About This Career

Moves or installs mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

This career is part of the Architecture and Construction cluster Construction pathway.

A person in this career:

• Seals open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
• Moves and sets up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
• Inspects, examines, and tests the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.
• Connects water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and tests operation of plumbing fixtures.
• Removes damaged exterior panels, repairs and replaces structural frame members, and seals leaks, using hand tools.
• Lists parts needed, estimates costs, and plans work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
• Confers with customers or reads work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
• Installs, repairs, and replaces units, fixtures, appliances, and other items and systems in mobile and modular homes, prefabricated buildings, or travel trailers, using hand tools or power tools.
• Resets hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
• Repairs leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

• You would often handle loads up to 50 lbs., sometimes up to 100 lbs. You will need a lot of strength at this level.
• Work in this occupation involves bending or twisting your body more than one-third of the time
• Exposure to pollutants, gases, dust, fumes, odors, poor ventilation, etc.
• Requires getting into awkward positions
• Conditions are very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F)
• Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
• Exposed to hazardous equipment such as saws, machinery, or vehicular traffic more than once a month
• Work in this occupation involves kneeling, crouching, stooping, and/or crawling more than one-third of the time
• Sound and noise levels are loud and distracting
• Work in this occupation requires being outside most of the time
• Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation involves standing more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

• Picking out a particular sound in the presence of other sounds
• Maintaining a body position that prevents falling when in an unstable position
• Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
• Moving the arms, legs and torso together when the whole body is in motion
• Judging how far away an object is, or which of several objects is closer or farther away
• Using muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring
• Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching
• Seeing clearly at a distance
• Detecting sounds and hearing the differences between sounds of different pitch and loudness
• Seeing clearly up close
• Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
• Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
• Exerting oneself physically over long periods of time without getting out of breath
• Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying objects
• Using abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring

Work Hours and Travel

• Regular working hours and limited travel