Occupations/49-9095.00

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

23%

More resilient

Human characteristics

67%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

51%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.

  • Mostly routine

    Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.

  • Task

    Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
  2. 02Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
  3. 03Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.
  4. 04Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.
  5. 05Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.
  6. 06List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.65
  • Degree of automation1.05
  • Time sitting1.09
  • Originality (ability)3.13
  • Conflict situations3.79
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.39
  • Outdoors / weather4.43
  • Disease exposure1.05
  • Decision freedom4.23

Top abilities

  • Multilimb Coordination4.38
  • Control Precision4.25
  • Manual Dexterity4.00
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness4.00
  • Reaction Time3.88
  • Problem Sensitivity3.88
  • Finger Dexterity3.88
  • Visualization3.75

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.12
  • Active Listening3.38
  • Writing2.62
  • Speaking3.38
  • Mathematics2.62
  • Science1.62
  • Critical Thinking3.75
  • Active Learning3.38
  • Learning Strategies3.38
  • Monitoring3.50

CIP matches

46.0412Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

Schools offering related programs

10 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$17,40064%83%

1 yr $55,443

2 yr $48,198

Bachelor's · CIP 46.04

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$9,80071%61%

1 yr —

2 yr $52,107

Certificate · CIP 46.04

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$9,90077%58%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Bachelor's · CIP 46.04

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$6,000100%31%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Certificate · CIP 46.04

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$6,200100%33%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$6,200100%38%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$6,100100%36%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Granite Falls, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$6,000100%37%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$5,700100%35%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Certificate · CIP 46.04

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, MN · Public

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

46.0412

$6,300100%48%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported