Title Examiners, Abstractors, & 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.

On the job, you would:

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 reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		88%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		80%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		79%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		75%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		72%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		70%	Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
		70%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		69%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		69%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		68%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		67%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		63%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
		57%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Strengths
		100%	Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
		67%	Enterprising - Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Values of the Work Environment
		67%	Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Abilities \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		75%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
		75%	Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
		75%	Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
		69%	Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
		63%	Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
		63%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		63%	Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
		60%	Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
		56%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
		56%	Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Skills \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		55%	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
		52%	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.
		52%	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
		52%	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Prepare legal documents.

Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records.

Research relevant legal materials to aid decision making.

Prepare legal documents.

Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records.

Prepare legal documents.

Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records.

Prepare legal documents.

Meet with individuals involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues.

Confer with court staff to clarify information.

Coordinate legal schedules or activities.

Prepare legal documents.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		100%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
		99%	Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
		96%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
		93%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		92%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
		91%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		86%	Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting?
		85%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
		85%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
		84%	Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
		83%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
		83%	Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
		82%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		80%	Deal With External Customers - How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
		72%	Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
		66%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		63%	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
		62%	Consequence of Error - How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
		60%	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
		60%	Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
		56%	Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos?
		51%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		93%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		91%	Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
		89%	Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
		85%	Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
		82%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		82%	Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
		78%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		78%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		77%	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
		71%	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
		71%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		71%	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
		71%	Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others - Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
		63%	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
		58%	Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Getting Started

Education:

60%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

13%

Bachelor's Degree

Title Examiners, Abstractors, & Searchers

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started