Lodging & Tourism

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.

CAREER NAME

About this Career Path

Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.

Environment

Meeting, convention, and event planners spend time in their offices and onsite at hotels or convention centers. They also work onsite at hotels or convention centers, and they often travel to attend events and visit prospective meeting sites. During meetings or conventions, planners may work many more hours than usual.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

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Salary Breakdown

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

$48,320

AVERAGE ANNUALLY

$25,550

ENTRY LEVEL

$47,300

MID LEVEL

$77,020

EXPERT LEVEL

$23.23

AVERAGE HOURLY

$12.28

ENTRY LEVEL

$22.74

MID LEVEL

$37.03

EXPERT LEVEL

Current Available & Projected Jobs

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

102

Current Available Jobs

2,700

Projected job openings through 2030

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Top Expected Tasks

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

K

KNOWLEDGE

Customer and Personal Service

K

KNOWLEDGE

English Language

K

KNOWLEDGE

Communications and Media

K

KNOWLEDGE

Administrative

K

KNOWLEDGE

Administration and Management

S

SKILL

Active Listening

S

SKILL

Reading Comprehension

S

SKILL

Speaking

S

SKILL

Coordination

S

SKILL

Critical Thinking

A

ABILITY

Oral Comprehension

A

ABILITY

Oral Expression

A

ABILITY

Speech Recognition

A

ABILITY

Written Comprehension

A

ABILITY

Written Expression

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