Booking agent vs promoter

The differences between booking agents and promoters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a booking agent has an average salary of $38,935, which is higher than the $37,603 average annual salary of a promoter.

The top three skills for a booking agent include booking, inbound calls and outbound calls. The most important skills for a promoter are customer service, facebook, and windows.

Booking agent vs promoter overview

	Booking Agent	Promoter
Yearly salary	$38,935	$37,603
Hourly rate	$18.72	$18.08
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	26,286	12,975
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	2	-

Booking agent vs promoter salary

Booking agents and promoters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Booking Agent	Promoter
Average salary	$38,935	$37,603
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $62,000	Between $25,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	HP
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between booking agent and promoter education

There are a few differences between a booking agent and a promoter in terms of educational background:

	Booking Agent	Promoter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	-

Booking agent vs promoter demographics

Here are the differences between booking agents' and promoters' demographics:

	Booking Agent	Promoter
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 47.6% Female, 52.4%	Male, 43.9% Female, 56.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 8.2% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 15.5% Unknown, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 5.9% White, 50.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	20%	7%

Differences between booking agent and promoter duties and responsibilities

Booking agent example responsibilities.

Attain media/marketing opportunities for NFL clients such as (interviews, autograph signings and appearances . )
Generate fresh leads through outbound telemarketing.
Market Medicare on a group basis to businesses.
Coordinate nightly live music, DJ's and other entertainment.
Market UFC fighters through social media and relevant media publications.
Pull double duties by working the security or bartending positions as needed.

Promoter example responsibilities.

Manage the social media every Saturday night recording the event and sharing on Snapchat and Instagram platform.
Create a successful gift with purchase promotion that leverage existing inventory, spur online sales and maximize ROI.
Manage twitter, assist the production of air commercials and utilize interpersonal skills at promotional events
Require regular contact and updates on twitter and Instagram.
Research information on DJ's & songwriters to be used by management to post on Facebook for events and promotions.
Create Instagram content for the station

Booking agent vs promoter skills

Common booking agent skills

Booking, 64%
Inbound Calls, 3%
Outbound Calls, 3%
Photo Shoots, 2%
Travel Arrangements, 2%
Press Releases, 2%

Common promoter skills

Customer Service, 28%
Facebook, 6%
Windows, 5%
Local Events, 5%
Twitter, 5%
Photoshop, 4%