Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of meeting, convention, and event planners to grow 5.8% from 2025 to 2035 (about 10,000 more jobs), with about 16,800 openings a year, and the May 2025 median pay of $61,160 a year ranks 415th of 825 occupations.
- Projected change
- +5.8%
- Openings a year
- 16,800
- Median pay
- $61,160
- Pay rank
- 415th of 825
Is employment of meeting, convention, and event planners growing or shrinking?
Growing: BLS projects employment of meeting, convention, and event planners to rise 5.8% (about 10,000 more jobs) from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% projected across all occupations. That is about the same as the +5.5% summed from BLS's employment levels across the 32 business and financial operations occupations with a projection. That change ranks 177th of 830 projected occupations.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Employment, 2025 | 172,100 |
| Employment, 2035 | 182,100 |
| Projected change | +5.8% |
| Openings a year | 16,800 |
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035. A projection is a BLS estimate, not a count. The 172,100 jobs here differ from the 142,860 on the salary page because Employment Projections also counts the self-employed and a wider set of workers, while OEWS counts wage and salary jobs in May 2025. BLS published these projections on August 27, 2026; checked November 10, 2026. Confirm any figure in the BLS Employment Projections tables.
BLS's reasons for this projection are at the Occupational Outlook Handbook. State projections are at Projections Central; projections by industry are left to BLS. Education, licensing and work context at O*NET.
How many job openings are there each year?
About 16,800 openings a year, from job growth and from workers leaving the occupation, the 187th most of 830 occupations. About 94% of them replace workers who change occupations or leave the labor force; the rest come from the 1,000 jobs added in an average year.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035.
How does pay for meeting, convention, and event planners rank?
The median of $61,160 a year ranks 415th of 825 occupations with a published median. It sits in the upper half of occupations on openings and the lower half on pay.
Source: BLS OEWS national file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Ranks count only the occupations with that published figure: 830 for projected change, 830 for openings, 825 for median pay, which is why the totals differ.
What does it take to start?
- Typical entry-level education: bachelor's degree.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035, education and training assignments.
How do related jobs compare on outlook?
| Occupation | Change | Openings a year | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraisers | +5.5% | 10,000 | $72,550 |
| Project Management Specialists | +6.7% | 76,500 | $102,320 |
| Management Analysts | +10.1% | 94,100 | $101,860 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | +3.9% | 98,700 | $83,050 |
| Logisticians | +17.6% | 26,600 | $82,320 |
| Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes | +9.7% | 2,400 | $82,890 |
| Public Relations Specialists | +1.8% | 23,000 | $74,750 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 0% | 43,300 | $76,590 |
Related occupations from O*NET; projections from BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035; pay from BLS OEWS, May 2025.