Manufactured Building & Mobile Home Installers

Mobile Home Installer, Mobile Home Laborer, Mobile Home Set-Up Person, Modular Set Crew Member

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What they do:
Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
On the job, you would:
  • 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.

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology

  • building and construction
  • design

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Business

  • customer service

Transportation

  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Skills

Basic Skills

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • teaching people how to do something

Abilities

Hand and Finger Use

  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady

Controlled Movement

  • use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
  • quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat

Endurance

  • exercise for a long time without getting out of breath

Reaction Time and Speed

  • quickly move your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Concern for Others
  • Cooperation
  • Innovation

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software

  • Email software

Internet browser software

  • Web browser software

Education

no high school diploma/GED or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:

$36,820
$27,350
$52,800
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