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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
95,850 |
1.5 % |
$25.01 |
$52,020 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$12.34 |
$16.72 |
$22.76 |
$30.36 |
$39.92 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$25,670 |
$34,790 |
$47,350 |
$63,140 |
$83,030 |
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 |
9,230 |
2.15 |
$28.31 |
$58,880 |
Traveler Accommodation |
9,210 |
0.48 |
$23.65 |
$49,190 |
Other Support Services |
7,370 |
2.41 |
$27.16 |
$56,490 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
5,730 |
0.19 |
$24.54 |
$51,050 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
5,380 |
4.11 |
$22.38 |
$46,560 |
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 |
5,380 |
4.11 |
$22.38 |
$46,560 |
Other Support Services |
7,370 |
2.41 |
$27.16 |
$56,490 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
9,230 |
2.15 |
$28.31 |
$58,880 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services |
2,200 |
1.58 |
$26.04 |
$54,150 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
2,190 |
1.40 |
$20.99 |
$43,660 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
12,830 |
0.80 |
1.18 |
$26.64 |
$55,400 |
New York |
9,160 |
1.01 |
1.47 |
$30.95 |
$64,370 |
Texas |
7,000 |
0.60 |
0.87 |
$26.28 |
$54,660 |
Florida |
6,470 |
0.79 |
1.15 |
$22.24 |
$46,260 |
Illinois |
4,220 |
0.71 |
1.05 |
$25.09 |
$52,180 |
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 |
2,630 |
3.74 |
5.48 |
$33.61 |
$69,910 |
Colorado |
2,880 |
1.15 |
1.68 |
$21.59 |
$44,910 |
Maryland |
2,850 |
1.08 |
1.58 |
$26.26 |
$54,620 |
Virginia |
3,900 |
1.04 |
1.52 |
$28.25 |
$58,760 |
New York |
9,160 |
1.01 |
1.47 |
$30.95 |
$64,370 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
7,650 |
1.16 |
1.70 |
$32.69 |
$68,000 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
5,280 |
2.12 |
3.11 |
$32.26 |
$67,110 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,590 |
0.85 |
1.25 |
$24.54 |
$51,040 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,100 |
0.85 |
1.25 |
$26.35 |
$54,810 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,960 |
0.81 |
1.18 |
$32.52 |
$67,640 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
1,890 |
1.34 |
1.96 |
$21.12 |
$43,920 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,880 |
0.73 |
1.08 |
$24.76 |
$51,510 |
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,780 |
1.14 |
1.67 |
$26.27 |
$54,640 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,720 |
0.59 |
0.86 |
$23.67 |
$49,240 |
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,630 |
1.53 |
2.24 |
$33.84 |
$70,390 |
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