Wedding coordinator vs event specialist

The differences between wedding coordinators and event specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a wedding coordinator and an event specialist. Additionally, an event specialist has an average salary of $41,294, which is higher than the $39,321 average annual salary of a wedding coordinator.

The top three skills for a wedding coordinator include bride, wedding ceremony and event planning. The most important skills for an event specialist are brand awareness, product preparation, and product demonstrations.

Wedding coordinator vs event specialist overview

	Wedding Coordinator	Event Specialist
Yearly salary	$39,321	$41,294
Hourly rate	$18.90	$19.85
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	19,240	12,130
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Wedding coordinator vs event specialist salary

Wedding coordinators and event specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wedding Coordinator	Event Specialist
Average salary	$39,321	$41,294
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $50,000	Between $26,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Shearman & Sterling
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between wedding coordinator and event specialist education

There are a few differences between a wedding coordinator and an event specialist in terms of educational background:

	Wedding Coordinator	Event Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Wedding coordinator vs event specialist demographics

Here are the differences between wedding coordinators' and event specialists' demographics:

	Wedding Coordinator	Event Specialist
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 9.0% Female, 91.0%	Male, 30.9% Female, 69.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 6.1% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 5.9% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between wedding coordinator and event specialist duties and responsibilities

Wedding coordinator example responsibilities.

Aid all social media endeavors by creating a Pinterest account, managing tweets and FaceBook postings.
Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Provide photos and content for Facebook.
Enter payments in POS and Delphi.
Addressed DJ and caterer issues and questions without involving the couple.
Maintain and update registry records while maintaining the relationship with customers.

Event specialist example responsibilities.

Manage three key concierge brands with a high level of guest service and VIP attention.
Manage RSVP lists, checked-in attendees at events, and insure guest satisfaction at all times.
Build client pipeline by using SEO, Linkedin, Mattermarks, Angel.CO.
Establish streamline budget management process, enabling overall department to effectively tracking spending trend and ROI.
Post to Facebook and other media regarding up-coming event and/or event outcome.
Promote upcoming events and shows through marketing materials, emails and twitter.

Wedding coordinator vs event specialist skills

Common wedding coordinator skills

Bride, 18%
Wedding Ceremony, 14%
Event Planning, 11%
Wedding Venue, 5%
Wedding Events, 4%
DJ, 4%

Common event specialist skills

Brand Awareness, 51%
Product Preparation, 14%
Product Demonstrations, 5%
Food Preparation, 4%
Food Safety, 4%
Product Knowledge, 3%