Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Career, Salary and Skills
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $45,990 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 3,020. Wage data is published for 24 locations.
Occupation description
Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
O*NET code
49-9095.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
National salary and employment
Median annual
$45,990
Hourly median
$22.11
Employment
3,020
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$27,120
10th
$35,800
25th
$45,990
Median
$51,970
75th
$60,810
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Operation and Control | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.62 | 3.12 |
| Coordination | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.50 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 2.88 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.38 | 3.12 |
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.
Technology
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in TXMedian $34,910 · Employment 700
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in PAMedian $39,920 · Employment 170
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in GAMedian $50,060 · Employment 160
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in NCMedian $51,460 · Employment 160
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in WVMedian $26,690 · Employment 90
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in TNMedian $45,990 · Employment 90
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in FLMedian $39,140 · Employment 80
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in NYMedian $47,280 · Employment 60
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in SDMedian $46,890 · Employment 50
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in MTMedian $43,310 · Employment 50
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in NMMedian $47,960 · Employment 50
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in Waco, TXMedian $43,220 · Employment 50
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.