Best degree programs for Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers, ranked by enrollment
1 college programs and 73 schools train Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $45,990 median wage, 3,020 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
1 college programs at 73 schools train manufactured building and mobile home installers, graduating 1,748 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Building/Construction Site Management/Manager. The job pays a median of $45,990 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About manufactured building and mobile home installers
Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
1 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 46.0412 | 1,748 | 100.0% | 73 | $31,641 | $9,500 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What manufactured building and mobile home installers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $50,060 | 160 | 1.68× | 9 | 280 |
| California | $59,450 | — | — | 21 | 276 |
| Texasmoderate | $34,910 | 700 | 2.57× | 4 | 188 |
| Floridamoderate | $39,140 | 80 | 0.39× | 3 | 55 |
| Missourilimited | $55,390 | 40 | 0.64× | 2 | 45 |
| Indianalimited | $46,050 | — | — | 1 | 44 |
| New Yorkmoderate | $47,280 | 60 | 0.34× | 4 | 39 |
| Pennsylvaniamoderate | $39,920 | 170 | 1.43× | 4 | 33 |
| Ohiomoderate | $46,730 | 50 | 0.49× | 3 | 7 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to 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.
- 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.
Skills
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.5
- Learning Strategies3.4
- Active Learning3.4
- Active Listening3.4
- Speaking3.4
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Writing2.6
Knowledge areas
- Building and Construction4.4
- Public Safety and Security4.2
- Customer and Personal Service4.0
- Design3.8
- Transportation3.7
- Engineering and Technology3.6
Abilities
- Multilimb Coordination4.4
- Control Precision4.3
- Manual Dexterity4.0
- Arm-Hand Steadiness4.0
- Finger Dexterity3.9
- Problem Sensitivity3.9
Core activities
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials4.7
- Controlling Machines and Processes4.7
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.6
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment4.6
- Performing General Physical Activities4.6
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.6
Tools and technology
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How to become a Manufactured Building
Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 1 majors mapped to Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 46.0412Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Manufactured Building?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Building/Construction Site Management/Manager, which awarded 1,748 degrees in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Manufactured Building?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Building/Construction Finishing. Together they graduate about 1,748 people a year.
How much do manufactured building and mobile home installers earn?+
The median is $45,990 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $27,120 at the 10th percentile to $60,810 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for manufactured building and mobile home installers growing?+
BLS projects a +5.9% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
73 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do manufactured building and mobile home installers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Mobile Home Laborer, Mobile Home Installer, Modular Set Crew Member, Mobile Home Set-Up Person among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-9095.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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