How to Find Notary Jobs

Notary jobs are available by state throughout the United States. Notary publics serve state governments by reviewing and notarizing legal documents. Notaries receive specialized training and certification requirements. Income received from fees that notaries receive for officially signing legally binding documents allow some notaries to earn a handsome income. Online and offline tools and resources are available for notary publics to use in order to find work.

Things You'll Need

• Computer Telephone Notary Public certification

Instructions

1. Get listed in job banks on the Internet such as CareerBuilder, Monster, SimplyHired, etc. Create a profile at each job bank. Include past job experiences as a notary public in your profile as well as references that potential clients can contact to learn about your work history. At job banks that allow you to upload your resume, simply upload a strong resume that spotlights your successes as a notary public to the job bank. Remain current in your job search by noting regular time on your calendar to visit the job banks, search and post for new notary public jobs.

2. Register with notary directories. Sign up for a login and password with reputable notary public directories such as Notary Rotary, National Rotary Association, 123Notary, Go Mobile Notary, etc. Search the directories to find work in states you are bonded and certified to work as a notary in. Contact clients offering jobs you are interested in and negotiate fees and signing schedules.

3. Look through signing service listings. Search databases such as Notary Rotary's database of signing service listing firms that post available jobs for notary publics. Check the rating of the firms to perform a quick assessment of better-rated listing firms. In addition, contact your company's human resources department to check about listing your services on the company intranet.

4. Place an ad in the newspaper. Craft a concise classified ad to run in your local newspaper and in newspapers in other states where you are certified as a notary public. List your classified ad in newspapers that target businesses, individual clients, etc.. that you would like to have hire you. Run the ad several weeks at a time to build familiarity with the newspaper's audience.

5. Build a website. Spread the word about the types of notary public services you offer by creating a free website and posting your fees, availability and contact information. Include your website URL on all electronic and hard copy correspondence. In addition, list your website URL with search engines and business directories.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Notary Rotary