Closing agent vs home agent

The differences between closing agents and home agents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a closing agent has an average salary of $47,582, which is higher than the $23,972 average annual salary of a home agent.

The top three skills for a closing agent include settlement statements, escrow accounts and notary. The most important skills for a home agent are customer service, inbound calls, and windows.

Closing agent vs home agent overview

	Closing Agent	Home Agent
Yearly salary	$47,582	$23,972
Hourly rate	$22.88	$11.53
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,073	80,123
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Closing agent vs home agent salary

Closing agents and home agents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Closing Agent	Home Agent
Average salary	$47,582	$23,972
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $65,000	Between $15,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between closing agent and home agent education

There are a few differences between a closing agent and a home agent in terms of educational background:

	Closing Agent	Home Agent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Closing agent vs home agent demographics

Here are the differences between closing agents' and home agents' demographics:

	Closing Agent	Home Agent
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 24.2% Female, 75.8%	Male, 26.3% Female, 73.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 69.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between closing agent and home agent duties and responsibilities

Closing agent example responsibilities.

Manage escrow department for title insurance company.
Work as a mobile notary for various banks, mortgage companies, title and signing services.
Schedule, arrange, process, close and disburse REO auction sale transactions in the state of Wisconsin.
Certify signing agent/commission notary public - Oregon.
Operate remote telecommunications using applications and secure computer communications to troubleshoot and resolve issues on customer Samsung devices.
Work directly with the VP of procurement to provide education concerning legal contract implementation.

Home agent example responsibilities.

Manage customer transactions in POS system.
Continue to manage a high volume of customer calls relate to HMO, PPO and POS concerns.
Used many integrate systems to troubleshoot customer issues in a timely and efficient manner
Deliver their groceries into their home.
Polish, dry and clean vehicle windshields, windows, lights, mats and exterior body, by hand.
Load printers and troubleshoot printer functionality for ticket delivery.

Closing agent vs home agent skills

Common closing agent skills

Settlement Statements, 14%
Escrow Accounts, 9%
Notary, 9%
HUD-1, 8%
Title Commitments, 7%
Loan Closings, 5%

Common home agent skills

Customer Service, 31%
Inbound Calls, 16%
Windows, 8%
Outbound Calls, 7%
Troubleshoot, 4%
Customer Inquiries, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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