# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/title-examiners-abstractors-and-searchers
- SOC code: 23-2093.00
- Career family: Legal
- Median annual pay: $58,650 (10th percentile $38,170, 90th percentile $90,830)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.1%
- Openings a year: 5,300
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CEI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 24 |
| Investigative (I) | 27 |
| Artistic (A) | 2 |
| Social (S) | 22 |
| Enterprising (E) | 41 |
| Conventional (C) | 96 |

## What you'd do

- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 91/100)
- Getting Information (importance 87/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 83/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 83/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 78/100)
- Processing Information (importance 78/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 76/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 72/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 71/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 71/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Time Management, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Administrative, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management, Production and Processing, Law and Government, Mathematics, Education and Training, Economics and Accounting

## Also called

Abstract Clerk, Abstract Searcher, Abstract Writer, Abstractor, Advisory Title Officer, Commercial Examiner, Commercial Title Assistant, Commercial Title Examiner, Data Abstractor, Examiner

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Legal Support Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2203) (CIP 2203, 591 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Cincinnati-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus-2898) | Legal Support Services | not reported | $67,713 | $18,875 |
| [Peirce College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/peirce-college-2089) | Legal Support Services | $50,350 | $66,978 | not reported |
| [Stevenson University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/stevenson-university-2606) | Legal Support Services | $44,337 | $63,656 | $19,500 |
| [Eastern Michigan University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/eastern-michigan-university-869) | Legal Support Services | $49,757 | $60,196 | not reported |
| [Illinois State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/illinois-state-university-1264) | Legal Support Services | not reported | $59,943 | $14,000 |
| [Grand Valley State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/grand-valley-state-university-1110) | Legal Support Services | $44,377 | $57,728 | $21,000 |
| [Kent State University at Kent Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/kent-state-university-at-kent-main-campus-1380) | Legal Support Services | $45,076 | $57,413 | not reported |
| [Florida Gulf Coast University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/florida-gulf-coast-university-976) | Legal Support Services | $41,386 | $56,695 | $15,375 |

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- [Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/appraisers-and-assessors-of-real-estate): $67,960 median pay
- [Court, Municipal, and License Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/court-municipal-and-license-clerks): $48,700 median pay
- [Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/insurance-claims-and-policy-processing-clerks): $49,230 median pay
- [Appraisers of Personal and Business Property](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/appraisers-of-personal-and-business-property): $67,960 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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