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Communities Seek Skilled Negotiators for Mediation Jobs

by Joe Taylor Jr.
joe.taylor@careertrainingguide.net
Career Training Guide Columnist

More Americans take their conflicts to court than ever, from divorces to disputes over hot coffee. Lawsuits can be lengthy and tedious, making the field of mediation an increasingly important avenue to resolve conflicts and avoid litigation.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, mediation jobs should grow as fast as average through 2014. In 2004, the average salary for mediators was $54,760. The market for mediation jobs is growing faster than standardized education and mediation training for this field.

Mediation Training Programs Can’t Produce Graduates Fast Enough

The level of education you need will depend on what kind of mediation job you want. Schools offer a wide range of mediation education, from a 40-hour mediation training course to recently founded mediation PhD programs.

Most mediation training programs teach students the basic skills of conflict resolution, such as:
  • negotiation,
  • handling strong emotions,
  • approaches to conflict resolution, and
  • active listening.
This training shows you whether mediation is a good job choice for you. In addition, an accredited mediation training program will be a solid foundation if you pursue mediation certification. A certification allows you to add your name to rosters of people who are assigned mediation cases by a variety of groups.

Mediation Careers Require More Than “Roster Cases"

Career advisors recommend pairing mediation training or a mediation degree with another field of study, such as law, psychology, or education. This will open up careers in areas such as family mediation and divorce mediation, where you will work with issues such as child custody, domestic violence, and dividing up property. Regardless of your specialty, mediation offers you the chance to use your negotiating skills to help people in crisis.

Sources
American Arbitration Association
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Association for Community Mediation
Northern Virginia Mediation Service

Author Bio
Joe Taylor Jr. coaches musicians, entrepreneurs, and other creative adults that want to shift their careers. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Ithaca College.



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