Go to a local hardware store. See how many different tools there are for each job. Pick the area of the store that interests you most and ask an employee more about the tools there.

Visit a hardware store and look around.

Is someone you know (a neighbor, family member, friend, etc.) working on a home improvement DIY project? Volunteer to help in order to get practice using hand tools, taking measurements, problem solving, and more!

Volunteer to help with a home improvement project.

Try these quick projects from Khan Academy that you can do at home. Build a simple motor, a ping pong ball launcher, or something else from the list!

Develop mechanics knowledge with hands-on projects!

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

First Interest High-Point

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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.

Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.

Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.

Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.

Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.

List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.

Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.

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.

Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.

Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.

Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools.

Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.

Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances and light fixtures.

Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, and floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Overview

Career

What Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Do

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Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Overview

Career

What Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Do

Other Job Titles Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

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