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Highest Paying Industries for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

The top 75 highest paying industries for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $73,430, pipeline transportation of natural gas is the highest paying industry for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers. It is followed by pipeline transportation industry (average annual salary $73,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest Paying Industries for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$73,430	$34,410	50
2	Pipeline Transportation	$73,430	$34,410	50
3	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$70,920	$34,460	150
4	Oil and Gas Extraction	$69,970	$32,580	1,920
5	Lessors of Real Estate	$69,590	$36,510	100
6	Mining	$68,950	$31,980	2,200
7	Transportation and Warehousing	$68,190	$35,930	60
8	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$64,920	$39,500	50
9	Utilities	$62,750	$37,690	100
10	Federal government, including USPS	$62,300	$49,510	190
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$62,300	$49,510	190
12	Support Activities for Mining	$61,820	$27,520	270
13	Natural Gas Distribution	$59,510	$36,020	50
14	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$51,590	$18,260	40
15	Construction of Buildings	$50,980	$34,000	30
16	Other Financial Investment Activities	$50,740	$24,910	880
17	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$50,300	$25,060	890
18	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$49,080	$30,470	130
19	Residential Building Construction	$48,850	$33,720	30
20	Construction	$47,150	$17,900	60
21	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$47,010	$30,970	760
22	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$46,260	$29,370	13,790
23	Insurance Carriers	$46,250	$29,340	13,860
24	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$46,180	$29,240	14,170
25	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$46,040	$29,930	1,160
26	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$46,040	$29,930	1,160
27	Federal, State, and Local Government	$46,040	$29,930	1,160
28	Activities Related to Real Estate	$45,430	$31,120	3,720
29	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$45,310	$30,780	4,590
30	Real Estate	$45,300	$30,910	4,520
31	Finance and Insurance	$45,270	$28,660	16,770
32	State government, including schools and hospitals	$45,010	$33,170	230
33	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,010	$33,170	230
34	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$44,070	$27,030	50
35	Employment Services	$44,020	$30,500	240
36	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$43,280	$28,290	700
37	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$43,160	$27,290	290
38	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$43,090	$27,230	310
39	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$43,080	$16,660	30
40	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$42,510	$27,660	730
41	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,510	$27,660	730
42	Temporary Help Services	$42,140	$29,560	200
43	Other Personal Services	$40,960	$27,020	n/a
44	Personal and Laundry Services	$40,960	$27,020	n/a
45	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$40,850	$24,620	230
46	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$40,610	$26,960	n/a
47	Legal Services	$40,160	$26,080	24,480
48	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,120	$26,100	25,290
49	Health Care and Social Assistance	$39,590	$27,950	80
50	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,460	$27,680	60
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$39,460	$27,680	60
52	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,460	$27,680	60
53	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$39,460	$27,680	60
54	Administrative and Support Services	$38,430	$25,500	640
55	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$38,430	$25,500	640
56	Business Support Services	$38,330	$30,050	60
57	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$38,220	$26,610	630
58	Other Information Services	$38,220	$23,730	300
59	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$37,850	$26,790	1,700
60	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$37,680	$26,490	710
61	Depository Credit Intermediation	$37,020	$26,920	860
62	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$36,670	$26,300	60
63	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$36,200	$27,740	310
64	Information	$36,070	$21,000	470
65	Wholesale Trade	$35,230	$25,210	160
66	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$34,310	$25,170	100
67	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$34,220	$24,730	100
68	Other Support Services	$33,960	$22,730	200
69	Office Administrative Services	$33,710	$22,660	n/a
70	Automobile Dealers	$33,660	$23,660	420
71	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$33,440	$23,440	430
72	Retail Trade	$33,110	$22,930	450
73	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$32,180	$18,420	160
74	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$30,900	$26,050	n/a
75	Engineering Services	$28,120	$23,260	n/a