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Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Salary in SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers in SD have a median annual salary of $46,890, with 50 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $44,810 at the 10th percentile to $56,360 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$46,890

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.54

Employment

50

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$44,810
10th
$46,360
25th
$46,890
Median
$48,340
75th
$56,360
90th

Local compared with national

SD

$46,890

Median annual · 2025

United States

$45,990

Median annual · 2025

The SD median is 2.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $900).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.6
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.5
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5
  8. 8.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  9. 9.SpeakingImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.4
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Web browser software

Common 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.
  • Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
  • Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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