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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$61,160
United States, 2025
Employment
142,860
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
- O*NET code
- 13-1121.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical 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.
- Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.
- Maintain records of event aspects, including financial details.
- Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,830
25th percentile
$46,970
75th percentile
$78,790
90th percentile
$101,700
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Service Orientation3.9
- Time Management3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Monitoring3.5
- Persuasion3.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 20 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
20
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Persuasion | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Negotiation | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $90,560 | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $84,640 | 130 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $82,120 | 3,490 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $78,610 | 9,050 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $78,010 | 3,650 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $77,010 | 170 | 2025 |
| DC | $76,970 | 2,360 | 2025 |
| MA | $75,740 | 4,640 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $75,450 | 5,140 | 2025 |
| NY | $74,730 | 10,330 | 2025 |
| HI | $74,460 | 550 | 2025 |
| VT | $74,310 | 430 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $73,890 | 510 | 2025 |
| NJ | $72,780 | 2,160 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | $71,720 | 170 | 2025 |
| CA | $71,120 | 20,650 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $71,100 | 330 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $70,710 | 910 | 2025 |
| CT | $70,010 | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $69,890 | 2,450 | 2025 |
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.