Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
SHARE ON:
Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
13-1121 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
National estimates for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Industry profile for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Geographic profile for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
National estimates for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 122,130 |
1.3 % |
$ 29.94 |
$ 62,280 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.54 |
$ 20.89 |
$ 27.36 |
$ 35.82 |
$ 47.60 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 34,410 |
$ 43,450 |
$ 56,920 |
$ 74,510 |
$ 99,010 |
Industry profile for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Support Services |
8,720 |
2.67 |
$ 30.95 |
$ 64,370 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
8,030 |
1.88 |
$ 32.03 |
$ 66,620 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
7,910 |
0.43 |
$ 29.75 |
$ 61,870 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
7,770 |
0.25 |
$ 29.26 |
$ 60,870 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
5,420 |
0.10 |
$ 26.93 |
$ 56,020 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
5,160 |
3.15 |
$ 27.87 |
$ 57,970 |
| Other Support Services |
8,720 |
2.67 |
$ 30.95 |
$ 64,370 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
8,030 |
1.88 |
$ 32.03 |
$ 66,620 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
3,010 |
1.78 |
$ 24.27 |
$ 50,480 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
1,910 |
1.20 |
$ 32.95 |
$ 68,530 |
Top paying industries for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
160 |
0.10 |
$ 61.71 |
$ 128,350 |
| Software Publishers |
670 |
0.10 |
$ 50.31 |
$ 104,640 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
40 |
0.01 |
$ 45.78 |
$ 95,220 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
60 |
0.01 |
$ 44.84 |
$ 93,260 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services |
550 |
0.11 |
$ 44.09 |
$ 91,710 |
Geographic profile for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
16,600 |
0.93 |
1.15 |
$ 33.31 |
$ 69,280 |
| New York |
10,490 |
1.12 |
1.39 |
$ 39.98 |
$ 83,160 |
| Texas |
10,400 |
0.77 |
0.95 |
$ 25.05 |
$ 52,090 |
| Florida |
7,260 |
0.76 |
0.94 |
$ 30.67 |
$ 63,800 |
| Illinois |
4,970 |
0.83 |
1.03 |
$ 30.52 |
$ 63,480 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,300 |
3.28 |
4.08 |
$ 36.59 |
$ 76,100 |
| Colorado |
3,990 |
1.41 |
1.75 |
$ 30.56 |
$ 63,570 |
| Rhode Island |
660 |
1.34 |
1.67 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,500 |
| Nevada |
1,830 |
1.24 |
1.54 |
$ 28.64 |
$ 59,570 |
| New York |
10,490 |
1.12 |
1.39 |
$ 39.98 |
$ 83,160 |
Top paying states for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
10,490 |
1.12 |
1.39 |
$ 39.98 |
$ 83,160 |
| Massachusetts |
3,650 |
1.00 |
1.25 |
$ 37.36 |
$ 77,720 |
| District of Columbia |
2,300 |
3.28 |
4.08 |
$ 36.59 |
$ 76,100 |
| New Jersey |
2,100 |
0.50 |
0.62 |
$ 35.31 |
$ 73,440 |
| Connecticut |
1,450 |
0.87 |
1.09 |
$ 34.45 |
$ 71,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,400 |
0.99 |
1.23 |
$ 41.98 |
$ 87,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,880 |
0.95 |
1.18 |
$ 32.39 |
$ 67,360 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,150 |
1.67 |
2.07 |
$ 35.15 |
$ 73,120 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,240 |
0.94 |
1.17 |
$ 31.28 |
$ 65,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,390 |
0.86 |
1.06 |
$ 27.02 |
$ 56,210 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,070 |
1.27 |
1.58 |
$ 38.71 |
$ 80,520 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,940 |
1.05 |
1.30 |
$ 26.21 |
$ 54,510 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,880 |
1.04 |
1.29 |
$ 38.26 |
$ 79,580 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,390 |
1.15 |
1.43 |
$ 34.13 |
$ 70,990 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,170 |
1.37 |
1.70 |
$ 32.59 |
$ 67,790 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Waco, TX |
390 |
3.09 |
3.85 |
$ 16.47 |
$ 34,250 |
| Napa, CA |
210 |
2.73 |
3.40 |
$ 31.59 |
$ 65,720 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
230 |
2.05 |
2.55 |
$ 34.41 |
$ 71,570 |
| Boulder, CO |
350 |
1.80 |
2.24 |
$ 32.40 |
$ 67,400 |
| Lawrence, KS |
80 |
1.69 |
2.10 |
$ 25.25 |
$ 52,530 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,150 |
1.67 |
2.07 |
$ 35.15 |
$ 73,120 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
110 |
1.45 |
1.81 |
$ 37.46 |
$ 77,910 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
450 |
1.45 |
1.81 |
$ 27.30 |
$ 56,790 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
310 |
1.45 |
1.80 |
$ 27.47 |
$ 57,140 |
| Ithaca, NY |
70 |
1.42 |
1.76 |
$ 29.23 |
$ 60,790 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
830 |
0.72 |
0.90 |
$ 42.80 |
$ 89,030 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,400 |
0.99 |
1.23 |
$ 41.98 |
$ 87,310 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 41.41 |
$ 86,120 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,070 |
1.27 |
1.58 |
$ 38.71 |
$ 80,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,880 |
1.04 |
1.29 |
$ 38.26 |
$ 79,580 |
| Trenton, NJ |
140 |
0.60 |
0.75 |
$ 37.78 |
$ 78,590 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
110 |
1.45 |
1.81 |
$ 37.46 |
$ 77,910 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,150 |
1.67 |
2.07 |
$ 35.15 |
$ 73,120 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
230 |
2.05 |
2.55 |
$ 34.41 |
$ 71,570 |
| Bloomington, IL |
70 |
0.82 |
1.02 |
$ 34.20 |
$ 71,140 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
