Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Go Back to List 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.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Document management software

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 to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
	Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
	Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
	Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
	Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities, and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
	Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
	Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
	Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or update existing ones.
	Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.

Skills
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Knowledge
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	Geography - Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $66,356.00 $31.91  $22.37  $23.22 - $38.50  Bridgeport/Stamford $80,160.00 $38.54  $25.14  $26.57 - $50.94  Hartford $62,863.00 $30.23  $22.21  $22.53 - $34.93

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   7   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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