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Mobile Home Installer

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AVG. SALARY

$35,820

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EDUCATION

High school preferred +

What To Learn

High School

What high school courses should you take if you're interested in this career? Get your answers from the Architecture and Construction cluster Construction pathway.

Beyond High School

Here's a list of programs that you should consider if you're interested in this career:

Education Level

Education training and experience are required at different levels for success in different occupations.

High school preferred, plus short term, on-the-job training

Mobile home installers generally have a high school diploma or equivalent and receive some form of on-the-job training.

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Additional Information

In some areas, mobile home installers must be licensed and bonded. In order to be licensed, you need on-the-job experience combined with a short training program, says industry consultant George Porter. Experience could include working on a crew for six months or setting up 50 homes.

Porter develops and teaches installation programs in 11 states. "The courses cover how to check it out, safety precautions, the basic principles of what you have to do to get the job done," he says.

If you want to get started in the industry, walk up to somebody doing it and ask if they need help, says Porter. Call the state associations. Go to a dealer and ask for a job.

"Be prepared to start on the bottom. How you apply yourself will determine your future," says Porter.

In high school, take industrial arts, math, English and machine shop.