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Skilled Trades

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

Median salary (BLS)

$45,990

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$27k – $61k

Job outlook

+6% (faster than average)

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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How to qualify

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Cost to qualify

$100–$2,600

Time to qualify

3.1 yr

Renewal

$50/yr

  1. 1

    Registered apprenticeship (paid)

    Experience

    Earn-while-you-learn training — apprentices are paid during the program; fees are tools/books, not tuition.

    $0–$2,000 · 36 months · varies by state source

  2. 2

    Journeyman exam & state/local license

    License

    Most states and municipalities test and license journeyman-level trades workers.

    $100–$600 · 1 months · varies by state · renews every 2 yr source

Estimated typical U.S. route for "Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers" — built from BLS education requirements and College Board 2024–25 average published prices (public, in-state tuition + fees + books). Not yet verified against a specific state's licensing rules — confirm with your state licensing board or program.

Typical progression

  1. Junior Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

    Entry / Junior

    $27,120

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

    Established

    $45,990

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

    Senior

    $53,400

Key skills

A typical day

  • •Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
  • •Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
  • •Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.
  • •Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.
  • •Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.

Fields of study

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