Conference director vs events assistant

The differences between conference directors 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 conference director and an events assistant. Additionally, a conference director has an average salary of $64,405, which is higher than the $28,633 average annual salary of an events assistant.

The top three skills for a conference director include conference logistics, sponsorship packages and event planning. The most important skills for an events assistant are customer service, event materials, and event planning.

Conference director vs events assistant overview

	Conference Director	Events Assistant
Yearly salary	$64,405	$28,633
Hourly rate	$30.96	$13.77
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	5,250	5,728
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Conference director vs events assistant salary

Conference directors and events assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Conference Director	Events Assistant
Average salary	$64,405	$28,633
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $99,000	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 conference director and events assistant education

There are a few differences between a conference director and an events assistant in terms of educational background:

	Conference Director	Events Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Conference director vs events assistant demographics

Here are the differences between conference directors' and events assistants' demographics:

	Conference Director	Events Assistant
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 36.7% Female, 63.3%	Male, 31.2% Female, 68.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 5.8% White, 61.9% 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 conference director and events assistant duties and responsibilities

Conference director example responsibilities.

Manage development of all CRM communications and materials.
Provide wine education for hotel staff and sales presentations to food and beverage executives.
Cause marketing fundraising events including film screenings, concerts and private donor VIP dinners.
Enrich social media intranet with bulletins on giveaways, surveys, and upcoming events.
Develop banquet menus, pricing, special food offerings and theme party menus with culinary staff.
Collaborate with marketing department on client ad sweepstakes, giveaways, logo usage and client branding.

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.

Conference director vs events assistant skills

Common conference director skills

Conference Logistics, 14%
Sponsorship Packages, 8%
Event Planning, 8%
Conference Planning, 6%
Content Development, 5%
Audio Visual, 5%

Common events assistant skills

Customer Service, 27%
Event Materials, 7%
Event Planning, 6%
Event Locations, 6%
Event Management, 4%
Event Support, 3%