Business & Finance
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
Median salary
$59,440
Typical range
$36k – $101k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Entry / Junior
$35,990
~2 yrs to advance
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Established
$59,440
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Senior
$80,375
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.
- •Review event bills for accuracy and approve payment.
- •Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.
- •Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs.
- •Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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