Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

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2019 Workforce

90.3k

Average Age

46.2

Estimated Job Growth

4.35%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$62,230

Average Male Salary

$86,510

Average Female Salary

$51,118

About

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are most often employed by the Legal services industry. The average yearly wage for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers was $62,230 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers by wage are Web and digital interface designers, Writers & authors, and Paramedics.

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are part of the Legal Occupations, along with Judicial law clerks, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Paralegals & legal assistants, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, and Legal support workers, all other.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are Beaver County (South) PUMA, PA, Sugar Land & Stafford Cities PUMA, TX, and Alexandria City PUMA, VA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are Beaver County (South) PUMA, PA, Springfield (South), West Springfield & Franconia PUMA, VA, and Sugar Land & Stafford Cities PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Legal services is the industry that employs the most Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, by average wage, is Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are paid most in Springfield (South), West Springfield & Franconia PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Beaver County (South) PUMA, PA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$62,230

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,513

In 2019, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers earned an average of $62,230, $6,706 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Web and digital interface designers make somewhat more than Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers while Writers & authors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.38

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.38, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, by number of employees, are Legal services, Insurance carriers, and Car Dealers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, by average wage, are Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing, Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing, Administration of economic programs & space research, Other administrative & other support services, Banking & related activities, and Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate.

Industries by Share

90.3k

2019 Workforce

± 7,374

9.05%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.8%

The number of people employed as Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers has been growing at a rate of 9.05%, from 82,762 people in 2018 to 90,252 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers employed by various industries. Legal services employs the largest share of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers at 34.6%, followed by Insurance carriers with 17.1% and Car Dealers with 11.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the US. The average age of male Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the workforce is 45 and of female Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is 46.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

28.3k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,132

61.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,108

68.6% of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

70.2% of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.1% of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.09

46.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.25

The median age of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is 46.2, and Male employees are generally 1.7 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers hold a major in Legal.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 6.85%, but Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers are expected to see a growth of 4.35% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.

Job Growth

4.35%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

6.85%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2018 to 2028) for Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers. This profession is expected to grow lower than 6.85%, the average rate of national job growth.