How to become a Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer

Official title: Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Also called: Delivery Crew Worker, House Hauler, Mobile Home Installer, Mobile Home Laborer, Mobile Home Set-Up Person, Set Up Technician (Set Up Tech)

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

Main 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.

How to become one

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent

Ways in

• Licence: A licence is required in 24 states.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $45,990 a year The middle half earn $35,800 to $51,970.
• About 3,500 people work in this job now, and about 3,700 are projected by 2035. (+5.8%)
• People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

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Questions people ask

How much does a Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer earn in the US?

Median full-time pay is $45,990 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $35,800 to $51,970.

Is a Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer a growing career in the US?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 6% by 2035, from about 3,500 to about 3,700 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Do you need a degree to become a Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer?

Usually not. Only 12% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer?

People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

Sources

• Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03

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