Liaison vs mediator

The differences between liaisons and mediators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a liaison, becoming a mediator takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, which is higher than the $48,890 average annual salary of a mediator.

The top three skills for a liaison include patients, customer service and home health. The most important skills for a mediator are mediation, settlement agreements, and mediation services.

Liaison vs mediator overview

	Liaison	Mediator
Yearly salary	$53,737	$48,890
Hourly rate	$25.84	$23.50
Growth rate	12%	6%
Number of jobs	34,074	85
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	46
Years of experience	12	-

Liaison vs mediator salary

Liaisons and mediators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Liaison	Mediator
Average salary	$53,737	$48,890
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $95,000	Between $28,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Orange, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Alaska
Best paying company	Apple	United States Courts
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between liaison and mediator education

There are a few differences between a liaison and a mediator in terms of educational background:

	Liaison	Mediator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	Northwestern University	Columbia University in the City of New York

Liaison vs mediator demographics

Here are the differences between liaisons' and mediators' demographics:

	Liaison	Mediator
Average age	43	46
Gender ratio	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 75.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	10%

Differences between liaison and mediator duties and responsibilities

Liaison example responsibilities.

Manage and increase social activity of the WVUncovered twitter account.
Manage and create original content for all social media platforms (twitter, instagram, tumblr).
Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Educate physician group practices to reduce hospitalizations, increase positive patient outcomes & achieve meaningful use of EMR systems.
Perform assessments on ICU patients and market to many members of the health care team.
Work predominantly ICU cases, acquiring considerable experience with high-level complex patients.

Mediator example responsibilities.

Utilize strategic negotiation tactics and creative problem-solving skills to achieve amicable settlements.
Observe arbitration, participate in negotiations contests, and conduct numerous presentations on specific areas of mediation.
Mediate EEO disputes between the U.S.
Serve as external mediator mediating EEO and non-EEO cases.
Observe and conduct court order mediations in the fields of family law and foreclosure.
Work with human rights and immigration cases and change of status for qualify clients.

Liaison vs mediator skills

Common liaison skills

Patients, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Home Health, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Social Work, 5%
Patient Care, 5%

Common mediator skills

Mediation, 39%
Settlement Agreements, 7%
Mediation Services, 6%
Conflict Resolution, 6%
Conflict Management, 4%
Consumer Complaints, 3%