Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Business and Financial Operations · SOC 13-1121
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 13-1121 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 10.2%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 44/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $61,160
- H-1B offered wage $56,160; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 16,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.8%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 83
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 29,605 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~48.6% of this role but only ~10.2% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
Common titles: Catering Director, Conference Planner, Conference Planning Manager, Conference Services Director, Conference Services Manager, Convention Services Director
Representative Tasks
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Correspond with customers to answer questions or resolve complaints.
- •Authorize financial actions.
- •Verify accuracy of records.
- •Organize special events.
- •Confer with personnel to coordinate business operations.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 10.2% | 29.0% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 48% Bright |
| Median Salary | $61,160 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 90/100 | N/A |