How Does a Title Examiner Spend a Workday?

A Typical Work Day

A typical work day for a title examiner involves going through public records on properties to verify and confirm current ownership. Since most counties now have their records online, this involves many hours on the computer. Depending on how busy a title examiner is, she may have assistants who perform preliminary searches while she concentrates on preparing reports for clients. These clients are usually title companies, mortgage companies or banks.

The title examiner also spends some time explaining her findings to her clients and responding to their questions. If she is working independently, then she also has the responsibilities involved in running a small business: administrative tasks, record keeping, accounting, marketing and advertising.

Requirements for Becoming a Title Examiner

Most title companies require a minimum of a high school diploma before they hire someone to be a title examiner. They also require some experience doing title searches and title abstracting. Most title examiners start with an associate's degree or bachelor's degree.

Title examiners need to be familiar with the laws and regulations governing property ownership and the particular regulations in the county or city where they work or intend to work. See a link in Resources below for more on how to become a title examiner.

Resources

• More on the Job of Title Examiner
• How to Become a Title Examiner
• Title Examiner Occupational Outlook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics