Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

What the job really is

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

At a glance

• Sector: Installation, Maintenance & Repair
• O*NET-SOC code: 49-9095
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• 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.
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
• Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
• 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.
• Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
• Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
• Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools.
• Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Excel, Beam type torque wrenches, Carpenters' levels, Caulking guns, Claw hammers, Come-along hand winches, Cordless nail guns, Digital ohmmeters, Digital pressure gauges, Drawknives, Electric air compressors, Email software

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
• Carpenters
• Millwrights
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers
• Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
• Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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