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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

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

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$61,160
Employment, U.S.142,860
Median hourly wage$29.41
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$36,830$46,970$61,160$78,790$101,700
By state (50)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama980$52,1800.51
Alaska150$54,9900.50
Arizona3,440$61,3301.16
Arkansas550$53,0400.46
California20,650$71,1201.23
Colorado4,650$62,0501.76
Connecticut1,450$70,0100.93
Delaware400$49,0200.91
District of Columbia2,360$76,9703.66
Florida10,480$60,2701.15
Georgia5,050$49,2501.12
Hawaii550$74,4600.96
Illinois5,220$59,8400.93
Indiana2,140$50,0900.73
Iowa1,120$51,7500.78
Kansas920$54,8400.69
Kentucky1,110$49,2800.60
Louisiana610$61,1500.35
Maine490$57,9000.84
Maryland2,570$63,2801.01
Massachusetts4,640$75,7401.39
Michigan3,560$52,7800.88
Minnesota3,160$57,7101.17
Mississippi360$44,6800.34
Missouri2,500$56,9000.93
Montana350$49,0000.75
Nebraska610$52,6300.65
Nevada2,060$57,6101.44
New Hampshire510$63,2500.81
New Jersey2,160$72,7800.55
New Mexico350$50,8200.44
New York10,330$74,7301.16
North Carolina4,340$54,9900.96
North Dakota300$51,7000.76
Ohio4,750$49,9000.93
Oklahoma1,440$48,9900.92
Oregon2,020$61,1201.12
Pennsylvania3,940$58,1700.71
Rhode Island890$59,9101.94
South Carolina1,240$51,8300.58
South Dakota340$47,0500.81
Tennessee3,260$52,0001.08
Texas10,730$57,4700.83
Utah1,970$54,1501.24
Vermont430$74,3101.55
Virginia4,230$60,9301.12
Washington3,600$65,5301.10
West Virginia300$35,7600.47
Wisconsin2,690$53,9401.00
Wyoming120$55,5500.48

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling40.965
2Administrative Services Managers30.965
3Project Management Specialists40.964
4Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1-20.962
5Purchasing Managers40.960
6Fundraisers40.960
7Private Detectives and Investigators30.959
8First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers30.958
9Marketing Managers40.958
10Lodging Managers40.958

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
FundraisersPersuasion0.880.960
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersLearning Strategies0.870.958
Lodging ManagersActive Learning0.760.958
Information Technology Project ManagersActive Learning0.760.955
Media Programming DirectorsActive Learning0.760.955
Advertising and Promotions ManagersActive Learning1.000.954
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm ProductsActive Learning0.760.953
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersInstructing0.880.951
Fitness and Wellness CoordinatorsLearning Strategies0.870.949
Security ManagersMonitoring0.870.946

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, excluding software Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Microsoft SharePoint12 of 203.3x
Salesforce software9 of 204.7x
Microsoft Teams6 of 208.7x
Oracle PeopleSoft8 of 204.7x
Constant Contact3 of 2046.2x
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials6 of 206.8x
GroupMe5 of 208.5x
Slack5 of 208.5x
NetSuite ERP6 of 205.8x
Qlik Tech QlikView6 of 205.7x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.00
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.00
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.88 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.88 3.88
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.88 3.75
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.75 3.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.62 3.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.62 3.38
MonitoringEssential skill 3.50 3.75
WritingEssential skill 3.50 3.62
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.50 3.50
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.38 3.62
Active LearningEssential skill 3.38 3.12
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.12
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
MathematicsEssential skill 2.50 2.50
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.38 2.88
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 1.62
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.00 1.62
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
RepairingTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
ScienceEssential skill 1.25not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Customer and Personal Service 4.33 5.11
English Language 4.23 4.66
Communications and Media 3.70 3.47
Administrative 3.50 4.11
Administration and Management 3.43 3.28
Computers and Electronics 3.26 4.05
Public Safety and Security 3.15 3.30
Law and Government 2.99 3.04
Sales and Marketing 2.90 3.43
Transportation 2.82 2.86
Telecommunications 2.81 2.18
Psychology 2.78 3.19
Mathematics 2.77 3.03
Economics and Accounting 2.71 2.71
Education and Training 2.52 3.03
Philosophy and Theology 2.43 2.57
Personnel and Human Resources 2.31 2.79
Design 2.28 2.52
Fine Arts 2.15 2.20
Sociology and Anthropology 2.06 1.93
Food Production 2.05 1.92
Geography 2.00 1.93
Engineering and Technology 1.92 1.44
Foreign Language 1.85 1.87
History and Archeology 1.77 1.85
Medicine and Dentistry 1.74 1.30
Building and Construction 1.70 1.25
Chemistry 1.64 1.22
Physics 1.62 1.16
Mechanical 1.60 1.28
Production and Processing 1.57 1.08
Therapy and Counseling 1.56 1.00
Biology 1.48 0.85
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.25
Oral Expression 4.00 4.25
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.25
Written Expression 4.00 4.12
Speech Recognition 4.00 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 4.00
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 3.88
Fluency of Ideas 3.75 3.75
Speech Clarity 3.75 3.62
Near Vision 3.62 3.62
Originality 3.62 3.62
Inductive Reasoning 3.62 3.38
Information Ordering 3.50 3.50
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.25
Far Vision 3.12 3.12
Selective Attention 3.12 2.88
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.00
Time Sharing 3.00 3.00
Visualization 3.00 3.00
Flexibility of Closure 2.88 2.88
Number Facility 2.88 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.62 2.50
Speed of Closure 2.50 2.38
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.38 2.25
Memorization 2.38 2.12
Visual Color Discrimination 2.38 2.12
Finger Dexterity 2.38 2.00
Auditory Attention 2.38 1.88
Trunk Strength 2.25 2.25
Manual Dexterity 2.25 2.00
Control Precision 2.00 1.75
Stamina 2.00 1.75
Extent Flexibility 1.88 1.75
Static Strength 1.88 1.75
Gross Body Coordination 1.88 1.62
Depth Perception 1.88 1.50
Dynamic Strength 1.88 1.38
Hearing Sensitivity 1.88 1.38
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.88 1.12
Glare Sensitivity 1.88 1.00
Multilimb Coordination 1.75 1.50
Spatial Orientation 1.62 0.75
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.75
Reaction Time 1.62 0.62
Rate Control 1.50 0.50
Explosive Strength 1.25not rated
Night Vision 1.12not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.12not rated
Response Orientation 1.12not rated
Sound Localization 1.12not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 46
  • Lenos marketing automation software
  • LinkedIn
  • LogMeIn GoToMeeting
  • LogMeIn GoToWebinar
  • MeetingMatrix International
  • MemberClicks COMPLETE
  • Mentimeter
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • NSF Hospitality Rendezvous Events
  • Oracle Eloqua
  • ParentSquare
  • Planstone
  • SmugMug Flickr
  • Social media sites
  • Web browser software

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Napa, CA1902.70$68,940
Salisbury, MD1202.38$44,830
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA3902.08$60,260
Boulder, CO3602.03$67,200
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO3101.99$58,660
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA1201.98$64,290
Charlottesville, VA2101.98$62,280
Kahului-Wailuku, HI1301.98$84,640
Ames, IA1001.93$47,980
Columbia, MO1801.86Not available

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