Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
142,860 people do this job in the US. $61,160 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 49%
- 29%
- 21%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 10%. Today's estimate: 15%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 21 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.Done daily by most who do it. | 19% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 11% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Direct administrative details, such as financial operations, dissemination of promotional materials, and responses to inquiries.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate and select providers of services according to customer requirements.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Plan and develop programs, agendas, budgets, and services according to customer requirements.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Hire, train, and supervise volunteers and support staff required for events.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 4.2 h1.3 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Negotiate contracts with such service providers and suppliers as hotels, convention centers, and speakers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain records of event aspects, including financial details.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 h25 min to 4.2 h | 69%Half by now | |
| Organize registration of event participants.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 2027 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
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