Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
110,120	1.7 %	$25.83	$53,730	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$13.25	$17.65	$23.74	$31.21	$40.82
Annual Wage (2)	$27,560	$36,720	$49,370	$64,910	$84,900

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	9,130	2.10	$28.71	$59,730
Traveler Accommodation	8,830	0.44	$24.26	$50,460
Other Support Services	8,460	2.70	$27.57	$57,340
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	6,530	0.21	$25.15	$52,320
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	5,450	0.38	$27.73	$57,680

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	4,770	3.17	$24.16	$50,250
Other Support Services	8,460	2.70	$27.57	$57,340
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	9,130	2.10	$28.71	$59,730
Grantmaking and Giving Services	2,280	1.60	$26.58	$55,290
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	1,110	1.58	$27.04	$56,240

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	140	0.03	$40.59	$84,420
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	200	0.05	$36.21	$75,330
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	910	0.10	$35.25	$73,320
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	110	0.07	$35.00	$72,800
Other Information Services	570	0.19	$34.18	$71,100

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	16,200	0.95	1.25	$27.86	$57,960
New York	10,340	1.10	1.45	$32.69	$67,990
Florida	7,540	0.88	1.15	$23.53	$48,940
Texas	7,490	0.62	0.81	$25.59	$53,230
Illinois	4,420	0.74	0.97	$25.27	$52,570

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	2,510	3.53	4.64	$32.68	$67,970
Hawaii	790	1.23	1.62	$29.01	$60,340
Colorado	3,030	1.16	1.52	$24.55	$51,060
New York	10,340	1.10	1.45	$32.69	$67,990
Maryland	2,870	1.07	1.40	$27.05	$56,250

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	10,340	1.10	1.45	$32.69	$67,990
District of Columbia	2,510	3.53	4.64	$32.68	$67,970
New Jersey	3,060	0.76	0.99	$31.71	$65,950
Virginia	3,870	1.01	1.33	$29.25	$60,830
Hawaii	790	1.23	1.62	$29.01	$60,340

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	10,620	1.12	1.47	$34.11	$70,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,750	1.10	1.45	$26.46	$55,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,820	1.86	2.44	$32.33	$67,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,810	0.82	1.08	$25.37	$52,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	3,200	1.32	1.74	$32.89	$68,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,820	0.79	1.04	$26.52	$55,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2,630	0.95	1.25	$28.17	$58,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2,410	1.91	2.51	$23.17	$48,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,350	0.83	1.09	$25.12	$52,240
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,220	0.86	1.13	$25.15	$52,310