Trade Show Manager

Also called: Exhibit Manager, Conference Manager

Plans a company's booths at big industry conventions, or runs the convention itself.

A day in the life

You ship a two-story booth to Las Vegas for CES, coordinate union crews setting it up, and track how many sales leads the team collects.

Pay over a career

Starting
$50k
Typical
$78k
High
$120k

Estimate.

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in marketing or event management.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Marketing, Event Management.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI plans logistics and tracks leads; shipping booths, working with union crews and running the floor stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business elective, Marketing CTE class, Spreadsheets or computer applications.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1121.

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