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Also called commercial title examiner, land examiner, land title examiner and lease examiner.
$58,650
Median pay a year
48,580
People do this work
6
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Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher
Summary
Title examiner searching real estate records, examining documents for property ownership, and preparing reports on title issues. Works with maps, data entry, and communication with realtors and courthouse staff to resolve title matters
Experience
Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Examined documents like mortgages and contracts to check property ownership and restrictions
Prepared reports on title issues found during searches and actions needed to fix them
Verified accuracy of land documents for registration and sent rejection notices when needed
Read search requests to find out what title evidence was needed for properties
Obtained maps showing property boundaries from title plants or county offices
Conferred with realtors and courthouse staff to share title information and solve problems
Entered data into record systems to create or update title records
Skills
Preparing legal documents, Evaluating related information, Researching legal materials, Obtaining property information, Collecting evidence for legal cases, Searching files, Compiling data or documentation, Reviewing documents for compliance, Evaluating laws and regulations, Estimating materials
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High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Examined property documents for accuracyChecked titles for tax restrictionsWrote reports on title issuesCopied important property documentsVerified land documents for registrationPrepared lists of legal property papers
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Examined property documents for accuracy, identifying any discrepancies or issues that could affect title validity
Prepared detailed reports outlining title encumbrances and restrictions, including tax issues and liens
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Examined several property documents each week for accuracy, identifying discrepancies that could affect title validity
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Prepared detailed reports outlining title encumbrances and restrictions, including tax issues and liens
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Helped clients understand their titles betterReduced follow-up questions from clients
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Preparing legal documents
Evaluating related information
Researching legal materials
Obtaining property information
Collecting evidence for legal cases
Searching files
Compiling data or documentation
Reviewing documents for compliance
Evaluating laws and regulations
Estimating materials
Updating database information
Entering information
The work itself
What a Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$47,420
Median
$58,650
75th percentile
$74,810
About 48,580 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$58,830
$75,960
$86,930
AL
$48,570
$61,330
$77,340
AR
$37,880
$47,510
$62,460
AZ
$46,270
$49,580
$69,820
CA
$59,190
$67,230
$90,570
CO
$59,450
$77,600
$87,920
CT
$54,660
$62,940
$70,850
DE
$55,220
$65,270
$72,870
FL
$48,340
$58,450
$70,140
GA
$39,940
$48,320
$72,020
IA
$37,290
$46,330
$53,520
ID
$47,370
$61,730
$76,000
IL
$46,070
$49,990
$61,750
IN
$38,470
$46,150
$58,810
KS
$46,690
$54,640
$66,400
KY
$43,070
$52,860
$61,530
LA
$37,600
$38,470
$63,540
MA
$53,080
$69,100
$95,680
MD
$46,290
$55,460
$67,600
ME
$32,620
$48,900
$62,390
MI
$39,140
$49,540
$61,730
MN
$50,790
$58,250
$70,080
MO
$39,640
$48,190
$59,910
MS
$41,040
$47,060
$55,530
NC
$35,300
$50,500
$64,220
ND
$51,710
$59,980
$83,330
NE
$45,860
$48,880
$63,100
NH
$50,550
$62,090
$82,390
NJ
$56,120
$61,930
$75,250
NM
$45,880
$57,940
$71,280
NV
$59,590
$71,050
$80,750
NY
$56,950
$61,380
$78,410
OH
$46,760
$56,680
$66,990
OK
$39,990
$50,270
$65,940
OR
$65,420
$76,930
$97,510
PA
$45,120
$52,220
$74,610
PR
$40,820
$44,570
$44,570
RI
$48,650
$63,300
$67,390
SC
$37,160
$46,740
$55,060
SD
$48,410
$59,300
$65,430
TN
$42,750
$50,240
$62,840
TX
$48,860
$60,120
$79,610
UT
$49,200
$62,210
$81,740
VA
$48,160
$54,230
$64,470
WA
$58,400
$66,440
$81,330
WI
$45,520
$48,070
$58,730
WV
$61,940
$77,230
$87,240
WY
$45,890
$48,710
$64,030
Other names
Other names for this job
commercial title examiner, land examiner, land title examiner, lease examiner, legal instruments examiner, title examiner, title examiners abstractors and searchers, abstract clerk, abstract searcher, abstract writer, abstractor, advisory title officer.
More names for this work
automotive title clerk, closing specialist, commercial title assistant, data abstractor, department of motor vehicles title clerk, dmv title clerk, escrow officer, foreclosure specialist, land and estates officer, license and title clerk, lien searcher, real estate transaction coordinator, record searcher, searcher, settlement processor, tag and title clerk, title abstractor, title agent, title checker, title clerk, title closer, title coordinator, title inspector, title investigator, title officer, title processor, title searcher, title specialist, transaction coordinator.
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This page is about the occupation Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.