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SOC 23-2093
Research property records to verify ownership history and find defects.
The job
Median pay
$59k
$47k to $75k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+2.1% projected
Openings a year
5k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
3/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
45th pct
More exposed than 45% of occupations · modeled estimate · 19th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
52/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6,770 | 0.5 | 1.5× | $60k |
| California | 5,893 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $67k~ |
| Florida | 4,800 | 0.5 | 1.6× | $58k |
| Pennsylvania | 2,220 | 0.4 | 1.2× | $52k |
| New York | 2,130 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $61k |
| Ohio | 1,860 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $57k |
| Washington DC | 1,552 | 2.2 | 7.1× | $112k~ |
| Oklahoma | 1,500 | 0.9 | 2.8× | $50k |
| Missouri | 1,470 | 0.5 | 1.6× | $48k |
| Colorado | 1,400 | 0.5 | 1.6× | $78k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,340 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $54k |
| Massachusetts | 1,306 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $69k~ |
| Illinois | 1,290 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $50k |
| Arizona | 1,210 | 0.4 | 1.2× | $50k |
| Tennessee | 1,160 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Utah | 1,160 | 0.7 | 2.1× | $62k |
| Michigan | 1,086 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $50k~ |
| Washington | 930 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $66k |
| Kansas | 710 | 0.5 | 1.6× | $55k |
| Wisconsin | 700 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Georgia | 660 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $48k |
| Indiana | 657 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $46k~ |
| Arkansas | 650 | 0.5 | 1.6× | $48k |
| South Carolina | 649 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $47k~ |
| Idaho | 640 | 0.7 | 2.4× | $62k |
| Oregon | 640 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $77k |
| Nevada | 620 | 0.4 | 1.3× | $71k |
| Minnesota | 560 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $58k |
| New Jersey | 550 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $62k |
| Alabama | 525 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $61k~ |
| New Mexico | 480 | 0.6 | 1.8× | $58k |
| Maryland | 420 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $55k |
| Iowa | 400 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $46k |
| North Carolina | 400 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $51k |
| Louisiana | 390 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $38k |
| Nebraska | 360 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $49k |
| West Virginia | 350 | 0.5 | 1.6× | $77k |
| Kentucky | 270 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $53k |
| Wyoming | 200 | 0.7 | 2.3× | $49k |
| South Dakota | 180 | 0.4 | 1.3× | $59k |
| Montana | 156 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $48k~ |
| New Hampshire | 152 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $62k~ |
| Mississippi | 150 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $47k |
| Delaware | 140 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $65k |
| North Dakota | 140 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $60k |
| Rhode Island | 120 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Alaska | 100 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $76k |
| Connecticut | 90 | 0.1 | 0.2× | $63k |
| Hawaii | 90 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $53k~ |
| Vermont | 82 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $58k~ |
| Maine | 70 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $49k |
Top metro areas
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,140 jobs · $62k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,830 jobs · $62k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,730 jobs · $63k median
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,220 jobs · $57k median
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,160 jobs · $51k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ940 jobs · $49k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL880 jobs · $59k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD860 jobs · $56k median
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Explore Title Examiners interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.