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Where a mediator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a mediator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Mediators resolve disputes between two parties by examining the case, interviewing both parties, and advising on a solution which would be the most beneficial for them. They listen to both parties in order to facilitate communication and find a fair agreement and organise meetings. They aim at resolving disputes through dialogue and alternative solution without having to take the case to litigation and courts. Mediators ensure that the resolution is compliant with legal regulations and is also enforced.

Also known as arbitrator, family mediator, labour mediator, advice worker, alternative dispute resolution coordinator, labor mediator, legal intermediary, conciliator, mediation commissioner, conflict mediator.

Professionals 42 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: prosecutor, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
prosecutor 66% covered court jury coordinator 64% covered legal consultant 56% covered ombudsman 56% covered judge 54% covered mediator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mediator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a mediator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A mediator needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • draft the rules of the mediation service communication, collaboration and creativity
  • exercise neutrality in mediation cases communication, collaboration and creativity
  • promote communication between parties communication, collaboration and creativity
  • listen to the stories of the disputants communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on legal services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • negotiate in legal cases communication, collaboration and creativity
  • interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
  • facilitate official agreement communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply knowledge of human behaviour communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a mediator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Mediator is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a mediator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.