Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Industry Areas
- Legal Services
- Insurance Carriers
- Activities Related to Real Estate
Day-to-Day Tasks
- Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
- Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements in order to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
- Read search requests in order to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
Workweek Breakdown
The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.
- 7.59% (0-20 Hours)
- 5.31% (21-34 Hours)
- 7.37% (35-39 Hours)
- 69.66% (40 Hours)
- 0.38% (41-49 Hours)
- 9.69% (Over 50 Hours)
This data also pertains to Miscellaneous legal support workers (23-2090)
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Business Breakdown
The different sectors people in this career currently work in.
- 50.50% (Private For-Profit)
- 10.83% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 17.25% (State and Local Govt)
- 8.55% (Federal Government)
- 12.86% (Self-Employed)
This data also pertains to Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers