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Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher

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.

Annual openings

171

Median wage

$77,600

Typical education

High school (GED)

Growth 2026–2032

+1%

Median wage source: Colorado BLS OEWS (2025).

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Typical education

High school (GED)

Credential requirement

Credential requirements not reported

Work experience

Moderate on-the-job training and experience is expected.

Salary/Demand information crosses multiple industries.

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Automation exposure

Low exposure

Tasks here lean on judgement and people skills that are hard to automate.

A typical day

  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. Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
  4. Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
  5. Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
  6. Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
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