Often handed to AI
Task areas most often handled directively in observed AI conversations — candidates to delegate with light review.
- Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements. · 0.4%
Occupation · SOC 13-1121.00
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
Also called: Conference Planning Manager · Conference Services Manager · Convention Services Manager (CSM) · Events Manager · Catering Director · Conference Planner · Conference Services Director · Convention Services Director · Event Coordinator · Special Events Coordinator · Catering Coordinator · Catering and Convention Services Manager
Job family: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
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A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Task areas most often handled directively in observed AI conversations — candidates to delegate with light review.
Task areas where people work with AI — iterating, learning, or checking — staying in the loop rather than handing the task off.
Task areas where a human was still judged necessary in a large share of observed conversations — not a safety ruling, an observed-need signal.
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
See all skills →Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
59th-percentile task overlap — yet about 15,500 openings a year (+4.8% projected, BLS), and observed AI use leans 4536% copilot, not hand-off (AEI) . What exposure means →
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) Moderate | 58th | 0.4 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) High | 73rd | 0.9 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate | 50th | 0.1 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.1), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.9). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
This job mostly cannot be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman) — its hands-on tasks sit outside what software-based AI reaches.
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.0 · 21st percentile among occupations · Low
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise. | 3.1% | |
| Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements. | 0.7% | |
| Plan and develop programs, agendas, budgets, and services according to customer requirements. | 0.3% | |
| Evaluate and select providers of services according to customer requirements. | 0.3% |
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | About average · +4.8% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 15,500 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 155,800 → 163,300 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Conference and Event Planners · 3332 | 48% | Gradient 2 |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
How people actually apply AI to this occupation's tasks, from Claude.ai (Free and Pro) conversations in the Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15. This is one AI assistant's consumer sample — not all AI, not the whole workforce. Autonomy and the collaboration mix are model-rated estimates; figures below the sample floor are hidden.
| Augmentation vs. automation | 45.4% working with AI · 31.3% handed to AI |
| Most common way people use AI here | Iteration · you and AI go back and forth |
| Typical AI autonomy | 4.0 / 5 · higher = AI acts more independently |
| Used for work (vs. personal / coursework) | 47.5% |
The role's most common tasks in AI conversations, each tagged with how people work with the AI on it. “Usage” is the share of observed conversations, not of the job.
| Task | How | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise. | Iteration | 1.6% |
| Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events such as meetings, conferences, and conventions. | Iteration | 0.7% |
| Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security. | Iteration | 0.7% |
| Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements. | Directive | 0.4% |
| Plan and develop programs, agendas, budgets, and services according to customer requirements. | Iteration | 0.3% |
Tasks where the model most often judged that a person remained necessary — a useful read on the current boundary, not a guarantee.
| Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events such as meetings, conferences, and conventions. | 100.0% | |
| Plan and develop programs, agendas, budgets, and services according to customer requirements. | 100.0% | |
| Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security. | 98.6% | |
| Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements. | 97.6% | |
| Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise. | 96.2% |
Example prompts phrased from the tasks people most often delegate to AI in this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index). Each shows the underlying measured task and its share of observed AI use. They are suggested phrasings of real tasks — starting points, not endorsed instructions.
Help me monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise. From: Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise. · 1.6% of measured AI use · task iteration
Help me consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events such as meetings, conferences, and conventions. From: Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events such as meetings, conferences, and conventions. · 0.7% of measured AI use · task iteration
Help me coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security. From: Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security. · 0.7% of measured AI use · task iteration
Help me inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements. From: Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements. · 0.4% of measured AI use · directive
All 21 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
Newer responsibilities O*NET has flagged as growing for this occupation.
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.3 | |
| English Language | 4.2 | |
| Communications and Media | 3.7 | |
| Administrative | 3.5 | |
| Administration and Management | 3.4 | |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.3 | |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | |
| Speaking | 4.0 | |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | |
| Writing | 3.5 | |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | |
| Active Learning | 3.4 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Written Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Oral Expression | 4.0 | |
| Written Expression | 4.0 | |
| Speech Recognition | 4.0 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.9 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.9 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.8 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.8 | |
| Originality | 3.6 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.6 | |
| Near Vision | 3.6 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.5 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.1 | |
| Selective Attention | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 | |
| Coordination | 3.9 | |
| Service Orientation | 3.9 | |
| Time Management | 3.8 | |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | |
| Persuasion | 3.5 | |
| Negotiation | 3.4 | |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.3 | |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 |
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
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How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
What to study: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services , Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| Bachelor's Degree | 40.8% | |
| High School Diploma | 7.8% | |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 7.5% | |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 6.6% |
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
| Dependability | 8.0 | |
| Attention to Detail | 7.0 | |
| Cooperation | 6.0 | |
| Achievement Orientation | 5.0 | |
| Social Orientation | 4.0 | |
| Self-Control | 3.0 |
| Enterprising | 7.0 | |
| Conventional | 5.0 | |
| Social | 4.6 |
| Management/Administration | 5.8 | |
| Personal Service | 5.6 | |
| Office Work | 3.4 | |
| Public Speaking | 3.1 | |
| Sales | 3.0 | |
| Business Initiatives | 2.8 | |
| Accounting | 2.7 |
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $35,990 |
| 25th percentile | $45,610 |
| Median (50th) | $59,440 |
| 75th percentile | $77,150 |
| 90th percentile | $101,310 |
| People employed | 134,670 |
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 20,800 | $60,350 |
| Accommodation and Food Services · Sector | 19,610 | $57,200 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector | 18,220 | $49,780 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 15,870 | $60,510 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 13,140 | $59,880 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 13,050 | $68,530 |
| Information · Sector | 5,340 | $71,740 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing · Sector | 4,440 | $53,370 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 4,030 | $53,590 |
| Full-Service Restaurants · National industry | 3,410 | $58,770 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 3,330 | $77,210 |
| Finance and Insurance · Sector | 3,310 | $82,890 |
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Radio Broadcasting Stations · National industry | 12.16× | 550 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters · National industry | 8.38× | 530 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector | 7.89× | 18,220 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 5.38× | 20,800 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities · National industry | 4.33× | 230 |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations · National industry | 4.11× | 380 |
| Newspaper Publishers · National industry | 3.54× | 280 |
| Casino Hotels · National industry | 2.79× | 820 |
Part of the Hospitality, Events, & Tourism career cluster.
Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.
Options the data surfaces for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
How people typically prepare for this work.
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 86th percentile of 427 international occupations.
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners show 59th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 15,500 annual U.S. openings
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners show 59th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 15,500 annual U.S. openings • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners rank in the 59th percentile (Moderate band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 15,500 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be about average (+4.8%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $59,440, across about 134,670 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) • Of the AI use actually observed for this work, 45% looks like augmentation (drafting, iterating, checking) rather than hands-off automation — from a Claude.ai usage sample, not a census. (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) Source: Singulariki — "Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1121-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Every line is built only from figures this page already shows and cites. AI task overlap means what today's AI can attempt — not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Singulariki. "Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1121-00
Singulariki. (2026). Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1121-00
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note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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