Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 49-9095.00

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

US jobs
3,020
Median wage
$45,990 a year
Job family
Construction, installation, and repair

Can agents do the work of manufactured building and mobile home installers?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 12%Apply materials to fill gaps or imperfectionsNot measured
  • 11%Maintain facilities or equipmentNot measured
  • 10%Connect components or supply lines to equipment or toolsNot measured
  • 7%Test performance of equipment or systemsNot measured
  • 7%Install commercial or production equipmentNot measured
  • 6%Assemble equipment or componentsNot measured
  • 6%Move materials, equipment, or suppliesNot measured
  • 6%Build structuresNot measured

Unmeasured territory

No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
  • Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
  • Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
  • Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.
  • List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
  • 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.
  • Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.
  • Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
  • Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.
  • Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.
  • Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools.
  • Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
Other job titles for this occupation (12)

Delivery Crew Worker · House Hauler · Mobile Home Installer · Mobile Home Laborer · Mobile Home Set-Up Person · Set Up Technician (Set Up Tech) · Custom Home Installer · House Trailer Servicer · Mobile Home Mechanic · Mobile Home Servicer · Mobile Home Technician (Mobile Home Tech) · Mobile Homes Repairer