Manufactured building and mobile home installers
SOC Code: 49-9095
Manufactured building and mobile home installers carries a 11% AI exposure score (Low automation risk), with a median annual wage of $41,080 and +5.9% projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034 (BLS), affecting approximately 3,100 workers. Full task breakdown, skills, and employer data are below.
Proportion of tasks susceptible to AI automation (O*NET analysis)
At 11% AI exposure, Manufactured building and mobile home installers sits 26 points below the 37.2% average across 832 U.S. occupations - more exposed than 0% of them. It ranks among the more AI-resilient roles in the dataset.
Career outlook score
64/100
Manufactured building and mobile home installers, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions
A weighted composite of median wage, projected growth, and AI-automation security (inverted exposure), each benchmarked against every other tracked occupation. It describes this occupation's standing across those three dimensions, not a guarantee of future outcomes.
- Median wage F $41,080
Annual median wage, percentile rank vs all tracked occupations
- Projected growth A- +5.9%
Projected employment change, 2024-2034, BLS Employment Projections
- AI exposure (inverted) A+ 11% exposure
Lower O*NET task-automability scores lower risk; this dimension scores security, not exposure
Home health and personal care aides is #1 of 832 occupations by employment (4.3M, AI exposure rank #392 at 35%) vs. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks #1 by AI task exposure (95%, employment rank #17 at 1.6M).
Automation-risk inventory
Exclusive cut of 832 occupations by PlainWorkforce automation-risk band. Orthogonal to the continuous AI-exposure distribution chart below and to this occupation's single risk badge, this is the corpus band mix, with Manufactured building and mobile home installers in the Low band.
Credential × growth standing
Open entry with non-declining BLS pace
Manufactured building and mobile home installers keeps an HS / some college bar (333 of 832) and sits in Average (378 of 832). Lower formal gates with a non-shrinking employment line - skill and AI desks matter more than credentials here.
Where Manufactured building and mobile home installers sits among all occupations
AI-exposure score distribution across 832 U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis). This occupation is marked in rose.
Where Manufactured building and mobile home installers sits by AI exposure
AI-exposure score distribution across U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis)
11% Among the lowest lower than 99%+ of 832 occupations
Occupations, banded by AI-exposure score
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Source O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor) · BLS 2024–2034
Source: O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor); AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis. As of BLS 2024–2034.
Manufactured building and mobile home installers vs. its occupational neighbors
AI exposure (horizontal) vs projected 2024–2034 growth (vertical) for occupations in the same SOC group. Manufactured building and mobile home installers is marked in rose; the top-left corner is the most future-proof.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 (growth) and O*NET (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce).
Employment Projections
Where This Score Comes From
Manufactured building and mobile home installers's Low automation-risk tier is computed from O*NET Database 30.0 task-level analysis, where each documented task the occupation performs is evaluated against current generative AI, robotic process automation, and machine-learning capabilities. A score below 40% reflects tasks anchored in physical dexterity, unstructured environments, or high-touch human interaction that current AI cannot reliably replicate.
The employment, wage, and education figures above come from a second, separate federal source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, matched to the O*NET task data by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 49-9095) code, with the wage figure cross-validated against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 survey. BLS figures are presented exactly as published, with no adjustment on our part; the SOC-code match is what lets Manufactured building and mobile home installers be compared directly against every other tracked occupation on the same basis, not just roles that happen to share a job title.
For career planners, this profile should be read alongside the task, skill, and knowledge breakdowns below and the list of employers whose workforce composition includes Manufactured building and mobile home installers. Adjacent occupations shown further down offer lateral moves that preserve industry knowledge while potentially reducing exposure.
Education & Entry Requirements
Top Tasks (O*NET)
- 1. Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
- 2. Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
- 3. Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.
- 4. Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.
- 5. Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.
- 6. List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
- 7. Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
- 8. 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.
- 9. Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
- 10. Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
Key Skills Required
- Critical Thinking
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
Knowledge Areas
- Building and Construction
- Public Safety and Security
- Customer and Personal Service
- Design
- Transportation
- Engineering and Technology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical
- Law and Government
- English Language
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI replace Manufactured building and mobile home installers?
Manufactured building and mobile home installers has an AI exposure score of 11%, indicating a low level of automation risk. The majority of tasks in this role require human judgment, creativity, or physical presence that AI cannot easily replicate.
What is the job outlook for Manufactured building and mobile home installers?
According to BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, Manufactured building and mobile home installers is projected to grow by 5.9% over the decade. Current employment stands at approximately 3,100 workers.
What skills are needed for Manufactured building and mobile home installers?
Key skills for Manufactured building and mobile home installers include Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, and others. Typical entry-level education is High school diploma or equivalent.
How much do Manufactured building and mobile home installers earn?
The median annual wage for Manufactured building and mobile home installers is $41,080, according to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). Actual earnings vary by location, experience, industry, and employer. The BLS publishes detailed wage percentiles by region in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
What education is required for Manufactured building and mobile home installers?
The typical entry-level education for Manufactured building and mobile home installers is High school diploma or equivalent. Employers generally expect None of related work experience. On-the-job training typically involves Short-term on-the-job training. Requirements can vary by employer and specialization.
Which companies employ Manufactured building and mobile home installers?
Manufactured building and mobile home installers roles exist across many industries and employers. Workforce composition is estimated from BLS industry-occupation employment distributions matched to SEC-registered public companies.
AI Exposure Rating
Low automation risk based on 10 analyzed tasks. Most tasks require human judgment and are resistant to automation.
Nationwide occupations with similar workforce profiles
Two data-derived peer sets for Manufactured building and mobile home installers: AI-exposure neighbors and BLS 2034 growth neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods, cross-occupation).
Similar AI exposure score
Nearest O*NET task-automability scores nationwide (11% here).
- Physicians, all other · AI exposure 11%
- Electricians · AI exposure 13%
- Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians · AI exposure 13%
- Pediatricians, general · AI exposure 13%
Similar projected growth (2024–2034)
Nearest BLS employment change rates nationwide (+5.9% here).
- Bartenders · growth +5.9%
- Roofers · growth +5.9%
- Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other · growth +6.0%
- First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers · growth +6.0%
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on published BLS + O*NET metrics among occupations with ≥10,000 workers in 2024; corpus ranks above sort the full tracked set.
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What to do with this
Use Manufactured building and mobile home installers' numbers above to compare, not just read in isolation.
- Compare Manufactured building and mobile home installers side by side against another occupation on wage, growth, and AI exposure. Workforce comparison tool
- Understand how the AI exposure score above is actually calculated before treating it as a verdict. Reading AI exposure scores
- See the full ranked list of occupations with the lowest automation exposure nationwide. Safest occupations from AI
AI exposure scores estimate task automatability from O*NET data; they are not a certainty of job loss, and BLS growth projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET Database 30.0. Employment figures are rounded. Wage data from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES).