Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Also called: House Hauler, Mobile Home Installer, Mobile Home Laborer, Mobile Home Set-Up PersonMove or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
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What the data says: AI could halve the time on 2 of its 14 tasks, and jobs are projected to grow 5.8% by 2035. How to think about this →
About this projection
BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”
It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”
On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”
Recent conditions
- From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 9.1 hires for every 10 job openings in retail trade, which employs about 65% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS
One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.9.1 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
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Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $34,670 | $34,670 to $41,420 | 40 |
| California | $59,450 | $49,800 to $73,650 | not published |
| Florida | $39,140 | $36,770 to $56,000 | 80 |
| Georgia | $50,060 | $46,430 to $59,690 | 160 |
| Indiana | $46,050 | $43,990 to $46,050 | not published |
| Kentucky | $34,770 | $34,770 to $38,960 | not published |
| Missouri | $55,390 | $50,910 to $56,240 | 40 |
| Montana | $43,310 | $39,900 to $51,230 | 50 |
| New Mexico | $47,960 | $37,940 to $48,840 | 50 |
| New York | $47,280 | $42,940 to $48,120 | 60 |
| North Carolina | $51,460 | $45,690 to $57,490 | 160 |
| North Dakota | $49,820 | $47,410 to $54,080 | 40 |
| Ohio | $46,730 | $40,670 to $62,040 | 50 |
| Pennsylvania | $39,920 | $37,440 to $47,750 | 170 |
| South Carolina | $44,120 | $40,010 to $49,700 | 40 |
| South Dakota | $46,890 | $46,360 to $48,340 | 50 |
| Tennessee | $45,990 | $39,500 to $45,990 | 90 |
| Texas | $34,910 | $27,110 to $41,690 | 700 |
| Virginia | $50,500 | $36,180 to $54,080 | 30 |
| Washington | $56,690 | $49,710 to $59,540 | not published |
| West Virginia | $26,690 | $23,820 to $37,200 | 90 |
Nationally: $45,990. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this
How AI touches the work
What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.
AI could halve the time on 2 of its 14 tasks
| AI rating | Its main tasks | Share of Claude conversations May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Not much | Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks. | Not published |
| Not much | Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers. | Not published |
| Not much | Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe. | Not published |
| Not much | Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures. | Not published |
| Not much | Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed. | Not published |
| Not much | Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools. | Not published |
See all 14 tasks
| AI alone | Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units. O*NET flags this task's ratings as uncertain | Not published |
| AI + software | List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams. | under 0.01% |
| Not much | 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. | Not published |
| Not much | Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives. | Not published |
| Not much | Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers. | Not published |
| Not much | Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools. | Not published |
| Not much | Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, and floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes. | Not published |
| Not much | Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances and light fixtures. O*NET flags this task's ratings as uncertain | Not published |
Ordered by how important O*NET's respondents rate each task (1 to 5) times the share who say it is part of their job. The ordering is ours. 1 of the 14 have a published share of Claude conversations; “not published” means too few conversations for Anthropic to publish a figure.
Where people already use AI
The tasks above say what AI could speed up. This shows what people are using it for. Its 14 tasks fall under 19 work activities that many occupations share, and Microsoft counted how often each one came up in 200,000 conversations with its Copilot assistant in 2024.
- #8 Read documents or materials to inform work processes
| Work activity | This occupation's tasks under it | People asked AI for help in 10,000 conversations |
AI did it for them in 10,000 conversations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test performance of equipment or systems | |||
| Maintain facilities or equipment | |||
| Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools | |||
| Apply materials to fill gaps or imperfections | |||
| Read documents or materials to inform work processes | |||
| Plan work activities | |||
| Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications | |||
| Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance |
Show all 19 activities
| Estimate project development or operational costs | |||
| Apply protective solutions or coatings | |||
| Maintain operational records | |||
| Cut materials | |||
| Disassemble equipment | |||
| Assemble equipment or components | |||
| Build structures | |||
| Repair electrical or electronic equipment | |||
| Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment | |||
| Move materials, equipment, or supplies | |||
| Install commercial or production equipment |
How people in this work use Claude
What people in this work made with Claude % of conversations
- A document or report39%
- A plan or strategy19%
- Data or a spreadsheet13%
- An explanation or answer10%
- Advice or a recommendation6%
How they worked with Claude
68% of these conversations were about work. Anthropic Economic Index, May 2026.
How to read this
Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for manufactured building and mobile home installers specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.
The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.
More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude
High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs
BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.
Career moves into and out of this occupation
From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.
Where people moved next
of 1,126 moves out
- 1 General and Operations Managers High +5.0% 9%
- 2 Driver/Sales Workers Moderate +7.9% 6%
- 3 Lawyers Very high +4.7% 6%
- 4 Designers, All Other High +1.2% 5%
- 5 Electrical and Electronics Drafters Very high -3.4% 4%
Where people moved in from
of 1,019 moves in
- 1 Driver/Sales Workers Moderate +7.9% 11%
- 2 General and Operations Managers High +5.0% 6%
- 3 Software Developers, Applications (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 6%
- 4 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers High +5.4% 3%
- 5 Network and Computer Systems Administrators Very high -4.1% 3%
Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
O*NET survey of workers in this occupation
- 59% less than high school
- 40% high school
- 1% postsecondary certificate
O*NET 31.0 survey of workers in this occupation · 15 people answered.
1 program: Building/Construction Site Management/Manager.
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
BLS publishes no credential figures for this occupation.
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeships: DOL's list of apprenticeable occupations doesn't include this one.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS
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