Also called: Event Assistant, Venue Coordinator
Handles the details of events: vendors, timelines, rooms, and day-of logistics.
You confirm the caterer, the AV crew, and the florist, then build a minute-by-minute run-of-show. On event day you carry a radio and a clipboard and solve problems before guests notice. It is the entry-level job in event careers.
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 event management often preferred; some start with experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Event Management, Hospitality Management, Communications.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI drafts timelines, vendor emails and budgets, trimming junior work; running events on site stays human.
Classes: Business, Hospitality CTE class, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1121.
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