Certified meeting professional vs events assistant

The differences between certified meeting professionals and events assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a certified meeting professional and an events assistant. Additionally, a certified meeting professional has an average salary of $58,991, which is higher than the $28,633 average annual salary of an events assistant.

Certified meeting professional vs events assistant overview

	Certified Meeting Professional	Events Assistant
Yearly salary	$58,991	$28,633
Hourly rate	$28.36	$13.77
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	77,541	5,728
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Certified meeting professional vs events assistant salary

Certified meeting professionals and events assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Certified Meeting Professional	Events Assistant
Average salary	$58,991	$28,633
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $88,000	Between $21,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between certified meeting professional and events assistant education

There are a few differences between a certified meeting professional and an events assistant in terms of educational background:

	Certified Meeting Professional	Events Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Hospitality Management	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Certified meeting professional vs events assistant demographics

Here are the differences between certified meeting professionals' and events assistants' demographics:

	Certified Meeting Professional	Events Assistant
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 29.8% Female, 70.2%	Male, 31.2% Female, 68.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 4.8% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 5.9% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between certified meeting professional and events assistant duties and responsibilities

Certified meeting professional example responsibilities.

Confirm reservations, registrations and manage itineraries.
Engage in IEP meetings, faculty meetings, and professional development lectures andworkshops.
Design computer-based tracking system for VIP hotel accommodations and event social function responses.
Provide creative support and assistance by researching and developing booth entertainment ideas and designing booth signage and packaging of giveaways.

Events assistant example responsibilities.

Manage a pop-up shop, recruiting volunteers via Facebook, training them, and creating a volunteer calendar to manage hours.
Lead and manage the Instagram and twitter social media sites, also host numerous interviews with stars and celebrities.
Promote conversation and interaction among SUU alumni on Facebook by consistently writing posts and generating update photos and content.
Design business cards, social tickets, delegate passes and certificates using Photoshop and InDesign.
Publish stories on the college's website and post snippets on the college's Facebook page.
Compile speaker content and create presentation slides through Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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