Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers build time management, complex problem solving and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (90%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 90% | $49,230 | −16% | None |
| 2 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 87% | $48,700 | −17% | None |
| 3 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 86% | $50,080 | −15% | None |
| 4 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 83% | $55,570 | −5% | Certificate or associate |
| 5 | File Clerks | 82% | $43,600 | −26% | None |
| 6 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 82% | $50,670 | −14% | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Correspondence Clerks | 81% | $46,800 | −20% | None |
| 8 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 80% | $62,370 | +6% | Certificate or associate |
| 9 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 79% | $50,020 | −15% | Certificate or associate |
| 10 | Procurement Clerks | 79% | $50,580 | −14% | None |
Compared with Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, median $58,650. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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90% skill match · $49,230 · −16% pay
Negotiation · Systems Analysis · Systems Evaluation
87% skill match · $48,700 · −17% pay
Systems Analysis · Quality Control Analysis · Programming
86% skill match · $50,080 · −15% pay
Instructing · Programming · Social Perceptiveness
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (90% skill match, median $49,230), Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (87% skill match, median $48,700) and Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks (86% skill match, median $50,080), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than title examiners, abstractors, and searchers at the median. The biggest increases: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents (+65%, $96,660), Gambling Managers (+59%, $93,220) and Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (+19%, $69,990).
15 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.