Event Registration Coordinator

Also called: Registration Specialist

Manages attendee sign-ups, badges, and check-in for conferences and events.

A day in the life

Weeks before the event you build the registration website and answer attendee emails. On-site you run the check-in desk, printing badges for 3,000 people in a morning. You are the first impression of the event.

Pay over a career

Starting
$32k
Typical
$42k
High
$58k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; associate or bachelor's helpful.

Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Event Management.

Outlook

Growing slowly.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Online sign-up, AI chat and self-check-in kiosks now handle most registration, so fewer coordinators are hired.

Could start right away

Age 18+. One way to start: Sign up with event staffing agencies that cover conferences and conventions

Start now, in high school

Classes: Computer applications, Business, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4199.

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