Conference director vs party coordinator

The differences between conference directors and party coordinators 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 a party coordinator. Additionally, a conference director has an average salary of $64,405, which is higher than the $39,988 average annual salary of a party coordinator.

The top three skills for a conference director include conference logistics, sponsorship packages and event planning. The most important skills for a party coordinator are kids, CPR, and POS.

Conference director vs party coordinator overview

	Conference Director	Party Coordinator
Yearly salary	$64,405	$39,988
Hourly rate	$30.96	$19.23
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	5,250	18,624
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Conference director vs party coordinator salary

Conference directors and party coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Conference Director	Party Coordinator
Average salary	$64,405	$39,988
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $99,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between conference director and party coordinator education

There are a few differences between a conference director and a party coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Conference Director	Party Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Conference director vs party coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between conference directors' and party coordinators' demographics:

	Conference Director	Party Coordinator
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 36.7% Female, 63.3%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
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, 11.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 5.6% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between conference director and party coordinator 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.

Party coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Coordinate VIP events including weddings.
Operate POS system for store transactions.
Learned how to work a different POS system.
Oversee contract teams of event contributors including various musicians/artists, photographers and DJ's.
Open and close store, run register, complete paperwork, assist customers, order products.

Conference director vs party coordinator skills

Common conference director skills

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

Common party coordinator skills

Kids, 35%
CPR, 29%
POS, 10%
Safety Rules, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Party Events, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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