Vocational Programs for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Career

The role of Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners is to coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $62,280 and $30 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners career. Based on BLS data, a total of 122,130 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Facilities Planning and Management	4	$20,778	-	-	-
Meeting and Event Planning	51	$28,019	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners.

Related Occupations toMeeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Fundraising Managers	31,810	$133,620	$64
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	12,870	$132,810	$64
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Fundraisers	102K	$70,760	$34
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
Recreation Workers	282K	$36,270	$17
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22

Schools offering vocational programs for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

The following 54 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.