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Industries with Fastest Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Salary Growth

These industries raised Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

125
Industries with Growth
+93.1%
Highest Growth
+25.7%
Average Growth
15
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 125 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $63,710 $123,000 +$59,290 +93.1%
2 Building Equipment Contractors $53,330 $99,680 +$46,350 +86.9%
3 Personal Care Services $55,300 $99,990 +$44,690 +80.8%
4 Land Subdivision $43,380 $74,870 +$31,490 +72.6%
5 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $45,040 $72,720 +$27,680 +61.5%
6 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures $49,150 $77,840 +$28,690 +58.4%
7 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $65,640 $103,270 +$37,630 +57.3%
8 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $33,680 $52,810 +$19,130 +56.8%
9 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $52,750 $82,440 +$29,690 +56.3%
10 Other Insurance Related Activities $57,860 $90,110 +$32,250 +55.7%
11 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $54,660 $84,820 +$30,160 +55.2%
12 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $69,890 $103,270 +$33,380 +47.8%
13 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $62,060 $90,740 +$28,680 +46.2%
14 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $53,340 $77,650 +$24,310 +45.6%
15 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $38,560 $55,630 +$17,070 +44.3%
16 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $53,020 $74,990 +$21,970 +41.4%
17 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $55,000 $77,280 +$22,280 +40.5%
18 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $52,910 $73,810 +$20,900 +39.5%
19 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $56,340 $77,640 +$21,300 +37.8%
20 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $59,130 $81,170 +$22,040 +37.3%
21 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $60,510 $82,980 +$22,470 +37.1%
22 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $62,380 $85,210 +$22,830 +36.6%
23 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $34,120 $46,460 +$12,340 +36.2%
24 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $61,530 $83,500 +$21,970 +35.7%
25 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $59,300 $80,380 +$21,080 +35.5%
26 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $65,640 $88,740 +$23,100 +35.2%
27 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $58,620 $78,340 +$19,720 +33.6%
28 Scientific Research and Development Services $59,000 $78,770 +$19,770 +33.5%
29 Traveler Accommodation $47,420 $63,270 +$15,850 +33.4%
30 Accommodation $47,350 $62,880 +$15,530 +32.8%
31 Offices of Physicians $52,630 $69,300 +$16,670 +31.7%
32 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $48,770 $64,170 +$15,400 +31.6%
33 Management of Companies and Enterprises $58,900 $77,210 +$18,310 +31.1%
34 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $53,320 $69,680 +$16,360 +30.7%
35 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $63,610 $83,060 +$19,450 +30.6%
36 Newspaper Publishers $53,400 $69,670 +$16,270 +30.5%
37 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $59,890 $77,990 +$18,100 +30.2%
38 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $60,200 $77,960 +$17,760 +29.5%
39 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $59,780 $77,370 +$17,590 +29.4%
40 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $59,930 $77,410 +$17,480 +29.2%
41 Telecommunications $51,060 $65,840 +$14,780 +28.9%
42 Legal Services $57,890 $74,100 +$16,210 +28.0%
43 Insurance Carriers $64,890 $82,760 +$17,870 +27.5%
44 Chemical Manufacturing $57,010 $72,440 +$15,430 +27.1%
45 Social Advocacy Organizations $45,740 $58,070 +$12,330 +27.0%
46 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $52,890 $67,140 +$14,250 +26.9%
47 Other Residential Care Facilities $40,360 $51,060 +$10,700 +26.5%
48 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $52,700 $66,370 +$13,670 +25.9%
49 Food Services and Drinking Places $40,960 $51,550 +$10,590 +25.9%
50 Machinery Manufacturing $58,310 $73,300 +$14,990 +25.7%
51 Motion Picture and Video Industries $61,350 $77,120 +$15,770 +25.7%
52 Religious Organizations $44,950 $56,490 +$11,540 +25.7%
53 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $68,350 $85,850 +$17,500 +25.6%
54 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $48,350 $60,640 +$12,290 +25.4%
55 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $57,500 $72,110 +$14,610 +25.4%
56 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $39,760 $49,830 +$10,070 +25.3%
57 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $58,140 $72,800 +$14,660 +25.2%
58 Facilities Support Services $44,060 $54,890 +$10,830 +24.6%
59 Software Publishers $83,320 $103,730 +$20,410 +24.5%
60 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $54,310 $67,320 +$13,010 +24.0%
61 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $54,430 $67,370 +$12,940 +23.8%
62 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $87,680 $107,490 +$19,810 +22.6%
63 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $39,940 $48,770 +$8,830 +22.1%
64 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $69,750 $85,110 +$15,360 +22.0%
65 Elementary and Secondary Schools $50,400 $61,400 +$11,000 +21.8%
66 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $50,240 $60,890 +$10,650 +21.2%
67 Educational Support Services $50,560 $61,260 +$10,700 +21.2%
68 Engineering Services $59,190 $71,200 +$12,010 +20.3%
69 Other Personal Services $48,790 $58,670 +$9,880 +20.3%
70 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $62,350 $74,740 +$12,390 +19.9%
71 Educational Services $50,100 $59,800 +$9,700 +19.4%
72 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $58,200 $69,460 +$11,260 +19.3%
73 Personal and Laundry Services $49,350 $58,830 +$9,480 +19.2%
74 Rental and Leasing Services $50,930 $60,630 +$9,700 +19.0%
75 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $56,050 $66,640 +$10,590 +18.9%
76 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $65,190 $77,410 +$12,220 +18.7%
77 Performing Arts Companies $45,750 $54,310 +$8,560 +18.7%
78 Hospitals $56,200 $66,710 +$10,510 +18.7%
79 Individual and Family Services $42,810 $50,800 +$7,990 +18.7%
80 Employment Services $49,450 $58,640 +$9,190 +18.6%
81 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $51,180 $60,630 +$9,450 +18.5%
82 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $45,200 $53,500 +$8,300 +18.4%
83 Specialized Design Services $51,050 $60,360 +$9,310 +18.2%
84 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $58,200 $68,530 +$10,330 +17.7%
85 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $51,970 $60,940 +$8,970 +17.3%
86 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $41,190 $47,950 +$6,760 +16.4%
87 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $44,840 $52,170 +$7,330 +16.3%
88 Beverage Manufacturing $44,840 $52,170 +$7,330 +16.3%
89 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $38,660 $44,960 +$6,300 +16.3%
90 Grantmaking and Giving Services $54,350 $62,990 +$8,640 +15.9%
91 Junior Colleges $47,760 $55,300 +$7,540 +15.8%
92 Social Assistance $43,920 $50,840 +$6,920 +15.8%
93 Technical and Trade Schools $45,820 $52,960 +$7,140 +15.6%
94 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $55,830 $63,950 +$8,120 +14.5%
95 Office Administrative Services $54,980 $62,900 +$7,920 +14.4%
96 Civic and Social Organizations $45,610 $52,050 +$6,440 +14.1%
97 Special Food Services $43,870 $49,860 +$5,990 +13.7%
98 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $64,970 $73,830 +$8,860 +13.6%
99 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $45,850 $51,990 +$6,140 +13.4%
100 Ambulatory Health Care Services $52,630 $59,580 +$6,950 +13.2%
101 Administrative and Support Services $53,460 $60,510 +$7,050 +13.2%
102 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $53,580 $60,630 +$7,050 +13.2%
103 Photographic Services $40,730 $46,030 +$5,300 +13.0%
104 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $58,510 $66,090 +$7,580 +13.0%
105 Specialty Trade Contractors $57,320 $64,480 +$7,160 +12.5%
106 Business Support Services $50,370 $56,650 +$6,280 +12.5%
107 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $49,220 $55,230 +$6,010 +12.2%
108 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $55,600 $61,930 +$6,330 +11.4%
109 Home Health Care Services $48,180 $53,460 +$5,280 +11.0%
110 Gambling Industries $41,850 $46,430 +$4,580 +10.9%
111 Other Support Services $54,720 $60,230 +$5,510 +10.1%
112 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $73,260 $79,990 +$6,730 +9.2%
113 Temporary Help Services $47,970 $52,140 +$4,170 +8.7%
114 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $55,420 $59,750 +$4,330 +7.8%
115 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $41,320 $44,450 +$3,130 +7.6%
116 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $57,030 $61,340 +$4,310 +7.6%
117 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $48,770 $52,000 +$3,230 +6.6%
118 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $49,840 $53,040 +$3,200 +6.4%
119 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $51,310 $54,550 +$3,240 +6.3%
120 Investigation and Security Services $42,780 $44,450 +$1,670 +3.9%
121 Other Schools and Instruction $44,570 $45,630 +$1,060 +2.4%
122 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $62,460 $63,740 +$1,280 +2.0%
123 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $55,150 $56,170 +$1,020 +1.8%
124 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $43,580 $44,020 +$440 +1.0%
125 Food Manufacturing $49,010 $49,030 +$20 +0.0%

15 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Rail Transportation $51,780 $28,310 -$23,470 -45.3%
2 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $55,380 $36,470 -$18,910 -34.1%
3 Residential Building Construction $55,670 $36,720 -$18,950 -34.0%
4 Construction of Buildings $56,950 $39,560 -$17,390 -30.5%
5 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $55,430 $45,140 -$10,290 -18.6%
6 Florists $43,190 $38,880 -$4,310 -10.0%
7 Outpatient Care Centers $55,760 $51,190 -$4,570 -8.2%
8 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $47,590 $44,500 -$3,090 -6.5%
9 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $52,220 $50,680 -$1,540 -2.9%
10 Real Estate $52,540 $51,580 -$960 -1.8%
11 Building Finishing Contractors $65,600 $64,480 -$1,120 -1.7%
12 Amusement Parks and Arcades $40,490 $39,980 -$510 -1.3%
13 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $46,560 $46,030 -$530 -1.1%
14 Spectator Sports $46,530 $46,060 -$470 -1.0%
15 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $47,080 $46,800 -$280 -0.6%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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