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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

SOC 23-2093.00

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.

Zone 2 Legal

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

4.1

Active Listening

3.8

Speaking

3.6

Critical Thinking

3.6

Writing

3.4

Complex Problem Solving

3.1

Time Management

3.1

Active Learning

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

English Language

3.6

Law and Government

3.5

Clerical

3.1

Customer and Personal Service

3.1

Computers and Electronics

3.0

Mathematics

2.6

Production and Processing

2.3

Geography

2.3

Key Tasks

1Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.

2Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.

3Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities, and outlining actions needed to clear titles.

4Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.

5Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.

Also Known As

Abstract Clerk Abstract Searcher Abstract Writer Abstracter Abstractor Commercial Title Examiner Data Abstractor Escrow Officer Land and Estates Officer Land Examiner