Also called: Event Sales Manager
Sells catering and banquet events and plans the details with clients.
You give venue tours, build custom menus and proposals, and negotiate pricing for weddings and corporate events. Once a client signs, you hand off a detailed event order to the kitchen. Commissions reward good sellers.
Base plus commission.
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 in hospitality or business often preferred.
Ways in: 4-year college, 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Business, Marketing.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI quoting, menus and online booking take over simple orders; big custom events still need a salesperson.
Classes: Business, Marketing, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2022.
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