Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. May compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
- O*NET-SOC code
23-2093.00 - Preparation Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$58,650
Employment, U.S.48,580
Median hourly wage$28.20
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $38,170 | $47,420 | $58,650 | $74,810 | $90,830 |
By state (48)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $61,330 | ||
| Alaska | 100 | $75,960 | 1.02 |
| Arizona | 1,210 | $49,580 | 1.19 |
| Arkansas | 650 | $47,510 | 1.59 |
| California | $67,230 | ||
| Colorado | 1,400 | $77,600 | 1.56 |
| Connecticut | 90 | $62,940 | 0.16 |
| Delaware | 140 | $65,270 | 0.93 |
| Florida | 4,800 | $58,450 | 1.55 |
| Georgia | 660 | $48,320 | 0.43 |
| Hawaii | 90 | Not available | 0.47 |
| Idaho | 640 | $61,730 | 2.40 |
| Illinois | 1,290 | $49,990 | 0.68 |
| Indiana | $46,150 | ||
| Iowa | 400 | $46,330 | 0.83 |
| Kansas | 710 | $54,640 | 1.58 |
| Kentucky | 270 | $52,860 | 0.44 |
| Louisiana | 390 | $38,470 | 0.64 |
| Maine | 70 | $48,900 | 0.34 |
| Maryland | 420 | $55,460 | 0.49 |
| Massachusetts | $69,100 | ||
| Michigan | $49,540 | ||
| Minnesota | 560 | $58,250 | 0.61 |
| Mississippi | 150 | $47,060 | 0.42 |
| Missouri | 1,470 | $48,190 | 1.60 |
| Nebraska | 360 | $48,880 | 1.11 |
| Nevada | 620 | $71,050 | 1.28 |
| New Hampshire | $62,090 | ||
| New Jersey | 550 | $61,930 | 0.41 |
| New Mexico | 480 | $57,940 | 1.78 |
| New York | 2,130 | $61,380 | 0.70 |
| North Carolina | 400 | $50,500 | 0.26 |
| North Dakota | 140 | $59,980 | 1.06 |
| Ohio | 1,860 | $56,680 | 1.07 |
| Oklahoma | 1,500 | $50,270 | 2.81 |
| Oregon | 640 | $76,930 | 1.05 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,220 | $52,220 | 1.17 |
| Rhode Island | 120 | $63,300 | 0.77 |
| South Carolina | $46,740 | ||
| South Dakota | 180 | $59,300 | 1.28 |
| Tennessee | 1,160 | $50,240 | 1.14 |
| Texas | 6,770 | $60,120 | 1.54 |
| Utah | 1,160 | $62,210 | 2.15 |
| Virginia | 1,340 | $54,230 | 1.04 |
| Washington | 930 | $66,440 | 0.83 |
| West Virginia | 350 | $77,230 | 1.61 |
| Wisconsin | 700 | $48,070 | 0.76 |
| Wyoming | 200 | $48,710 | 2.32 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 3 | 0.969 |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1-2 | 0.968 |
| 3 | Correspondence Clerks | 1-2 | 0.967 |
| 4 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 1-2 | 0.966 |
| 5 | Office Clerks, General | 1-2 | 0.965 |
| 6 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 3 | 0.963 |
| 7 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 1-2 | 0.963 |
| 8 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 3 | 0.962 |
| 9 | Bill and Account Collectors | 1-2 | 0.961 |
| 10 | Procurement Clerks | 1-2 | 0.960 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
None at these thresholds.
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, excluding software Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Document management system software | 6 of 20 | 17.3x |
| Filing system software | 4 of 20 | 46.2x |
| LexisNexis | 8 of 20 | 6.5x |
| Optical character recognition OCR software | 4 of 20 | 36.9x |
| Intuit QuickBooks | 9 of 20 | 4.9x |
| Medical procedure coding software | 7 of 20 | 7.2x |
| Appointment scheduling software | 5 of 20 | 11.5x |
| Billing software | 5 of 20 | 10.5x |
| Medical condition coding software | 6 of 20 | 6.9x |
| Alpha Software Alpha Five | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.62 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.84 | 4.05 |
| Administrative | 3.78 | 4.89 |
| English Language | 3.77 | 3.96 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.29 | 3.68 |
| Administration and Management | 3.15 | 3.02 |
| Production and Processing | 3.08 | 3.13 |
| Law and Government | 2.84 | 3.03 |
| Mathematics | 2.75 | 2.89 |
| Education and Training | 2.52 | 2.55 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.37 | 1.82 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.23 | 2.38 |
| Geography | 1.81 | 1.37 |
| Telecommunications | 1.78 | 0.70 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.75 | 1.54 |
| Public Safety and Security | 1.70 | 1.13 |
| Communications and Media | 1.62 | 1.43 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.58 | 0.94 |
| Foreign Language | 1.51 | 0.88 |
| Design | 1.39 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.37 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.30 | 0.59 |
| Psychology | 1.27 | not rated |
| Transportation | 1.27 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.24 | not rated |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.19 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.10 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.10 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.10 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.02 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.00 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.00 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Oral Expression | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Near Vision | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Written Expression | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Category Flexibility | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Selective Attention | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.50 | 2.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| Memorization | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Number Facility | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Time Sharing | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Originality | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Visualization | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Control Precision | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Depth Perception | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Google Workspace software hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Windows hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Salesforce software hot
- Contact management software
- Data Trace Title IQ
- File management software
- First American Data Tree Parcel IQ
- GATORS ANYWHERE
- Geographic information system GIS databases
- Landtitle USA
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Property Insight TitlePoint
- PropertyInfo SureClose
- RamQuest Total Solution
- SoftPro real estate closing and title software
- Web browser software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 190 | 4.52 | $34,360 |
| Midland, TX | 140 | 3.65 | $112,420 |
| Tulsa, OK | 400 | 2.78 | $58,520 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 580 | 2.76 | $58,140 |
| Springfield, MO | 190 | 2.69 | $49,190 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,220 | 2.69 | $56,880 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 690 | 2.66 | $63,440 |
| Boise City, ID | 270 | 2.24 | $62,250 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 120 | 2.00 | $50,540 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 680 | 1.96 | $49,040 |