Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

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JOB SCORE
3.1/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

64% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): This occupation shows a significant risk of end-to-end replacement by automation. Many core parts of the role may be structured, repeatable, software-driven, or physically predictable enough for AI, machines, or robotic systems to take over. If you work in this area, it may be worth exploring safer related careers or moving towards more human-centred responsibilities.

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Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Decision-making and problem solving

Very important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Communicating with people outside the organization

Quite important
Why this matters
Represents the organization to customers, the public, or government—handling questions, concerns, and relationship-building through conversations, writing, calls, or email.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 41 votes

55% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 64% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers was $54,980 ($26 per hour).

The median annual wage for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers was 11.1% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers' job openings is expected to rise 2.0% by 2034

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Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 48,170 people employed as 'Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 3 thousand people are employed as 'Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers'.

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What people are saying (1)

Atticus (Uncertain)
15 Sep 2024 13:29
Contrary to what is written here, this job (at least, in my experience), requires a human eye in at least one aspect (usually more) on every piece of work I do. It is not entirely repetitive or predictable - every piece of land is different. Especially given that many counties do not have digitized land records, and also given that it would likely be difficult for an AI to ascertain a competent chain of title, I believe humans are still very much needed in this field. This may, of course, change with the development of new technologies, but I feel pretty confident in saying that title examining has a chance - albeit an uncertain one - to survive beyond the two-decade mark.
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Job description

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