Occupational Employment Statistics
23-2093 Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
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.
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Minnesota
| 450 | 73 | $30.00/hr | $20.78/hr | $25.40/hr | $29.67/hr | $34.20/hr | $36.91/hr |
| Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Activities | 50 | $34.20/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 390 | $29.64/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
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Compliance Officers
| 6,820 | $39.30/hr | 5.9% |
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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
| 3,310 | $27.27/hr | -22.0% |
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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
| 3,640 | $24.69/hr | -1.7% |
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Paralegals and Legal Assistants
| 5,650 | $31.00/hr | 3.5% |
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
| 6,320 | $25.38/hr | 3.9% |
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Insurance Underwriters
| 1,970 | $38.92/hr | -3.0% |
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Billing and Posting Clerks
| 6,520 | $24.97/hr | 0.5% |
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Correspondence Clerks
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Office Clerks, General
| 56,580 | $22.85/hr | -3.9% |
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
| 2,510 | $22.39/hr | -8.6% |
- Prepare real estate closing statements, using knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures.
- 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.
- Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
- Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
- Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or update existing ones.
- Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation such as the Land Titles Act.
- Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities, and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
- Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.
- Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
- Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents.