Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Overview

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners has a national median salary of $61,160 per year, with +5.8% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

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

Work Values

• Relationships
• Independence
• Achievement

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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.

Work Activities

• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Working with Computers
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Scheduling Work and Activities
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Detailed Work Activities

• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
• Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a master's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Master's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a bachelor's degree.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:

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