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Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

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A look at the work

  • 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.

A selection of source-listed tasks; duties vary by role and employer.

Interests involved in this work

These source scores describe occupational work activities. They are separate from your personal test results.

Hands-on

2023-11 · Machine Learning

6.8 / 7

Investigative

2023-11 · Machine Learning

1.9 / 7

Creative

2023-11 · Machine Learning

1.5 / 7

Helping people

2023-11 · Machine Learning

1.7 / 7

Enterprising

2023-11 · Machine Learning

1.2 / 7

Organizing

2023-11 · Machine Learning

3.9 / 7

Skills to explore

Source-reported importance on a 1–5 scale. Try a course, project or conversation to learn what these skills involve.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

2010-06

3.8 / 5

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

2010-06

3.8 / 5

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

2010-06

3.8 / 5

Operations Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

2010-06

3.6 / 5

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

2010-06

3.5 / 5

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

2010-06

3.5 / 5

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

2010-06

3.5 / 5

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

2010-06

3.4 / 5

Management of Personnel Resources

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

2010-06

3.4 / 5

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

2010-06

3.4 / 5

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Source preparation category: Job Zone 2 of 5 · 2026-02. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.

Related study fields

Source crosswalk connections are research leads, not required qualifications.

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Source & methodology

O*NET-SOC code 49-9095.00 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.

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