Corporate meeting planner vs party coordinator

The differences between corporate meeting 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 meeting planner and a party coordinator. Additionally, a corporate meeting planner has an average salary of $62,517, which is higher than the $39,988 average annual salary of a party coordinator.

The top three skills for a corporate meeting planner include ground transportation, site selection and audio-visual equipment. The most important skills for a party coordinator are kids, CPR, and POS.

Corporate meeting planner vs party coordinator overview

	Corporate Meeting Planner	Party Coordinator
Yearly salary	$62,517	$39,988
Hourly rate	$30.06	$19.23
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	26,868	18,624
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Corporate meeting planner vs party coordinator salary

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

	Corporate Meeting Planner	Party Coordinator
Average salary	$62,517	$39,988
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $85,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between corporate meeting planner and party coordinator education

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

	Corporate Meeting Planner	Party Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Corporate meeting planner vs party coordinator demographics

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

	Corporate Meeting Planner	Party Coordinator
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 10.9% Female, 89.1%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 62.1% 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 meeting planner and party coordinator duties and responsibilities

Corporate meeting planner example responsibilities.

Confirm reservations, registrations and manage itineraries.
Create and give PowerPoint presentations of preliminary research and progress status to clients for intensive programs.
Coordinate all travel for group/hotel reservations, sales meetings/expense reimbursements.
Research and implement Cvent for tracking attendees, registration, and reporting ROI.
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 meeting planner vs party coordinator skills

Common corporate meeting planner skills

Ground Transportation, 13%
Site Selection, 12%
Audio-Visual Equipment, 9%
Site Inspections, 8%
Budget Development, 8%
Contract Negotiations, 7%

Common party coordinator skills

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

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