Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.
- US jobs
- 9,210
- Median wage
- $75,530 a year
- Job family
- Legal
Can agents do the work of arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Legal:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests legal work, such as contract review or legal research with tools.
- Project levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. APEX-Agents includes corporate-law tasks: across banking, consulting, and law, the best agent passes 73.5% on the first try. GDPval includes lawyers among its 44 occupations. Neither benchmark tests work with real clients, courts, or deadlines.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in legal, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Prepare written opinions or decisions regarding cases.
- Apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, or precedents to reach conclusions.
- Conduct hearings to obtain information or evidence relative to disposition of claims.
- Determine extent of liability according to evidence, laws, or administrative or judicial precedents.
- Rule on exceptions, motions, or admissibility of evidence.
- Confer with disputants to clarify issues, identify underlying concerns, and develop an understanding of their respective needs and interests.
- Use mediation techniques to facilitate communication between disputants, to further parties' understanding of different perspectives, and to guide parties toward mutual agreement.
- Conduct initial meetings with disputants to outline the arbitration process, settle procedural matters, such as fees, or determine details, such as witness numbers or time requirements.
- Evaluate information from documents, such as claim applications, birth or death certificates, or physician or employer records.
- Research laws, regulations, policies, or precedent decisions to prepare for hearings.
- Issue subpoenas or administer oaths to prepare for formal hearings.
- Set up appointments for parties to meet for mediation.
Other job titles for this occupation (26)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator (ADR Coordinator) · Arbiter · Arbitrator · Divorce Mediator · Family Mediator · Federal Mediator · Labor Arbitrator · Labor Mediator · Mediator · Public Employment Mediator · Adjudicator · Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator (ADR Mediator) · Arbitration Manager · Arbitration Specialist · Community Relations Representative (Community Relations Rep) · Conciliator · Contracts Negotiator · Debt Settlement Negotiator · Dispute Coordinator · Environmental Conflict Manager · Legal Mediator · Long Term Care Ombudsman · Mediation Commissioner · Ombudsman · Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Program Officer · Resolution Coordinator