AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 49-9095.00
Will AI replace Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers?
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers: AI can already handle 1 of 14 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 14 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers, from most to least exposed. 1 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed. | Estimated | Standard | |
| List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| 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. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances and light fixtures. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, and floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 14 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 14 of 14. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 49% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 49% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 51% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 3,020
- Median annual wage
- $45,990
- Middle half of earners
- $35,800 to $51,970
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +5.9%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Weatherization Installers and Technicians 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure23
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure27
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure17
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure27
- Carpenters 58% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure23
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers and AI
Will AI replace Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers?
AI already handles 1 of the 14 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 25 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +5.9% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers?
25 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 14 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 14 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed. It is the only task that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 49% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 51% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers, and what do they earn?
3,020 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $45,990 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +5.9% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/manufactured-building-and-mobile-home-installers
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