Meeting, convention, & event planners

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2024 Workforce

145k

Average Age

37.7

Estimated Job Growth

4.81%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$58,381

Average Male Salary

$61,612

Average Female Salary

$57,412

About

Meeting, convention, & event planners are most often employed by the Other administrative & other support services industry. The average yearly wage for Meeting, convention, & event planners was $58,381 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Meeting, convention, & event planners are Alexandria City PUMA, VA, NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA, NY, and Cumberland County (Southeast)--Portland, South Portland & Westbrook Cities PUMA, ME. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Meeting, convention, & event planners are Detroit City (North Central) PUMA, MI, Cumberland County (Southeast)--Portland, South Portland & Westbrook Cities PUMA, ME, and Riverside County (Southwest)--Temecula City PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce. Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce in 2024 was 145,153 people, of which 76.9% were women and 23.1% were men.

Meeting, convention, & event planners are paid most in Volusia County--Port Orange, Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach (East) & Oak Hill Cities PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Detroit City (North Central) PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

33,474

Male Workforce

± 4.49k

111,679

Female Workforce

± 8.2k

The Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce in 2024 was 145,153 people (76.9% women and 23.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 38.9% between 2014 (104,493) and 2024 (145,153).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Meeting, convention, & event planners.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Hampshire ($76,920), Massachusetts ($71,159), and District of Columbia ($70,280).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$58,381

AVERAGE WAGE

#231 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Meeting, convention, & event planners earned an average of $58,381, $11,497 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Meeting, convention, & event planners in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Meeting, convention, & event planners had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Meeting, convention, & event planners (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Meeting, convention, & event planners compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Meeting, convention, & event planners and on wages for those in the field. Other administrative & other support services is the industry that employs the most Meeting, convention, & event planners, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Meeting, convention, & event planners, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing ($182,440).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

145k

2024 Workforce

± 9,349

1.83%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.99%

This graphic shows the share of Meeting, convention, & event planners employed by various industries. Other administrative & other support services employs the largest share of Meeting, convention, & event planners at 38.8%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 35% and Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services with 13.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Meeting, convention, & event planners in the US. The workforce of Meeting, convention, & event planners in 2024 was 145,153 people, with 76.9% woman, and 23.1% men. The average age of male Meeting, convention, & event planners in the workforce is 37 and of female Meeting, convention, & event planners is 37.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Meeting, convention, & event planners is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Meeting, convention, & event planners in 2024 was 145,153 people, with 76.9% woman, and 23.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (23,399 people), 30 to 34 years (22,040 people), and 20 to 24 years (20,704 people). Among them they concentrated 45.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 15% of Meeting, convention, & event planners workers were Hispanic and 85% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (43.1%), Puerto Rican (14.7)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.11)%

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Races

In 2024, 69.7% of the Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce were White, of which 79.8% were women and 20.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11%) and Black (8.83%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Meeting, convention, & event planners from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Meeting, convention, & event planners is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communications.

Among the necessary skills for Meeting, convention, & event planners, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Meeting, convention, & event planners need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Meeting, convention, & event planners in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (25,236 people), Communications (13,602 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (7,135 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Meeting, convention, & event planners workers were Bachelors Degree (70,544 people), Some college (28,330 people), and Graduate Degree (17,649 people).

The graphic shows the Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Meeting, convention, & event planners from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meeting, convention, & event planners need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners are expected to see a growth of 4.81% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners.

4.81%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Meeting, convention, & event planners. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.