Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators build negotiation, persuasion and social perceptiveness 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 Labor Relations Specialists (91%).
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 | Labor Relations Specialists | 91% | $95,420 | +26% | None |
| 2 | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | 85% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Compliance Managers | 79% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts | 77% | $81,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 76% | $78,000 | +3% | None |
| 6 | Financial Examiners | 76% | $94,160 | +25% | None |
| 7 | Management Analysts | 74% | $101,860 | +35% | None |
| 8 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 74% | $78,210 | +4% | None |
| 9 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 74% | $104,590 | +38% | None |
| 10 | Human Resources Specialists | 73% | $75,940 | +1% | None |
Compared with Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators, median $75,530. 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 arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
91% skill match · $95,420 · +26% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Systems Evaluation · Management of Financial Resources
85% skill match · $80,730 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Systems Evaluation · Systems Analysis
79% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Management of Material Resources · Coordination
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Labor Relations Specialists (91% skill match, median $95,420), Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers (85% skill match, median $80,730) and Compliance Managers (79% skill match, median $141,900), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 21 pay more than arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+183%, $213,990), Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (+157%, $193,950) and Human Resources Managers (+98%, $149,280).
25 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.