Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
What it pays
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers earn a median of $22.11/hr — about $46,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $13.04/hr; the top 10% earn $29.24/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers earn a median of $22.11/hr — about $46,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $13.04/hr; the top 10% earn $29.24/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- 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.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: High school diploma. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
The feel of the work
Much of the work happens outdoors; much of the day is spent working solo; time pressure is a real part of the job. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 17% of manufactured building and mobile home installers are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are hands-on and organized and detail-focused.
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Quick questions
- How much does a manufactured building and mobile home installer make?
- The median pay is $22.11 per hour — roughly $46,000 a year, with the real range running from about $13.04/hr (10th percentile) to $29.24/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a manufactured building and mobile home installer?
- The typical entry-level education is: High school diploma. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
- What does a manufactured building and mobile home installer actually do all day?
- 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.
Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Tasks & interests: O*NET. Career pathways shown in the app are draft archetypes — verify before relying on them. Trailhead is a free career guide for students — honest numbers, no hype.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.