Negotiation Skills and Careers

Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.1.d

Occupations reporting Negotiation

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators4.64.9$75,530
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products4.34.1
Chief Executives4.14.8$213,990
Real Estate Brokers4.14.0$73,220
Labor Relations Specialists4.14.4$95,420
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products4.04.0
Sales Managers4.04.0$148,270
Lawyers4.04.4$159,670
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products4.04.0$104,920
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes4.04.0$82,890
Medical and Health Services Managers3.93.5$123,860
Purchasing Managers3.94.0$148,080
Real Estate Sales Agents3.94.0$52,830
Human Resources Managers3.94.0$149,280
Advertising Sales Agents3.94.0$64,820
Fundraisers3.93.9$72,550
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary3.94.0$105,870
Construction Managers3.93.9$114,990
Lodging Managers3.94.0$69,250
Sales Engineers3.94.0$124,900
Marriage and Family Therapists3.83.9$66,940
Child, Family, and School Social Workers3.84.0$59,550
Supply Chain Managers3.83.8$107,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products3.83.9$72,080
Marketing Managers3.83.9$166,790
Clergy3.83.9$60,810
Administrative Services Managers3.63.3$114,130
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3.63.6$107,230
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers3.63.6$69,500
Coaches and Scouts3.64.0$47,320
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses3.63.9$97,550
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents3.63.3$96,660
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products3.63.9
Fashion Designers3.63.1$80,960
Media Programming Directors3.63.3$90,360
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers3.63.8$87,520
Education Administrators, Postsecondary3.63.8$104,590
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.63.8$59,300
Residential Advisors3.63.0$42,240
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers3.63.6$69,990
Public Relations Managers3.53.3$146,910
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers3.53.8$141,900
School Psychologists3.53.6$95,990
Loss Prevention Managers3.53.4$141,900
General and Operations Managers3.53.6$105,770
Retail Salespersons3.53.8$35,410
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers3.53.1$77,970
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers3.43.8$60,280
Fundraising Managers3.43.6$125,470

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.