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Title Examiner: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

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Annual
$58,650
Hourly
$28.20
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Title Examiners search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. The median pay is $58,650 a year ($28.20 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a high school diploma or equivalent (55% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$58,650
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
48,580
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 1-2 of 5
very little to some preparation
Most common education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
55% of workers

Data Government data groups this job as Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (O*NET-SOC 23-2093.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.

Key facts

Title Examiners at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers” in the United States earned a median annual wage of $58,650 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for workers in the BLS occupation “Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers” in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of workers in the BLS occupation “Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers” in the United States to grow 2.1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,300 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 48,580 people were employed in the BLS occupation “Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers” in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What title examiners do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.
  2. Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
  3. Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
  4. Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
  5. Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
  6. Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
  7. Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
  8. Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all title examiner jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix).

  1. Professional, scientific, and technical services34.9% of all jobs in this occupation · -3.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $59,420
  2. Insurance carriers and related activities30.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +5.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $67,800
  3. Real estate5.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +5.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $68,660
  4. Credit intermediation and related activities2.7% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $54,170
  5. Motor vehicle and parts dealers2.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +2.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $46,470
  6. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals1.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +1.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $63,540

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Reading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningcoreSpeakingcoreCritical ThinkingTime ManagementWritingComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Administrative, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management, Production and Processing.

Tools and technology

Software title examiners use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Geographic information system GIS databasesGeographic information system
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareIn demand
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareIn demand
  • Microsoft OutlookElectronic mail softwareIn demand
  • Adobe AcrobatDocument management softwareHot technology
  • Google Workspace softwareOffice suite softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft AccessData base user interface and query softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft PowerPointPresentation softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft WindowsOperating system softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft WordWord processing softwareHot technology
  • Salesforce softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareHot technology
  • Contact management softwareCalendar and scheduling software

Also called: Abstractor, Advisory Title Officer, Commercial Examiner, Commercial Title Examiner, Examiner, Title Abstractor.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
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  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
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Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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