Meeting and Convention Directors

Median Salary: $44,800

Many meeting and convention directors across the country share a few key professional attributes. For example, initiative, achievement/effort, and stress tolerance can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 51,530 individuals were working as meeting and convention directors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to cultivate these traits and receive formal training, particularly if you're ready to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for meeting and convention directors in the U.S. was $44,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $21.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about meeting and convention directors, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

Meeting and convention directors should be skilled in:

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Oral Expression
  • Near Vision
  • Category Flexibility
  • Visualization

Different individuals go into different careers; meeting and convention directors are typically:

  • Enterprising
  • Conventional
  • Social

Working as a meeting or convention director requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Clerical
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Administration and Management

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as meeting and convention directors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of meeting and convention directors in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Birmingham 100 $34,400 $16.50 $42,000 $20.20 -49.5%
Huntsville 40 $38,200 $18.40 $66,400 $31.90 -46.2%
Mobile NA $37,200 $17.90 $50,200 $24.10 NA
Alaska
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Anchorage NA $51,000 $24.50 $56,700 $27.30 NA
Arizona
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Phoenix 680 $44,700 $21.50 $63,900 $30.70 -1.5%
Tucson 170 $39,700 $19.10 $55,000 $26.40 18%
Arkansas
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Fayetteville 40 $27,700 $13.30 $49,000 $23.50 -47.2%
Hot Springs 30 $30,900 $14.90 $40,900 $19.70 116.8%
Little Rock 70 $36,100 $17.40 $43,200 $20.80 -42.6%
California
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Bakersfield 40 $57,200 $27.50 $63,000 $30.30 -66.2%
Los Angeles (Area) 2,190 $46,800 $22.50 $59,600 $28.70 12.2%
Modesto 40 $43,000 $20.70 $49,500 $23.80 -32.5%
Oakland 290 $47,600 $22.90 $60,400 $29.00 -25.6%
Oxnard 60 $48,200 $23.20 $58,700 $28.20 -48.7%
Riverside 270 $43,300 $20.80 $55,700 $26.80 -43.4%
Sacramento 270 $53,400 $25.70 $63,400 $30.50 -20.1%
Salinas 130 $40,200 $19.30 $56,000 $26.90 105.6%
San Diego 560 $50,000 $24.10 $59,400 $28.60 10.7%
San Francisco (Area) 1,160 $50,900 $24.50 $65,200 $31.30 49.7%
San Francisco (City) 870 $54,200 $26.10 $69,900 $33.60 125.1%
San Jose 270 $52,200 $25.10 $66,100 $31.80 -23.9%
Santa Barbara 70 $44,900 $21.60 $53,500 $25.70 9.6%
Santa Rosa 60 $46,500 $22.40 $83,000 $39.90 -9.4%
Stockton 30 $47,100 $22.60 $57,400 $27.60 -63.2%
Colorado
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Boulder 70 $41,800 $20.10 $58,400 $28.10 17%
Colorado Springs 170 $37,300 $17.90 $51,200 $24.60 73.6%
Denver 750 $44,600 $21.50 $60,300 $29.00 57.1%
Fort Collins 40 $35,300 $17.00 $48,100 $23.10 -14%
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 300 $57,800 $27.80 $69,700 $33.50 82%
Hartford 140 $43,600 $20.90 $52,400 $25.20 -35.8%
New Haven 50 $51,200 $24.60 $63,700 $30.60 -51.5%
Norwich 50 $41,200 $19.80 $56,300 $27.00 -6.6%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 4,240 $51,700 $24.90 $66,600 $32.00 243.4%
Florida
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Bradenton 60 $40,600 $19.50 $47,400 $22.80 -41.1%
Cape Coral 30 $38,100 $18.30 $52,400 $25.20 -58.6%
Deltona 40 $43,500 $20.90 $62,100 $29.80 -40.4%
Jacksonville 500 $37,500 $18.00 $46,000 $22.10 116%
Lakeland NA $34,800 $16.70 $37,200 $17.90 NA
Miami (Area) 710 $41,200 $19.80 $52,100 $25.10 -20.8%
Naples 40 $46,700 $22.50 $52,900 $25.40 -9.6%
Orlando 1,010 $36,200 $17.40 $45,900 $22.10 158.1%
Tallahassee 120 $45,100 $21.70 $56,600 $27.20 86.5%
Tampa 700 $41,300 $19.90 $53,500 $25.70 56.6%
Georgia
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Atlanta 1,890 $44,100 $21.20 $58,900 $28.30 109.9%
Augusta 40 $28,200 $13.60 $35,200 $16.90 -54.3%
Columbus 30 $39,400 $19.00 $47,000 $22.60 -30.5%
Savannah 80 $40,200 $19.30 $49,500 $23.80 36%
Hawaii
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Honolulu 130 $43,500 $20.90 $58,600 $28.20 -25.9%
Illinois
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Bloomington 30 $36,200 $17.40 $42,200 $20.30 2.5%
Champaign 30 $42,100 $20.20 $50,200 $24.20 -23.4%
Chicago (Area) NA $48,500 $23.30 $62,500 $30.10 NA
Springfield 60 $50,600 $24.30 $59,500 $28.60 40.6%
Indiana
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Bloomington 30 $29,400 $14.20 $32,600 $15.70 2.5%
Evansville 30 $34,600 $16.60 $47,500 $22.90 -51.5%
Indianapolis 260 $39,000 $18.70 $51,900 $24.90 -22.8%
Iowa
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Des Moines 180 $42,000 $20.20 $53,300 $25.60 44.4%
Kansas
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Topeka 30 $38,400 $18.50 $45,600 $21.90 -26.4%
Wichita 50 $29,500 $14.20 $36,900 $17.70 -57.4%
Kentucky
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Lexington 110 $32,700 $15.70 $41,100 $19.80 11.9%
Louisville 140 $38,100 $18.30 $56,600 $27.20 -40.4%
Louisiana
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Baton Rouge 50 $37,000 $17.80 $40,500 $19.50 -65.2%
New Orleans 200 $40,200 $19.30 $46,200 $22.20 0.3%
Maine
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Portland 50 $34,800 $16.70 $43,500 $20.90 -33.5%
Maryland
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Baltimore 530 $50,400 $24.20 $70,000 $33.60 6.6%
Massachusetts
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Barnstable Town 50 $49,900 $24.00 $58,400 $28.10 29.7%
Boston (Area) 2,150 $49,600 $23.80 $63,200 $30.40 127.9%
Springfield 100 $54,400 $26.20 $69,400 $33.30 -12.4%
Worcester 100 $54,700 $26.30 $76,700 $36.90 10.2%
Michigan
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Ann Arbor 120 $41,600 $20.00 $52,700 $25.40 65.7%
Detroit (Area) 590 $41,900 $20.10 $54,400 $26.10 -16.5%
Flint 40 $36,600 $17.60 $43,900 $21.10 -32.7%
Grand Rapids 70 $42,900 $20.60 $54,300 $26.10 -54.1%
Lansing 130 $43,400 $20.90 $51,500 $24.70 59.9%
Saginaw 40 $37,000 $17.80 $47,100 $22.60 23.1%
Minnesota
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Minneapolis 870 $45,000 $21.60 $55,500 $26.70 27.7%
Mississippi
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Jackson 60 $39,300 $18.90 $61,300 $29.50 -42.1%
Missouri
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Columbia 40 $42,500 $20.40 $56,100 $27.00 23.9%
Kansas City 410 $42,900 $20.60 $52,300 $25.20 6.3%
St. Louis 430 $43,900 $21.10 $56,100 $27.00 -15.5%
Montana
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Billings 50 $29,400 $14.10 $34,900 $16.80 69.3%
Nebraska
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Lincoln 60 $25,600 $12.30 $37,300 $17.90 -7.4%
Omaha 80 $41,100 $19.80 $49,500 $23.80 -55.6%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 340 $46,200 $22.20 $58,500 $28.20 1.5%
Reno 100 $45,900 $22.10 $60,200 $29.00 30.7%
New Jersey
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Atlantic City 80 $46,200 $22.20 $59,000 $28.40 52.3%
Trenton 90 $48,400 $23.30 $59,200 $28.50 4.3%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 80 $36,500 $17.50 $46,600 $22.40 -45.7%
New York
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Albany 240 $47,300 $22.80 $61,500 $29.60 38.6%
Binghamton 40 $47,100 $22.70 $57,200 $27.50 -18.5%
Buffalo 150 $39,100 $18.80 $46,900 $22.50 -27.2%
New York (Area) 4,700 $49,700 $23.90 $64,400 $31.00 18.8%
Poughkeepsie 130 $37,200 $17.90 $53,100 $25.60 35.8%
Rochester 160 $41,500 $20.00 $50,500 $24.30 -17%
Syracuse 80 $38,400 $18.40 $49,100 $23.60 -29.7%
Utica 40 $35,200 $16.90 $42,200 $20.30 -11.9%
North Carolina
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Asheville 50 $41,400 $19.90 $54,600 $26.20 -28.4%
Charlotte 220 $43,800 $21.10 $54,400 $26.20 -33.5%
Durham 120 $46,600 $22.40 $58,500 $28.10 6.9%
Greensboro 70 $37,800 $18.20 $43,500 $20.90 -45.7%
Raleigh 140 $39,800 $19.10 $50,100 $24.10 -26.9%
Wilmington 40 $36,900 $17.80 $43,100 $20.70 -21.1%
Winston-Salem 80 $43,000 $20.70 $51,500 $24.80 -5.1%
Ohio
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Akron 110 $35,400 $17.00 $41,800 $20.10 -14.5%
Cincinnati 240 $38,200 $18.40 $49,100 $23.60 -39.8%
Cleveland 290 $36,000 $17.30 $48,900 $23.50 -27.4%
Columbus 310 $37,800 $18.20 $52,500 $25.20 -12.9%
Dayton 60 $32,200 $15.50 $51,600 $24.80 -55.8%
Toledo 40 $34,100 $16.40 $40,200 $19.30 -61.7%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 150 $34,200 $16.40 $38,800 $18.60 -32.7%
Tulsa 60 $34,500 $16.60 $37,900 $18.20 -63.7%
Oregon
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Eugene 50 $35,700 $17.10 $39,600 $19.10 -10.2%
Portland 370 $43,400 $20.90 $51,300 $24.70 -4.3%
Salem 50 $37,100 $17.80 $50,900 $24.50 -9.4%
Pennsylvania
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Allentown 70 $40,000 $19.20 $50,200 $24.10 -45.7%
Harrisburg 190 $41,500 $20.00 $46,000 $22.10 57.9%
Philadelphia (Area) 1,230 $44,300 $21.30 $57,500 $27.70 12.7%
Pittsburgh 300 $39,600 $19.10 $50,300 $24.20 -31.7%
Reading 60 $37,800 $18.20 $59,100 $28.40 -4.3%
Scranton 40 $37,100 $17.80 $44,200 $21.20 -59.9%
State College 50 $42,300 $20.30 $50,100 $24.10 91.4%
York 40 $63,700 $30.60 $79,600 $38.30 -39.1%
Rhode Island
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Providence 170 $45,400 $21.80 $61,200 $29.40 -18.8%
South Carolina
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Charleston 150 $35,300 $17.00 $49,200 $23.60 38.8%
Columbia 120 $33,700 $16.20 $49,000 $23.60 -12.4%
Greenville NA $32,500 $15.60 $49,400 $23.70 NA
Myrtle Beach 30 $34,000 $16.30 $40,700 $19.60 -26.4%
South Dakota
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Rapid City 30 $28,800 $13.90 $33,500 $16.10 47.2%
Sioux Falls NA $24,200 $11.60 $31,900 $15.30 NA
Tennessee
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Chattanooga 50 $38,500 $18.50 $49,800 $23.90 -45.4%
Knoxville 30 $33,200 $16.00 $41,900 $20.10 -75.1%
Memphis 160 $40,600 $19.50 $61,300 $29.50 -33.5%
Nashville 190 $46,200 $22.20 $57,300 $27.50 -33%
Texas
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Austin NA $45,800 $22.00 $56,300 $27.00 NA
College Station 190 $42,900 $20.60 $52,300 $25.20 432%
Dallas (Area) 1,160 $41,300 $19.80 $54,700 $26.30 -2%
El Paso 30 $42,100 $20.20 $59,500 $28.60 -68.5%
Houston 770 $45,800 $22.00 $62,300 $30.00 -23.4%
San Antonio 260 $41,500 $20.00 $51,400 $24.70 -21.1%
Tyler 40 $36,200 $17.40 $40,300 $19.40 18.5%
Utah
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Ogden 50 $44,600 $21.50 $88,100 $42.30 -32.5%
Provo 80 $35,200 $16.90 $48,600 $23.40 17.3%
Salt Lake City 160 $38,700 $18.60 $49,100 $23.60 -32.7%
Vermont
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Burlington 80 $38,600 $18.60 $45,300 $21.80 76.6%
Virginia
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Charlottesville 60 $42,000 $20.20 $49,600 $23.80 74.9%
Harrisonburg 40 $43,300 $20.80 $51,500 $24.70 73.4%
Richmond 350 $45,800 $22.00 $58,300 $28.00 50%
Roanoke 40 $38,900 $18.70 $54,700 $26.30 -28.4%
Virginia Beach 330 $40,900 $19.70 $52,100 $25.10 15.5%
Washington
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Seattle (Area) 710 $46,600 $22.40 $55,900 $26.90 -16%
Spokane 30 $42,500 $20.40 $47,600 $22.90 -56.6%
West Virginia
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Charleston 30 $42,000 $20.20 $48,800 $23.50 -47.7%
Wheeling 40 $27,100 $13.00 $44,400 $21.40 68%
Wisconsin
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Eau Claire 80 $33,800 $16.30 $42,800 $20.60 176.1%
Madison 180 $38,300 $18.40 $47,000 $22.60 42.1%
Milwaukee 210 $37,400 $18.00 $44,000 $21.20 -35.3%