Also called: Commencement Coordinator, University Events & Protocol Director
Plans graduations, presidential inaugurations and other big campus ceremonies, down to the order of the procession and who carries the mace.
Months before graduation you book the stadium, order diplomas, plan seating for 30,000 guests and rehearse the professors' procession in their colorful robes. On the day you wear a headset and fix a dozen problems before anyone notices: a missing name, a broken microphone, a sudden thunderstorm.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree, often in hospitality, communications or business; event planning experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Communications, Business Administration.
Growing about average. Steady at larger universities.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI and software handle tickets and name lists; running a live ceremony for thousands and fixing problems on the spot stay human.
Classes: Business, Theater tech crew, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1121.
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