Manufactured building and mobile home installers

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

AI Resistance Index 98 of 99

Among the most resilient careers: more resilient than 98% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +5.8% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on physical dexterity and ethical judgement.

AI struggles with much of this work, and US employers are expected to hire more people into it than average.

Median pay (2025): $45,990
Job growth to 2035: +5.8%
Openings a year: 300
People doing it (2025): 3,500
Usual route in: High school diploma, then short on-the-job training

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Where people already use AI for this work

Maintain facilities or equipment
Test performance of equipment or systems
Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

Apply materials to fill gaps or imperfections
Build structures
Move materials, equipment, or supplies

What the work looks like

Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.
List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects

More of these jobs, as demand for manufactured homes increases.

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Also known as: House Hauler, Mobile Home Installer, Mobile Home Laborer, Mobile Home Set-Up Person, Delivery Crew Worker, Set Up Technician (Set Up Tech).

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.