"Mediator" qualified as one of the top 50 careers in 2011. Read the Article here. See the list of the remaining 49 here.
"You might think that in a country as litigious as this, no one would be interested in something called "alternative dispute resolution," or anything that poses an alternative to litigation. But the mediation and arbitration fields continue to grow at an above-average pace, in part because the legal system is such a pricey slog. Mediation and arbitration tend to be cheaper and quicker methods for reaching resolutions. Jurisdictions seem increasingly aware of the value in mediation..."