across both published task lists that is about 3% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 3% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

  • The headline number you read somewhere

    The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 0% of its task weight, across 17 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.

  • The headlines about your trade disappearing

    They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like diagnosing and repairing furnace or air conditioning systems arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.

  • Retraining out of a job that is holding up

    On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.

  • The “obvious” next job everyone suggests

    I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United States figures

The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United Kingdom page →partial match

In UK official statistics this job is counted as Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians, Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters and Vehicle body builders and repairers. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

Why there is no community here

Collab365, who build this site, run paid Spaces for a small number of subjects, and none of them is built for this job. We are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

So the free services listed on this page are the whole answer, and it is the same answer we would give a friend.

Noted, and thank you. We’ll email you if a Space for recreational vehicle service technicians launches. Nothing else.

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No Space for recreational vehicle service technicians yet. Should there be one?

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What a Space actually is, in full

Collab365 launches new communities where the need is real. If one for recreational vehicle service technicians existed, with researched problems, courses and people in the same boat, would you want in?

We use your email address for one thing: to tell you if a Space for recreational vehicle service technicians launches. We never sell it, never use it for unrelated marketing, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. Our privacy policy has the full version.

This unlocks nothing. Every figure, every row and every step on this page is already yours, whether you fill this in or not.

No deadline on any of this. The page will still be here, and the data is refreshed on a published schedule rather than when someone wants a headline.

Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 17 official task statements scored for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians (United States, SOC 49-3092), 0% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 6 out of 100 (range 5–11, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams” (56/100, partial); “Explain proper operation of vehicle systems to customers” (26/100, low); “Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage” (18/100, minimal). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians” stay human?
About 94% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems” (0/100, minimal); “Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems” (0/100, minimal); “Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 0% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 94% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians calculated?
Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 17 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

Where these numbers come from

Worth knowing about these figures

  • The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
  • 2 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
  • Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Task statements
onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights
onet-db (im-rt)
Scores
Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment
bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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