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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Indiana

Considering a career as a Meeting, Convention, or Event Planner in Indiana?

10.2% Jobs Projection
$46,510 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Indiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Indiana is growing faster than average.

  • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Indiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Work in Indiana?

1,210 people worked as Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,180 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in this state are growing at a rate of 10.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.9%.

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Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 170 annual Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners job openings in Indiana, and 1,410 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,100 annual jobs and 129,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Make in Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners ranged from $28,270 to $73,700 with $46,510 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.59 to $35.43. The median hourly rate was $22.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.94 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.42.

The median salary in Indiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Indiana Metros for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,810 $50,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 600 $52,750
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 510 $45,300
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 340 $35,510
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 120 $37,870
Fort Wayne, IN 110 $39,130
Bloomington, IN 90 $46,330
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 40 $46,680
Evansville, IN-KY 30 $36,900

Top States for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Employment

View the list below to see where most Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 16,200 $53,100
New York 10,340 $60,510
Florida 7,540 $45,130
Texas 7,490 $49,080
Illinois 4,420 $49,170
Virginia 3,870 $57,980
Pennsylvania 3,840 $45,160
North Carolina 3,120 $42,520
Massachusetts 3,090 $52,480
New Jersey 3,060 $61,750
Colorado 3,030 $48,210
Ohio 3,000 $44,890
Maryland 2,870 $55,760
Michigan 2,720 $45,530
Georgia 2,700 $48,370
Washington 2,650 $49,690
Minnesota 2,530 $51,650
District of Columbia 2,510 $65,090
Missouri 2,360 $42,390
Tennessee 1,830 $41,170

Below are the states where Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $65,090
New Jersey $61,750
New York $60,510
Virginia $57,980
Connecticut $56,470
Maryland $55,760
Hawaii $53,740
Alaska $53,320
California $53,100
Rhode Island $52,940

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