Meeting, convention, & event planners

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2021 Workforce

133k

Average Age

37.5

Estimated Job Growth

7.86%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$51,563

Average Male Salary

$54,346

Average Female Salary

$50,766

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 $51,563 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Meeting, convention, & event planners are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, Upper East Side PUMA, NY, and Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Meeting, convention, & event planners are Portland, South Portland & Westbrook Cities PUMA, ME, District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC, and Scottsdale City (Southwest) & Paradise Valley Town PUMA, AZ.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce. Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce in 2021 was 132,560 people, of which 77.7% were women and 22.3% were men. Meeting, convention, & event planners are paid most in Wheaton, Aspen Hill & Glenmont PUMA, MD but are relatively concentrated in Portland, South Portland & Westbrook Cities PUMA, ME.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

29,504

Male Workforce

± 4.22k

103,056

Female Workforce

± 7.88k

The Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce in 2021 was 132,560 people (77.7% women and 22.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 27.4% between 2014 (104,044) and 2021 (132,560).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($67,900), Maryland ($65,034), and District of Columbia ($64,103).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$51,563

AVERAGE WAGE

#272 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Meeting, convention, & event planners earned an average of $51,563, $8,032 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Meeting, convention, & event planners in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.407

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Meeting, convention, & event planners had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.407, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($114,716).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

133k

2021 Workforce

± 8,935

−2.09%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.68%

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 43.4%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 39% and Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services with 17.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Meeting, convention, & event planners in the US. The workforce of Meeting, convention, & event planners in 2021 was 132,560 people, with 77.7% woman, and 22.3% men. The average age of male Meeting, convention, & event planners in the workforce is 37.1 and of female Meeting, convention, & event planners is 37.6, 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 2021 was 132,560 people, with 77.7% woman, and 22.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (23,894 people), 30 to 34 years (19,815 people), and 20 to 24 years (18,812 people). Among them they concentrated 47.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 12.4% of Meeting, convention, & event planners workers were Hispanic and 87.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (76%), Puerto Rican (13.7)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (10.3)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.4% of the Meeting, convention, & event planners workforce were White, of which 79.5% were women and 20.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.38%) and Two or More Races (5.54%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (23,572 people), Communications (13,616 people), and Social Sciences (6,684 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Meeting, convention, & event planners workers were Bachelors Degree (65,906 people), Some college (25,610 people), and Graduate Degree (14,720 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 3.71%, but Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners are expected to see a growth of 7.86% 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.

7.86%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

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 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.