Event planning internship vs internship

The differences between event planning interns and interns can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an event planning internship and an internship. Additionally, an internship has an average salary of $35,254, which is higher than the $31,449 average annual salary of an event planning internship.

The top three skills for an event planning internship include event planning, press releases and facebook. The most important skills for an internship are powerpoint, financial statements, and C++.

Event planning internship vs internship overview

	Event Planning Internship	Internship
Yearly salary	$31,449	$35,254
Hourly rate	$15.12	$16.95
Growth rate	18%	-5%
Number of jobs	63,599	51,064
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 87%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	38	47
Years of experience	2	2

Event planning internship vs internship salary

Event planning interns and interns have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Event Planning Internship	Internship
Average salary	$31,449	$35,254
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Qorvo
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between event planning internship and internship education

There are a few differences between an event planning internship and an internship in terms of educational background:

	Event Planning Internship	Internship
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 87%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	Western Carolina University

Event planning internship vs internship demographics

Here are the differences between event planning interns' and interns' demographics:

	Event Planning Internship	Internship
Average age	38	47
Gender ratio	Male, 15.1% Female, 84.9%	Male, 42.0% Female, 58.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 5.9% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 10.3% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	16%	6%

Differences between event planning internship and internship duties and responsibilities

Event planning internship example responsibilities.

Collaborate with other interns to update and manage the event's website and Facebook page.
Manage correspondence regarding marketing for the company using social media outlets such as Facebook and MySpace.
Manage and coordinate activities between the ACM CEO and board members, VIP sponsors, and charity groups.
Create PowerPoint presentations to be used at client meetings
Create Powerpoint presentations featuring local celebrities and sponsors.
Analyze previous event participant demographics to enable management to better plan unique events and ensure attendance across all alumni classes.

Internship example responsibilities.

Lead enrollment process efficiently through securing proper registration forms, official transcripts, immunization records, and IEP documentation as needed.
Manage all company financial transactions through QuickBooks.
Design PHP application to automate schedule updating process.
Manage a web-base graphical interface that utilize a SQL database to better track fabrication lab operations.
Organize online recipe content through the blog, design flyers for it and spread the contest word through twitter and blog.
Develop sponsored post strategy for LinkedIn and Facebook.

Event planning internship vs internship skills

Common event planning internship skills

Event Planning, 19%
Press Releases, 9%
Facebook, 7%
Twitter, 5%
Instagram, 5%
Event Management, 5%

Common internship skills

PowerPoint, 10%
Financial Statements, 6%
C++, 5%
Mental Health, 5%
Data Analysis, 4%
Facebook, 4%