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Negotiation at work

44 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators.

Time card for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators: 3h 3m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators →

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O*NET defines negotiation as: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

44 jobs on this site rate it as important or very important. In those jobs, AI and robots touch an average of 1h 24m of an 8-hour shift, about the same as the 1h 33m average across all jobs.

Good pay, least AI time

Jobs that lean on negotiation, pay at least the $90,360 median for this group, and have the least AI or robot time.

  1. Human Resources Managers no AI or robot evidence · $149,280
  2. Administrative Services Managers no AI or robot evidence · $114,130
  3. Supply Chain Managers no AI or robot evidence · $107,230
  4. Labor Relations Specialists no AI or robot evidence · $95,420
  5. Media Programming Directors 11m touched · $90,360
  6. Kindergarten through Secondary Education Administrators 22m touched · $105,870
  7. Loss Prevention Managers 23m touched · $141,900
  8. Sales Managers 26m touched · $148,270
  9. Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 29m touched · $141,900
  10. Medical and Health Services Managers 31m touched · $123,860

How much AI touches these jobs

Of the 44 jobs, 8 have no AI or robot evidence, 13 have under an hour, 17 have 1 to 3 hours and 6 have 3 hours or more.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on negotiation most often also rely on active listening (100%), speaking (100%), critical thinking (93%), reading comprehension (86%), social perceptiveness (84%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 3h 3m touched · $75,530
  2. Purchasing Agents 1h 5m touched · $77,710
  3. Chief Executives 40m touched · $213,990
  4. Labor Relations Specialists no AI or robot evidence · $95,420
  5. Lawyers 1h 36m touched · $159,670
  6. Sales Managers 26m touched · $148,270
  7. Wholesale and Retail Buyers no AI or robot evidence · $77,710
  8. Kindergarten through Secondary Education Administrators 22m touched · $105,870
  9. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 4h 34m touched · $104,920
  10. Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 1h 53m touched · $82,890
  11. Medical and Health Services Managers 31m touched · $123,860
  12. Construction Managers 1h 4m touched · $114,990
  13. Human Resources Managers no AI or robot evidence · $149,280
  14. Real Estate Sales Agents 2h 44m touched · $52,830
  15. Fundraisers 40m touched · $72,550
  16. Purchasing Managers 1h 50m touched · $148,080
  17. Sales Engineers 3h 23m touched · $124,900
  18. Lodging Managers 1h 2m touched · $69,250
  19. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 6h 24m touched · $72,080
  20. Child, Family, and School Social Workers no AI or robot evidence · $59,550
  21. Supply Chain Managers no AI or robot evidence · $107,230
  22. Advertising Sales Agents 1h 35m touched · $64,820
  23. Clergy 1h 29m touched · $60,810
  24. Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 37m touched · $97,550
  25. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1h 53m touched · $69,500

And 19 more. Use the finder to filter by pay, school and state.

Importance ratings come from O*NET 30.1, on a 1 to 5 scale; this page counts a job when the rating is 3.5 or higher. Time touched comes from each job's time card (how we keep time). See every skill or search by task.