# 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.

- Code: 23-2093.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 23-2093)
- Family: [Legal](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-23), one of its 8 occupations
- Tasks: 16 tasks (11 core and 5 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-2093.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/23-2093.00.json

## What the work is made of

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.  
   Core task · Task 9231 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
2. Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.  
   Core task · Task 9234 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
3. Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.  
   Core task · Task 9235 · Rated by 46 people who do the job, July 2017
4. Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.  
   Core task · Task 9233 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
5. Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.  
   Core task · Task 9236 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
6. Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.  
   Core task · Task 9230 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
7. Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.  
   Core task · Task 9232 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
8. Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.  
   Core task · Task 9240 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
9. Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.  
   Core task · Task 9237 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
10. Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones.  
   Core task · Task 9238 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
11. Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.  
   Core task · Task 9243 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
12. Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9241 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
13. Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9239 · Rated by 46 people who do the job, July 2017
14. Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9245 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
15. Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9246 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017
16. Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books for use in examinations or as proofs or ready reference.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9242 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017

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## Where this comes from

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