Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $71,519 versus $58,998 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +21.2%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 64.3% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$71,5191412.2%
Bachelor's$58,9987464.3%
None$55,0741513%
High School$43,63065.2%
Associate's$32,69465.2%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
HILTON WORLDWIDE N/A N/A N/A $55,000
NR Enterprises Inc Bachelor's 100% 0% $54,187
Compass, Inc Bachelor's 100% 0% $46,405
FRENCHMANS CREEK INC & SUBSIDIARY N/A N/A N/A $34,000
Carefirst Rehab, LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $33,696
NVE INC. , A CALIFORNIA COMPANY N/A N/A N/A $92,000
The University of Georgia N/A N/A N/A $53,747
IMG Worldwide LLC N/A N/A N/A $33,500
Penton Learning Systems LLC Master's 0% 100% $56,250
Tournet Hawaii, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $37,600
American Australian Association Inc. N/A N/A N/A $55,000
Broken Sound Club, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $32,427
Lyoness America Inc. N/A N/A N/A $32,448
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL NYC LLC N/A N/A N/A $33,800
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI N/A N/A N/A $59,067
MDM Brickell Hotel Group Ltd. N/A N/A N/A $35,525
RHYTHM MEDIA GROUP INC N/A N/A N/A $39,000
Extranomical Tours LLC N/A N/A N/A $62,500
SXSW LLC N/A N/A N/A $46,363
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS LTD N/A N/A N/A $69,538