Researches old records to trace who has owned a piece of land and whether anyone else has a claim on it.
You dig through deed books at the county courthouse, tracing a property back 60 years and flagging an old unpaid lien.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training in courthouse records.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Paralegal Studies, Real Estate.
Shrinking. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
High risk for 10 years. Digitized records and AI title-search tools automate most chain-of-title research, so few new abstractor jobs.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to title companies for abstractor or title examiner trainee jobs
Classes: English, US History, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-2093.
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