# Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

> Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/manufactured-building-and-mobile-home-installers
- SOC code: 49-9095.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $45,990 (10th percentile $27,120, 90th percentile $60,810)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.8%
- Openings a year: 300
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 97 |
| Investigative (I) | 15 |
| Artistic (A) | 9 |
| Social (S) | 12 |
| Enterprising (E) | 3 |
| Conventional (C) | 48 |

## What you'd do

- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 93/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 91/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 90/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 90/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 90/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 90/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 89/100)
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates (importance 88/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 87/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 87/100)

## Skills

Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Active Learning, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

Building and Construction, Public Safety and Security, Customer and Personal Service, Design, Transportation, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics, Mechanical, Law and Government, English Language

## Also called

Custom Home Installer, Delivery Crew Worker, House Hauler, House Trailer Servicer, Mobile Home Installer, Mobile Home Laborer, Mobile Home Mechanic, Mobile Home Servicer, Mobile Home Set-Up Person, Mobile Home Technician (Mobile Home Tech)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4604) (CIP 4604, 319 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Utah Valley University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/utah-valley-university-3103) | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | $82,443 | $97,793 | $11,042 |
| [The University of Texas at San Antonio](https://www.collegesref.com/college/the-university-of-texas-at-san-antonio-2767) | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | $74,627 | $90,691 | $17,750 |
| [Tuskegee University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/tuskegee-university-2832) | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | $74,054 | $87,107 | not reported |
| [Pennsylvania College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pennsylvania-college-of-technology-2096) | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | $69,819 | $74,310 | $27,000 |

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## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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