Installation, maintenance and repair
Manufactured building and mobile home installers
Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
Median pay
$45,990
Growth to 2035
+6%
about as fast as average
Openings a year
300
Time to qualify*
1 month
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Manufactured building and mobile home installers
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
Calculate your switch to manufactured building and mobile home installers
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Manufactured building and mobile home installers: 86% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- 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.
Also called: Delivery Crew Worker · House Hauler · Mobile Home Installer · Mobile Home Laborer · Mobile Home Set-Up Person · Set Up Technician (Set Up Tech)
Outlook and AI
Manufactured building and mobile home installers held 3,500 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 3,700 by 2035 (+6%, about as fast as average; all jobs: +3.5%).
Demand change - share increases as demand for manufactured homes increases.
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