Jobs Similar to Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Also called: Mobile Home Installers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to manufactured building and mobile home installers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators and Carpenters.
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers: $45,990 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 77% | $49,120+7% | High school |
| 2 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 76% | $57,430+25% | High school |
| 3 | Carpenters | 75% | $60,580+32% | High school |
| 4 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 75% | $62,780+37% | High school |
| 5 | Commercial DiversSame group | 75% | $72,990+59% | Training or associate |
| 6 | Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 75% | $49,880+8% | High school |
| 7 | Roofers | 75% | $55,440+21% | High school |
| 8 | Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 75% | $57,660+25% | High school |
| 9 | Fence Erectors | 75% | $47,980+4% | High school |
| 10 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 75% | $62,120+35% | High school |
| 11 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 75% | $76,170+66% | High school |
| 12 | Stonemasons | 74% | $57,390+25% | High school |
| 13 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 74% | $57,020+24% | High school |
| 14 | Glaziers | 74% | $57,080+24% | High school |
| 15 | Carpet Installers | 73% | $50,340+9% | High school |
| 16 | Floor Sanders and Finishers | 73% | $50,440+10% | High school |
| 17 | Pipelayers | 73% | $49,000+7% | High school |
| 18 | Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 73% | $58,340+27% | High school |
| 19 | Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 73% | $42,360−8% | High school |
| 20 | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 73% | $61,390+33% | High school |
- 1Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
77% similar · $49,120 (+7%) · High school
- 2Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
76% similar · $57,430 (+25%) · High school
- 3Carpenters
75% similar · $60,580 (+32%) · High school
- 4Structural Iron and Steel Workers
75% similar · $62,780 (+37%) · High school
- 5Commercial Divers
75% similar · $72,990 (+59%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 6Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
75% similar · $49,880 (+8%) · High school
- 7Roofers
75% similar · $55,440 (+21%) · High school
- 8Plasterers and Stucco Masons
75% similar · $57,660 (+25%) · High school
- 9Fence Erectors
75% similar · $47,980 (+4%) · High school
- 10Brickmasons and Blockmasons
75% similar · $62,120 (+35%) · High school
- 11Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
75% similar · $76,170 (+66%) · High school
- 12Stonemasons
74% similar · $57,390 (+25%) · High school
- 13Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
74% similar · $57,020 (+24%) · High school
- 14Glaziers
74% similar · $57,080 (+24%) · High school
- 15Carpet Installers
73% similar · $50,340 (+9%) · High school
- 16Floor Sanders and Finishers
73% similar · $50,440 (+10%) · High school
- 17Pipelayers
73% similar · $49,000 (+7%) · High school
- 18Insulation Workers, Mechanical
73% similar · $58,340 (+27%) · High school
- 19Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
73% similar · $42,360 (−8%) · High school
- 20Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
73% similar · $61,390 (+33%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than manufactured building and mobile home installers.
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers75% similar · $76,170 (+66%)
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers75% similar · $62,780 (+37%)
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons75% similar · $62,120 (+35%)
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters73% similar · $61,390 (+33%)
- Carpenters75% similar · $60,580 (+32%)
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical73% similar · $58,340 (+27%)
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Questions about jobs like manufactured building and mobile home installers
What jobs are most similar to manufactured building and mobile home installers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (77% similar), Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (76% similar), Carpenters (75% similar), Structural Iron and Steel Workers (75% similar) and Commercial Divers (75% similar).
Which jobs like manufactured building and mobile home installers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Terrazzo Workers and Finishers ($76,170, +66%; usually a high school diploma), Commercial Divers ($72,990, +59%; usually training or an associate degree) and Structural Iron and Steel Workers ($62,780, +37%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with manufactured building and mobile home installers ($45,990). Without more preparation than manufactured building and mobile home installers usually need: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers, Structural Iron and Steel Workers and Brickmasons and Blockmasons.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.