Mobile Home Service Technician
Impact: Direct and tangible impact on clients' living conditions and safety.
Installs, maintains, and repairs mobile homes and prefabricated buildings. This includes tasks such as plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, HVAC systems, and structural repairs. Technicians often travel to various locations to provide on-site service to clients.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Primarily solo work with some team collaboration on larger projects.
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- High (daily travel to various client sites)
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours per week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $50,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000
- Senior
- $70,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5-10%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- Good
- Typical student debt
- $0 - $15,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- HVAC Repair
- Electrical Systems
- Plumbing
- Carpentry
- Diagnostic Skills
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Customer Service
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High school diploma or equivalent; vocational training or apprenticeship preferred
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Lead Technician, Supervisor, Business Owner, Specialized Installer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate