Meeting Planners Salaries, Locations, and Schools
Employment Overview About 51,000 meeting planners are employed nationally. Workers can expect a low level of unemployment, if history can be used as a guide. In 2006, 3% of employees could not find jobs. Flexibility Some meeting planners, about 6%, work for themselves. Part-time workers are 14% of all surveyed. Education Employees often obtain a bachelor's degree before starting. The percentage of meeting planners with college degrees is 67%. Workers with some college (less than a bachelor's degree) represent about 22% of the total. Some employees, about 11%, had a high-school education. Local Outlook Popular locations for meeting planners include Brockton (Massachusetts), Eau Claire (Wisconsin), and Hot Springs (Arkansas). Fewer are found in Buffalo (New York), Omaha (Nebraska), and Dayton (Ohio). Workers looking for high salaries should look at Bridgeport (Connecticut), Fort Lauderdale (Florida), and New York (New York), and should avoid Shreveport (Louisiana), Gulfport (Mississippi), and Wheeling (West Virginia). Detailed local employment conditions for Meeting Planners in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.
Local Jobs Info for Meeting Planners Employment info for Meeting Planners, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location. | State | City and Surroundings | Market Strength | Workers | Median Wage |
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| Alabama | Birmingham | 0.34 | 60 | $49,000 | | Arizona | Flagstaff | 2.5 | 40 | $30,000 | | Arizona | Phoenix | 1.08 | 710 | $43,000 | | Arizona | Tucson | 1.02 | 130 | $42,000 | | Arkansas | Hot Springs | 3.8 | 40 | $32,000 | | Arkansas | Little Rock | 0.36 | 40 | $37,000 | | California | Fresno | 0.54 | 60 | $35,000 | | California | Los Angeles | 0.86 | 1,240 | $57,000 | | California | Oakland | 0.59 | 210 | $56,000 | | California | Oxnard | 0.58 | 60 | $40,000 | | California | Riverside | 0.44 | 200 | $43,000 | | California | Sacramento | 1 | 310 | $49,000 | | California | Salinas | 0.8 | 40 | $47,000 | | California | San Diego | 1.17 | 540 | $43,000 | | California | San Francisco | 2.1 | 710 | $51,000 | | California | San Jose | 0.73 | 230 | $52,000 | | California | Santa Ana | 1.32 | 710 | $49,000 | | California | Santa Barbara | 0.55 | 30 | $43,000 | | California | Santa Cruz | 3.66 | 100 | $32,000 | | California | Santa Rosa | 2.36 | 150 | $46,000 | | Colorado | Boulder | 1.74 | 90 | $40,000 | | Colorado | Colorado Springs | 2.1 | 180 | $39,000 | | Colorado | Denver | 1.4 | 600 | $45,000 | | Colorado | Fort Collins | 1.01 | 40 | $36,000 | | Connecticut | Bridgeport | 1.67 | 250 | $61,000 | | Connecticut | Hartford | 0.82 | 160 | $48,000 | | Connecticut | New Haven | 0.54 | 50 | $56,000 | | Connecticut | Norwich | 1.27 | 50 | $52,000 | | Delaware | Wilmington | 1.89 | 210 | $49,000 | | District of Columbia | Washington | 3.58 | 2,880 | $53,000 | | Florida | Cape Coral | 0.7 | 50 | $35,000 | | Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 1.51 | 390 | $54,000 | | Florida | Miami | 0.95 | 330 | $45,000 | | Florida | Naples | 1.43 | 60 | $46,000 | | Florida | Orlando | 1.82 | 670 | $40,000 | | Florida | Palm Bay | 0.76 | 50 | $35,000 | | Florida | Sarasota | 0.52 | 50 | $42,000 | | Florida | Tallahassee | 1.48 | 80 | $45,000 | | Florida | Tampa | 1.96 | 850 | $37,000 | | Florida | West Palm Beach | 0.57 | 110 | $44,000 | | Georgia | Athens | 2.58 | 60 | $35,000 | | Georgia | Atlanta | 1.93 | 1,610 | $56,000 | | Georgia | Augusta | 0.59 | 40 | $41,000 | | Georgia | Savannah | 1.4 | 70 | $36,000 | | Hawaii | Honolulu | 0.76 | 110 | $43,000 | | Illinois | Bloomington | 1.48 | 30 | $35,000 | | Illinois | Chicago | 1.58 | 2,110 | $52,000 | | Illinois | Springfield | 1.84 | 60 | $56,000 | | Indiana | Gary | 0.43 | 40 | $32,000 | | Indiana | Indianapolis | 1.05 | 320 | $42,000 | | Iowa | Davenport | 0.84 | 50 | $33,000 | | Iowa | Des Moines | 1.57 | 170 | $47,000 | | Iowa | Dubuque | 1.87 | 30 | $38,000 | | Kansas | Lawrence | 3.13 | 40 | $36,000 | | Kansas | Wichita | 0.49 | 50 | $40,000 | | Kentucky | Lexington | 0.98 | 80 | $39,000 | | Kentucky | Louisville | 0.53 | 110 | $41,000 | | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 0.41 | 50 | $38,000 | | Louisiana | New Orleans | 0.53 | 90 | $44,000 | | Louisiana | Shreveport | 0.72 | 40 | $31,000 | | Maine | Portland | 0.61 | 40 | $36,000 | | Maryland | Baltimore | 1.12 | 500 | $50,000 | | Maryland | Bethesda | 2.44 | 470 | $48,000 | | Massachusetts | Barnstable Town | 0.94 | 30 | $42,000 | | Massachusetts | Boston | 2.53 | 1,490 | $53,000 | | Massachusetts | Brockton | 3.99 | 110 | $47,000 | | Massachusetts | Framingham | 2.31 | 120 | $53,000 | | Massachusetts | Springfield | 0.59 | 60 | $52,000 | | Massachusetts | Worcester | 1.19 | 100 | $62,000 | | Michigan | Ann Arbor | 1.95 | 110 | $46,000 | | Michigan | Detroit | 1.41 | 360 | $46,000 | | Michigan | Grand Rapids | 0.46 | 60 | $43,000 | | Michigan | Warren | 0.42 | 170 | $46,000 | | Minnesota | Duluth | 0.73 | 30 | $39,000 | | Minnesota | Minneapolis | 0.89 | 560 | $47,000 | | Mississippi | Gulfport | 2.4 | 80 | $30,000 | | Mississippi | Jackson | 0.71 | 60 | $46,000 | | Missouri | Kansas City | 1.34 | 470 | $46,000 | | Missouri | St Louis | 0.68 | 320 | $43,000 | | Montana | Billings | 1.19 | 30 | $35,000 | | Nebraska | Omaha | 0.32 | 50 | $36,000 | | Nevada | Las Vegas | 1.02 | 330 | $45,000 | | New Jersey | Atlantic City | 1.55 | 70 | $46,000 | | New Jersey | Camden | 0.82 | 150 | $55,000 | | New Jersey | Edison | 1.19 | 420 | $45,000 | | New Jersey | Newark | 0.69 | 240 | $48,000 | | New Jersey | Trenton | 1.65 | 120 | $44,000 | | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 0.99 | 130 | $35,000 | | New York | Albany | 1.01 | 150 | $50,000 | | New York | Binghamton | 0.86 | 30 | $44,000 | | New York | Buffalo | 0.33 | 60 | $41,000 | | New York | Kingston | 2.2 | 40 | $46,000 | | New York | Nassau | 1.02 | 440 | $52,000 | | New York | New York | 1.93 | 3,380 | $60,000 | | New York | Poughkeepsie | 1.12 | 90 | $46,000 | | New York | Rochester | 0.94 | 160 | $43,000 | | New York | Syracuse | 0.59 | 60 | $39,000 | | New York | Utica | 0.98 | 40 | $38,000 | | North Carolina | Asheville | 1.03 | 60 | $37,000 | | North Carolina | Charlotte | 0.73 | 220 | $45,000 | | North Carolina | Durham | 1.58 | 140 | $44,000 | | North Carolina | Greensboro | 0.63 | 80 | $41,000 | | North Carolina | Raleigh | 0.99 | 170 | $42,000 | | North Carolina | Wilmington | 0.65 | 30 | $40,000 | | North Carolina | Winston Salem | 0.69 | 50 | $45,000 | | Ohio | Cincinnati | 0.48 | 170 | $42,000 | | Ohio | Cleveland | 0.76 | 280 | $43,000 | | Ohio | Columbus | 0.57 | 180 | $42,000 | | Ohio | Dayton | 0.3 | 40 | $38,000 | | Ohio | Toledo | 0.46 | 50 | $35,000 | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 0.62 | 120 | $33,000 | | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 0.69 | 100 | $32,000 | | Oregon | Eugene | 1.23 | 60 | $32,000 | | Oregon | Portland | 1.23 | 440 | $39,000 | | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 1.49 | 150 | $38,000 | | Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 0.51 | 40 | $33,000 | | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1.43 | 920 | $47,000 | | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 0.71 | 280 | $35,000 | | Pennsylvania | Reading | 0.74 | 40 | $42,000 | | Pennsylvania | State College | 2.75 | 50 | $40,000 | | Rhode Island | Providence | 1.2 | 240 | $46,000 | | South Carolina | Charleston | 1.33 | 130 | $34,000 | | South Carolina | Columbia | 1.37 | 160 | $41,000 | | South Carolina | Greenville | 0.58 | 60 | $38,000 | | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 2.87 | 110 | $32,000 | | South Dakota | Rapid City | 2.14 | 40 | $29,000 | | South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 1.14 | 50 | $33,000 | | Tennessee | Chattanooga | 0.67 | 50 | $43,000 | | Tennessee | Memphis | 0.46 | 100 | $48,000 | | Tennessee | Nashville | 0.69 | 180 | $41,000 | | Texas | Austin | 1.6 | 410 | $49,000 | | Texas | Corpus Christi | 0.53 | 30 | $31,000 | | Texas | Dallas | 1.08 | 770 | $58,000 | | Texas | El Paso | 0.35 | 30 | $43,000 | | Texas | Fort Worth | 0.95 | 270 | $42,000 | | Texas | Houston | 0.83 | 720 | $51,000 | | Texas | San Antonio | 0.89 | 250 | $42,000 | | Utah | Provo | 1.09 | 60 | $35,000 | | Utah | Salt Lake City | 0.77 | 160 | $53,000 | | Virginia | Charlottesville | 3.69 | 110 | $37,000 | | Virginia | Harrisonburg | 2.44 | 40 | $44,000 | | Virginia | Richmond | 0.96 | 200 | $49,000 | | Virginia | Virginia Beach | 1.23 | 320 | $43,000 | | Washington | Bellingham | 1.63 | 40 | $47,000 | | Washington | Seattle | 1.44 | 710 | $48,000 | | Washington | Spokane | 0.43 | 30 | $48,000 | | Washington | Tacoma | 0.66 | 60 | $49,000 | | West Virginia | Wheeling | 3.01 | 60 | $29,000 | | Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 3.86 | 90 | $37,000 | | Wisconsin | Madison | 1.63 | 180 | $41,000 | | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 0.85 | 250 | $38,000 |
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