ShutterstockIf you seem to be able to talk your way out of almost anything, or you’re really great at helping others come to an agreement, you’re probably a strong negotiator. Luckily for you, there are plenty of high-paying jobs out there that allow you to mobile phone tracking exercise this valuable skill on a regular basis. To find them, we combed through the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database that compiles detailed information on hundreds of jobs, and looked for positions with a high “negotiation importance” score.
We then looked at salary data on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics website to see which positions have an average annual salary of over $65,000. O*NET ranks how important “bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences” is in any job, assigning each a score between one and 100. Positions that require a lot of negotiating, such as lawyer and CEO, rank between 70 and 100 on the spectrum, while jobs such as janitor and proofreader are under 25.
Here are 21 high-paying positions with a negotiation-importance level of 66 or higher: View As: One Page Slides