Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Machines can already do 11% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 41%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 11% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 0% of them.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2038, and 41% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 3,020 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $45,990 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 62% for contact with people.
- Also called: Delivery Crew Worker, House Hauler, Mobile Home Installer, Mobile Home Laborer.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks | 25% | 3% to 30% | |
| 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 | 23% | 3% to 30% | |
| Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed | 8% | 3% to 30% | |
| Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools | 8% | 3% to 30% | |
| List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams | 6% | 53% to 85% | |
| Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures | 5% | 20% to 60% | |
| Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units | 5% | 42% to 72% | |
| Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe | 4% | 3% to 30% |
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The skills manufactured building and mobile home installers use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2038. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of manufactured building and mobile home installers?
Machines can do 11% of the tasks of manufactured building and mobile home installers today and 41% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 49-9095.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/manufactured-building-and-mobile-home-installers/