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Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$45,990
United States, 2025
Employment
3,020
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
- O*NET code
- 49-9095.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Typical tasks
- Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$27,120
25th percentile
$35,800
75th percentile
$51,970
90th percentile
$60,810
Most important skills
- Quality Control Analysis3.8
- Operation and Control3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Operations Monitoring3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Coordination3.5
- Monitoring3.5
- Management of Personnel Resources3.4
- Speaking3.4
- Time Management3.4
- Active Learning3.4
- Learning Strategies3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Coordination | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Operation and Control | 3.8 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Repairing | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Speaking | 3.4 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.4 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Manufactured Building and Mobile Home InstallersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | $59,760 | — | 2025 |
| CA | $59,450 | — | 2025 |
| WA | $56,690 | — | 2025 |
| MO | $55,390 | 40 | 2025 |
| NC | $51,460 | 160 | 2025 |
| VA | $50,500 | 30 | 2025 |
| GA | $50,060 | 160 | 2025 |
| ND | $49,820 | 40 | 2025 |
| NM | $47,960 | 50 | 2025 |
| NY | $47,280 | 60 | 2025 |
| SD | $46,890 | 50 | 2025 |
| OH | $46,730 | 50 | 2025 |
| IN | $46,050 | — | 2025 |
| TN | $45,990 | 90 | 2025 |
| SC | $44,120 | 40 | 2025 |
| MT | $43,310 | 50 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | $43,220 | 50 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $40,970 | — | 2025 |
| PA | $39,920 | 170 | 2025 |
| FL | $39,140 | 80 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.