Career roadmap
How to become an Arbitrator
What you would actually do
The tasks Arbitrators spend real time on, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Prepare written decisions for legal proceedings.
- Make decisions in legal cases.
- Conduct hearings to investigate legal issues.
- Rule on admissibility of legal proceedings.
- Identify implications for cases from legal precedents or other legal information.
- Meet with individuals involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues.
- Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records.
- Arbitrate disputes between parties to resolve legal conflicts.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Negotiation4.6/5
- Active Listening4.4/5
- Writing4.3/5
- Reading Comprehension4.1/5
- Speaking4.1/5
- Critical Thinking4.0/5
- Active Learning3.9/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.8/5
- Persuasion3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.8/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Arbitrators are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Enterprising5.0/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Conventional4.3/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Social4.2/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative3.9/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Artistic2.3/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Realistic1.0/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
