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Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers: Job Description

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

What Tasks Do Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Take On?

Typical responsibilities of manufactured building and mobile home installers include:

• Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
• Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
• Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.
• Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.
• Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
• Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
• Install, repair, and replace units, fixtures, appliances, and other items and systems in mobile and modular homes, prefabricated buildings, or travel trailers, using hand tools or power tools.

What Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Need to Know

Top manufactured building and mobile home installers draw on a mix of skills and domain knowledge.

Key Skills

These are the skills most central to this role, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Related Job Titles

Common job titles for this role include:

• Concrete Craftsman
• Crew Member
• Custom Home Installer
• Delivery Builder
• Delivery Crew Member
• Delivery Crew Worker
• Fabrication and Layout Craftsman
• House Trailer Servicer

How Many Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Are There?

The U.S. employs around 164,283 manufactured building and mobile home installers working in the United States today. Demand is forecast to decline by -4.2% over the projection horizon.

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Pay

Statistic	Value
Annual median	$46,048
Hourly median	$22.14
10th percentile	$31,560
25th percentile	$38,804
75th percentile	$53,292
90th percentile	$60,536

Wages vary widely based on experience, location, and industry.

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary by State

State	Annual median salary
California	$49,530
Washington	$49,030
Virginia	$48,270
North Carolina	$47,250
South Dakota	$46,840
Georgia	$46,360
Montana	$46,190
Ohio	$45,210
New York	$44,790
Alabama	$40,640
Pennsylvania	$40,070
New Mexico	$39,170
Florida	$38,210
Tennessee	$37,440
Texas	$35,290
Kentucky	$33,890
Oklahoma	$26,410
West Virginia	$25,860

Pay by U.S. Region

Earnings for manufactured building and mobile home installers shift depending on where you work. These regions lead on median pay:

Region	Median annual wage	Share of U.S. jobs	Location quotient
Far Western US	$49,530	8.5%	0.32
Plains States	$46,840	3.4%	5.40
Rocky Mountains	$46,190	5.9%	8.62
Great Lakes	$45,210	5.9%	0.79
Southeast	$41,801	50.8%	1.97
Middle Atlantic	$41,293	22.9%	1.53
Southwest	$39,170	2.5%	2.17

Where the Jobs Cluster

Metro area	State	Median annual wage	Employment
Waco, TX	TX	$47,440	30

Industry Breakdown

The largest employers of manufactured building and mobile home installers are found across these industries:

Industry	Employment	Median annual wage
Retail Trade	1,070	$44,150
Manufacturing	580	$45,240
Construction	200	$48,600

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers work in the following industries:

Tech Stack

• Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel (hot technology)

Work Environment

Daily working conditions for manufactured building and mobile home installers reflects the following characteristics:

• Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
• Spend Time Standing
• Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body
• Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
• Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How to Become Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Entry-level manufactured building and mobile home installers positions require less than a high school diploma as the typical entry-level education. This occupation sits in Some Preparation Needed (Job Zone 2), signaling the level of preparation typically expected.

Similar Occupations

Similar Occupations

• Carpenters (Primary-Short)
• Construction Laborers (Primary-Long)
• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (Supplemental)
• Electricians (Supplemental)
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (Primary-Long)
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers (Primary-Short)
• Helpers–Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (Supplemental)
• Helpers–Electricians (Supplemental)

Degree Programs

Aspiring manufactured building and mobile home installers typically earn programs in:

Construction Trades

1 programs across 1 majors

• Building Management & Inspection

About the Data

Statistics shown above are sourced from the following authoritative sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
• BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
• O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 49-9095.00 (Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers).