Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
SOC Code: 23-2093
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers carries a 65% AI exposure score (Very High automation risk), with a median annual wage of $54,980 and +2.0% projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034 (BLS), affecting approximately 57,400 workers. Full task breakdown, skills, and employer data are below.
Proportion of tasks susceptible to AI automation (O*NET analysis)
At 65% AI exposure, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers sits 28 points above the 37.2% average across 832 U.S. occupations - more exposed than 96% of them. Most of its core tasks still require human judgment.
Career outlook score
32/100
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions
A weighted composite of median wage, projected growth, and AI-automation security (inverted exposure), each benchmarked against every other tracked occupation. It describes this occupation's standing across those three dimensions, not a guarantee of future outcomes.
- Median wage D $54,980
Annual median wage, percentile rank vs all tracked occupations
- Projected growth D +2.0%
Projected employment change, 2024-2034, BLS Employment Projections
- AI exposure (inverted) F 65% exposure
Lower O*NET task-automability scores lower risk; this dimension scores security, not exposure
Home health and personal care aides is #1 of 832 occupations by employment (4.3M, AI exposure rank #392 at 35%) vs. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks #1 by AI task exposure (95%, employment rank #17 at 1.6M).
Automation-risk inventory
Exclusive cut of 832 occupations by PlainWorkforce automation-risk band. Orthogonal to the continuous AI-exposure distribution chart below and to this occupation's single risk badge, this is the corpus band mix, with Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the Very High band.
Credential × growth standing
Open entry with non-declining BLS pace
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers keeps an HS / some college bar (333 of 832) and sits in Average (378 of 832). Lower formal gates with a non-shrinking employment line - skill and AI desks matter more than credentials here.
Where Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers sits among all occupations
AI-exposure score distribution across 832 U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis). This occupation is marked in rose.
Where Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers sits by AI exposure
AI-exposure score distribution across U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis)
65% Higher than most higher than 96% of 832 occupations
Occupations, banded by AI-exposure score
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Source O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor) · BLS 2024–2034
Source: O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor); AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis. As of BLS 2024–2034.
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers vs. its occupational neighbors
AI exposure (horizontal) vs projected 2024–2034 growth (vertical) for occupations in the same SOC group. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is marked in rose; the top-left corner is the most future-proof.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 (growth) and O*NET (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce).
Employment Projections
Where This Score Comes From
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers's Very High automation-risk tier is computed from O*NET Database 30.0 task-level analysis, where each documented task the occupation performs is evaluated against current generative AI, robotic process automation, and machine-learning capabilities. A score in the 40–70% range indicates meaningful automation pressure on specific task categories, but the role as a whole still requires human judgment for coordination, exception handling, or client interaction.
The employment, wage, and education figures above come from a second, separate federal source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, matched to the O*NET task data by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 23-2093) code, with the wage figure cross-validated against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 survey. BLS figures are presented exactly as published, with no adjustment on our part; the SOC-code match is what lets Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers be compared directly against every other tracked occupation on the same basis, not just roles that happen to share a job title.
For career planners, this profile should be read alongside the task, skill, and knowledge breakdowns below and the list of employers whose workforce composition includes Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers. Adjacent occupations shown further down offer lateral moves that preserve industry knowledge while potentially reducing exposure.
Education & Entry Requirements
Top Tasks (O*NET)
- 1. 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.
- 2. Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
- 3. Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
- 4. Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
- 5. Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
- 6. Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
- 7. Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.
- 8. Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
- 9. Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.
- 10. Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
Key Skills Required
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Coordination
Knowledge Areas
- English Language
- Law and Government
- Administrative
- Customer and Personal Service
- Computers and Electronics
- Mathematics
- Production and Processing
- Geography
- Education and Training
- Administration and Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI replace Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers?
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers has an AI exposure score of 65%, indicating a very high level of automation risk. Some tasks in this role can be augmented or partially automated by AI, but core responsibilities require human judgment.
What is the job outlook for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers?
According to BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is projected to grow by 2.0% over the decade. Current employment stands at approximately 57,400 workers.
What skills are needed for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers?
Key skills for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers include Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, and others. Typical entry-level education is High school diploma or equivalent.
How much do Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers earn?
The median annual wage for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is $54,980, according to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). Actual earnings vary by location, experience, industry, and employer. The BLS publishes detailed wage percentiles by region in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
What education is required for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers?
The typical entry-level education for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is High school diploma or equivalent. Employers generally expect None of related work experience. On-the-job training typically involves Moderate-term on-the-job training. Requirements can vary by employer and specialization.
Which companies employ Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers?
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers roles exist across many industries and employers. Workforce composition is estimated from BLS industry-occupation employment distributions matched to SEC-registered public companies.
AI Exposure Rating
Very High automation risk based on 10 analyzed tasks. A majority of tasks in this occupation are susceptible to AI automation.
Nationwide occupations with similar workforce profiles
Two data-derived peer sets for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers: AI-exposure neighbors and BLS 2034 growth neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods, cross-occupation).
Similar AI exposure score
Nearest O*NET task-automability scores nationwide (65% here).
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- Interviewers, except eligibility and loan · AI exposure 64%
- Postal service clerks · AI exposure 64%
Similar projected growth (2024–2034)
Nearest BLS employment change rates nationwide (+2.0% here).
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- Cooks, institution and cafeteria · growth +2.0%
- Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary · growth +2.0%
- Designers, all other · growth +2.0%
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on published BLS + O*NET metrics among occupations with ≥10,000 workers in 2024; corpus ranks above sort the full tracked set.
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What to do with this
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AI exposure scores estimate task automatability from O*NET data; they are not a certainty of job loss, and BLS growth projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET Database 30.0. Employment figures are rounded. Wage data from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES).