Meeting and convention planners
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
Meeting and Convention Planners: Coordinate activities of staff and convention personnel to make arrangements for group meetings and conventions.
Meeting and convention planners held about 43,000 jobs in 2004. About 30 percent worked for religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations; 17 percent worked for hotels and other accommodation establishments; 9 percent worked for public and private schools, colleges, universities, and training centers; 6 percent worked for governments; and 6 percent were self-employed. The rest were employed by convention and trade show organizing firms and in other industries as corporate meeting and convention planners.
Median annual earnings of meeting and convention planners in May 2004 were $39,620. The middle 50 percent earned between $31,180 and $50,790. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $24,660, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $65,060. In May 2004, median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of meeting and convention planners were as follows:
| Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations | $43,100 |
| Traveler accommodation | 36,440 |
(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Meeting and Convention Planners)
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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)
| Meeting and convention planners | |||||
| Percentile earnings distribution | |||||
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | |
| Construction employment: 50 mean earnings: $52,600 (EC) (def) (IG) | $33,370 | $41,360 | $47,740 | $55,230 | $68,550 |
| Manufacturing employment: 850 mean earnings: $50,690 (EC) (def) (IG) | $31,480 | $38,710 | $47,980 | $59,920 | $72,860 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing employment: 130 mean earnings: $46,430 | $30,970 | $35,780 | $46,180 | $55,940 | $65,890 |
| Chemical Manufacturing employment: 220 mean earnings: $54,080 | $30,710 | $38,940 | $49,400 | $66,240 | $85,640 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing employment: 40 mean earnings: $41,970 | $26,650 | $33,700 | $42,400 | $50,730 | $56,680 |
| Machinery Manufacturing employment: 30 mean earnings: $46,280 | $32,960 | $39,160 | $44,760 | $53,660 | $64,420 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing employment: 220 mean earnings: $53,850 | $35,820 | $41,010 | $50,830 | $64,010 | $78,750 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing employment: 110 mean earnings: $51,500 | $34,950 | $40,850 | $50,090 | $60,850 | $71,390 |
| Wholesale Trade employment: 330 mean earnings: $46,750 (EC) (def) (IG) | $30,090 | $36,340 | $42,940 | $54,030 | $70,780 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods employment: 170 mean earnings: $47,470 | $29,380 | $37,440 | $43,550 | $54,410 | $70,090 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods employment: 120 mean earnings: $45,600 | $31,100 | $35,510 | $42,050 | $51,720 | $69,430 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers employment: 40 mean earnings: $47,100 | $27,210 | $33,360 | $42,890 | $59,800 | $74,520 |
| Retail Trade employment: 100 mean earnings: $38,620 (EC) (def) (IG) | $24,120 | $29,020 | $35,670 | $43,960 | $57,710 |
| Nonstore Retailers employment: 40 mean earnings: $35,900 | $26,210 | $30,190 | $35,570 | $41,020 | $44,450 |
| Transportation and Warehousing employment: 70 mean earnings: $44,070 (EC) (def) (IG) | $21,190 | $28,740 | $39,980 | $56,030 | $72,550 |
| Information employment: 1,010 mean earnings: $49,180 (EC) (def) (IG) | $23,080 | $36,300 | $46,410 | $59,070 | $79,150 |
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) employment: 440 mean earnings: $54,280 | $30,960 | $38,920 | $48,410 | $66,400 | $88,250 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries employment: 190 mean earnings: $50,140 | $33,520 | $39,780 | $48,360 | $60,220 | $69,430 |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) employment: 160 mean earnings: $36,160 | $15,690 | $17,160 | $29,600 | $46,280 | $74,560 |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,100 | $32,230 | $38,830 | $45,390 | $53,770 | $60,120 |
| Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Service employment: 80 mean earnings: $49,960 | $36,200 | $43,430 | $50,430 | $56,420 | $64,980 |
| Other Information Services employment: 30 mean earnings: $44,920 | $27,840 | $36,320 | $44,730 | $54,550 | $64,280 |
| Finance and Insurance employment: 990 mean earnings: $53,210 (EC) (def) (IG) | $29,790 | $37,080 | $48,850 | $62,470 | $83,910 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities employment: 240 mean earnings: $49,110 | $26,630 | $33,000 | $45,310 | $59,800 | $78,760 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities employment: 430 mean earnings: n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities employment: 300 mean earnings: $49,140 | $30,170 | $37,220 | $49,010 | $58,420 | $70,070 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing employment: 300 mean earnings: $41,420 (EC) (def) (IG) | $23,010 | $29,520 | $38,560 | $50,610 | $68,600 |
| Real Estate employment: 180 mean earnings: $37,490 | $20,610 | $27,930 | $36,850 | $43,560 | $56,140 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) employment: 100 mean earnings: $45,640 | $25,580 | $30,150 | $40,480 | $57,010 | $78,950 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 3,070 mean earnings: $47,420 (EC) (def) (IG) | $28,470 | $36,390 | $44,510 | $56,800 | $69,570 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 3,070 mean earnings: $47,420 | $28,470 | $36,390 | $44,510 | $56,800 | $69,570 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 1,050 mean earnings: $49,000 (EC) (def) (IG) | $26,180 | $35,460 | $45,180 | $60,220 | $77,710 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 1,050 mean earnings: $49,000 | $26,180 | $35,460 | $45,180 | $60,220 | $77,710 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services employment: 5,260 mean earnings: $47,950 (EC) (def) (IG) | $26,210 | $31,780 | $42,550 | $57,850 | $77,540 |
| Administrative and Support Services employment: n.a. mean earnings: $47,760 | $26,160 | $31,670 | $42,280 | $57,250 | $77,820 |
| Educational Services employment: 3,240 mean earnings: $41,200 (EC) (def) (IG) | $25,810 | $31,230 | $38,420 | $48,090 | $60,860 |
| Educational Services employment: 3,240 mean earnings: $41,200 | $25,810 | $31,230 | $38,420 | $48,090 | $60,860 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance employment: 640 mean earnings: $38,820 (EC) (def) (IG) | $21,890 | $28,870 | $37,530 | $48,100 | $57,170 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services employment: 150 mean earnings: $36,230 | $16,990 | $25,420 | $35,140 | $44,810 | $56,380 |
| Hospitals employment: 320 mean earnings: $40,770 | $24,510 | $29,710 | $39,250 | $50,280 | $60,320 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities employment: 30 mean earnings: $37,740 | $24,810 | $30,070 | $36,900 | $45,910 | $54,010 |
| Social Assistance employment: 140 mean earnings: $37,380 | $21,000 | $29,070 | $35,780 | $47,140 | $54,350 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation employment: 2,560 mean earnings: $39,310 (EC) (def) (IG) | $22,200 | $28,470 | $37,200 | $47,360 | $59,350 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries employment: 800 mean earnings: $41,420 | $22,670 | $31,160 | $39,710 | $50,270 | $61,720 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions employment: 650 mean earnings: $37,790 | $22,870 | $27,430 | $35,800 | $44,140 | $56,250 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries employment: 1,110 mean earnings: $38,680 | $21,640 | $27,400 | $36,280 | $47,310 | $59,370 |
| Accomodation and Food Service employment: 9,520 mean earnings: $39,670 (EC) (def) (IG) | $22,570 | $29,340 | $37,490 | $47,040 | $58,490 |
| Accommodation employment: 7,950 mean earnings: $39,820 | $22,530 | $29,430 | $37,780 | $47,720 | $59,000 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places employment: 1,570 mean earnings: $38,960 | $22,770 | $28,930 | $36,240 | $44,660 | $56,090 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) employment: 9,290 mean earnings: $47,610 (EC) (def) (IG) | $28,870 | $34,830 | $43,630 | $57,860 | $72,560 |
| Personal and Laundry Services employment: 430 mean earnings: $58,370 | $29,160 | $31,930 | $40,730 | $96,730 | $108,210 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations employment: 8,850 mean earnings: $47,080 | $28,830 | $35,140 | $43,670 | $57,310 | $71,420 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 1,620 mean earnings: $43,330 (def) (IG) | $24,220 | $31,730 | $41,390 | $52,080 | $66,230 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 1,620 mean earnings: $43,330 | $24,220 | $31,730 | $41,390 | $52,080 | $66,230 |
source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates
The (EC) links lead to data from the Economic Census from the Census Bureau.
The (def) links lead to 2002 NAICS industry definitions from the Census Bureau.
The (IG) links lead to Industry at a Glance industry profiles from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.