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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in California

Want to work in California as a Title Examiner, Abstractor, or Searcher? Read this first!

7.6% Jobs Projection
$56,580 Median Salary
610 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Work in California?

In California, there were 3,560 people working as Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in the year 2018.

There were 4,670 Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 640 Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers working in it, which means California has more Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in this state are growing at a rate of 7.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.3%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 610 annual job openings, and a total of 7,100 jobs for California Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,000 annual jobs and 72,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers ranged from $33,670 to $81,330 with $56,580 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.19 to $39.1. The median hourly rate was $27.2.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.71 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.51.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,430 $54,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 370 $58,980
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 360 $60,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 330 $50,180
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 310 $59,070
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 130 $57,310
Bakersfield, CA 70 $65,570
Fresno, CA 70 $58,130

Top States for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 6,250 $48,270
Florida 4,800 $46,460
California 3,560 $56,580
Ohio 2,200 $46,470
New York 2,140 $59,050
Pennsylvania 2,050 $44,260
Oklahoma 1,820 $42,540
Minnesota 1,790 $55,970
New Jersey 1,710 $52,550
Virginia 1,390 $41,550
Washington 1,280 $47,030
Colorado 1,240 $59,320
Indiana 1,160 $38,070
Tennessee 1,150 $38,560
Illinois 1,070 $45,040
Louisiana 1,010 $36,470
Utah 1,000 $40,290
Maryland 960 $41,520
Wisconsin 890 $44,780
Arizona 840 $53,460

Below are the states where Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $74,600
Oregon $64,110
West Virginia $59,680
Colorado $59,320
New York $59,050
Massachusetts $57,450
Hawaii $57,440
Alaska $57,360
Nevada $56,890
California $56,580

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