SOC 13-1121BLS OEWS May 2025H-1B LCAs, last 12 months
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
National median · BLS
$61,160
▲ +2.89%YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$62,275
▼ -2.86%YoY · 107 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$66,520
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
142,860
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Pay range for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 107 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay
$36,830
$46,900
25th
$46,970
$52,031
Median (50th)
$61,160
$62,275
75th
$78,790
$80,000
90th — top pay
$101,700
$110,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $62,275 for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners —
1.8% above
the BLS national median of $61,160.
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
BLS projects employment of meeting, convention, and event planners to grow 5.8% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations.
About 16,800 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Jobs 2025 → 2035
172,100 → 182,100
+10,000 jobs
Projected change
+5.8%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
16,800
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
10.1% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.
H-1B median$62,275
Change vs prior year-2.86%
After inflation (CPI-U)-5.81%
Wage level
LCAs
Share
P25
Median
P75
Level I
39
36.4%
$46,900
$51,500
$63,500
Level II
31
29%
$54,625
$60,029
$76,523
Level III
13
12.1%
$61,250
$75,000
$88,400
Level IV
18
16.8%
$91,918
$116,498
$150,000
Top H-1B sponsors for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salaries by state
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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salaries by metro area
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Skills & tools
Skills needed for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
About the job
What meeting, convention, and event planners do
Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.
Review event bills for accuracy and approve payment.
Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.
Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs.
Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.
Maintain records of event aspects, including financial details.
Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
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