Also called: VP of Meetings
Leads the giant annual conventions run by professional associations and trade groups.
Your association's convention brings 30,000 people and much of its yearly revenue. You choose host cities years in advance, negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts, and lead a large staff. It is the top of the meeting-planning world.
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 plus CMP; many have a master's.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Event Management.
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI handles logistics and attendee data; strategy, budgets and big partner deals stay human.
Classes: Business, Speech, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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