Also called: Mobile Home Installer, Modular Home Setter
Sets, levels and connects manufactured homes after they arrive on trucks, getting them ready for families to move in.
Two halves of a home show up on trucks. Your crew jacks them onto piers, joins and seals the halves, anchors them against wind, and hooks up water, sewer and power. A whole house is ready in a few days.
BLS manufactured building and mobile home installers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school; on-the-job training; state installer license in many states.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Steady; manufactured homes are a key affordable housing option.
Low risk for 10 years. Homes are factory-built, but setting, leveling and hooking them up on each lot is field labor.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to manufactured home dealers and setup crews; lead installers need a state license
Classes: Shop class, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9095.
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