Corporate event planner vs party coordinator

The differences between corporate event planners 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 corporate event planner and a party coordinator. Additionally, a corporate event planner has an average salary of $53,681, which is higher than the $39,988 average annual salary of a party coordinator.

The top three skills for a corporate event planner include corporate events, event logistics and audio visual. The most important skills for a party coordinator are kids, CPR, and POS.

Corporate event planner vs party coordinator overview

	Corporate Event Planner	Party Coordinator
Yearly salary	$53,681	$39,988
Hourly rate	$25.81	$19.23
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	29,341	18,624
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Corporate event planner vs party coordinator salary

Corporate event planners and party coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Event Planner	Party Coordinator
Average salary	$53,681	$39,988
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $78,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
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Differences between corporate event planner and party coordinator education

There are a few differences between a corporate event planner and a party coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Event Planner	Party Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Corporate event planner vs party coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between corporate event planners' and party coordinators' demographics:

	Corporate Event Planner	Party Coordinator
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 13.6% Female, 86.4%	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 corporate event planner and party coordinator duties and responsibilities

Corporate event planner example responsibilities.

Manage all logistics and communications from beginning to end with clients, including sending invitations, monitoring RSVP, and hosting.
Develop agenda and itinerary, organize and procure all speaker biographies and materials and logistics for successful program execution.
Arrange onsite and offsite activities and dinners for participants and VIP's.
Provide creative support and assistance by researching and developing booth entertainment ideas and designing booth signage and packaging of giveaways.

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.

Corporate event planner vs party coordinator skills

Common corporate event planner skills

Corporate Events, 15%
Event Logistics, 12%
Audio Visual, 9%
Event Management, 8%
Trade Shows, 5%
Event Budgets, 4%

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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