What Do Mobile Home Installers Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Mobile Home Installers move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings. They also seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.

Other tasks include:

• 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.

We asked Mobile Home Installers how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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67% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 52% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Mobile Home Installers move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners’ lots or at mobile home parks. They open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.

• Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
• Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, and floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.
• Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.
• 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.

We asked some Mobile Home Installers a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	46% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	55% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	48% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	3% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	1% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	75% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Mobile Home Installers also locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools. They may also inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Mobile Home Installers Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures. They might also Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.

In addition, they 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.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.

To some Mobile Home Installers, it is also their responsibility to Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

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