Meeting, convention, & event planners are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Meeting, convention, & event planners was $49,614 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Meeting, convention, & event planners by wage are Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, Maintenance workers, machinery, and Security & fire alarm systems installers.
Meeting, convention, & event planners are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, Compliance officers, Cost estimators, Human resources workers, Logisticians, Management analysts, Meeting, convention, & event planners, Fundraisers, Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists, Training & development specialists, Market research analysts & marketing specialists, Business operations specialists, all other, Accountants & auditors, Appraisers & assessors of real estate, Budget analysts, Credit analysts, Financial analysts, Personal financial advisors, Insurance underwriters, Financial examiners, Credit counselors & loan officers, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, Tax preparers, and Other financial specialists
The top 3 locations that employ the most Meeting, convention, & event planners are Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL, Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, and South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Meeting, convention, & event planners are Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL, and South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA.
