Also called: Event Coordinator, Meeting Planner
Plans conferences, weddings, launch parties, and corporate events.
An event planner books a venue, manages vendors, designs the schedule, and on event day runs around with a headset making sure everything happens on time.
BLS meeting, convention, and event planners median about $59k.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Hospitality or event management degree.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Event Management, Communications.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). BLS projects faster-than-average growth for event planners.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI handles vendor research, budgets and schedules faster; running live events and managing clients stays human.
Classes: Business, Marketing, Hospitality, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1121.
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