Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

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

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	640	$48,510	$23.32
Alaska	80	$87,710	$42.17
Arizona	1,970	$48,320	$23.23
Arkansas	410	$48,220	$23.18
California	13,130	$65,280	$31.39
Colorado	3,380	$53,510	$25.73
Connecticut	980	$59,330	$28.52
Delaware	240	$58,410	$28.08
District of Columbia	1,890	$70,470	$33.88
Florida	6,480	$52,810	$25.39
Georgia	3,120	$54,390	$26.15
Hawaii	470	$58,910	$28.32
Idaho	440	$45,150	$21.71
Illinois	4,360	$53,360	$25.65
Indiana	1,370	$48,140	$23.15
Iowa	820	$48,630	$23.38
Kansas	650	$52,050	$25.02
Kentucky	780	$47,640	$22.90
Louisiana	470	$41,320	$19.87
Maine	470	$56,110	$26.98
Maryland	2,170	$55,990	$26.92
Massachusetts	3,010	$65,500	$31.49
Michigan	3,210	$51,660	$24.84
Minnesota	1,600	$59,550	$28.63
Mississippi	260	$42,650	$20.50
Missouri	2,060	$46,140	$22.18
Montana	350	$49,730	$23.91
Nebraska	480	$46,830	$22.51
Nevada	740	$50,250	$24.16
New Hampshire	450	$52,980	$25.47
New Jersey	2,110	$63,610	$30.58
New Mexico	250	$45,590	$21.92
New York	7,870	$78,490	$37.74
North Carolina	2,340	$53,330	$25.64
North Dakota	140	$48,100	$23.13
Ohio	3,030	$55,340	$26.61
Oklahoma	900	$45,820	$22.03
Oregon	1,370	$57,040	$27.42
Pennsylvania	3,750	$56,660	$27.24
Rhode Island	420	$56,320	$27.08
South Carolina	890	$49,170	$23.64
South Dakota	230	$45,350	$21.80
Tennessee	1,140	$47,710	$22.94
Texas	6,940	$50,600	$24.33
Utah	1,450	$49,750	$23.92
Vermont	180	$49,250	$23.68
Virginia	3,730	$58,890	$28.31
Washington	2,760	$70,810	$34.04
West Virginia	200	$39,620	$19.05
Wisconsin	1,860	$50,030	$24.05
Wyoming	120	$49,360	$23.73

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that focuses on strategic workplace and facility planning and that prepares individuals to function as facility and event managers and workplace consultants. Includes instruction in the principles of aesthetic and functional design, environmental psychology and organizational behavior, real estate planning, principles of occupational health and safety, event planning and management, operations management, and applicable regulatory and policy issues.

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, MA

Certificate

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Bachelor's Degree

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, MN

Associate Degree

A program that prepares individuals to plan, budget, and implement conferences, meetings, and other special events in the public or private sectors. Includes instruction in principles of meeting and event planning; special event management; budgets and finance; site selection; contracts, vendors, and negotiations; marketing and promotions; food and beverage management; audio-visual basics and meeting technology; and hospitality law.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Certificate