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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Occupation · SOC 2018 13-1121 · United States

SOC 2018 code
13-1121
Share of U.S. applications
0.03%
Applications on record
3,431
FY2025
186
Median offered wage
$62,400
Certified (last three years)
92.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$62,400certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (SOC 13-1121). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

155309FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
155309FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200814
FY200942
FY2010176
FY2011197
FY2012217
FY2013209
FY2014234
FY2015309
FY2016280
FY2017276
FY2018259
FY2019264
FY2020139
FY2021113
FY2022141
FY2023119
FY2024111
FY2025186
FY2026*145
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0110440
FY20250314043
FY2024221052
FY20230210116
FY20220011823
FY2021007835
FY20200010831
FY20190021747
FY20180021841
FY20170124134
FY20160124336
FY20150028326
FY20140022212
FY2013002045
FY2012012088
FY20110018314
FY20100015323
FY200900393
FY200800014
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Carefirst Rehab, LLC23
  2. NR Enterprises, Inc.23
  3. Compass Group USA, Inc.20
  4. Frenchman's Creek, Inc.18
  5. Penton Learning Systems, LLC15
  6. MDM Brickell Hotel Group, Ltd.14
  7. Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc.13
  8. Precision Global Consulting, Inc.12
  9. Golf Marketing Specialists Inc.11
  10. ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital10
  11. Extranomical Adventures, Inc.10
  12. The University of Georgia10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
NY1,073
CA654
FL417
TX188
DC119
NJ97
IL91
VA80
MA67
MD60
CO51
NV48
PA46
GA44
NC41
IN39
WA38
HI33
MI27
OH21
CT18
TN16
AZ16
MO14
NM12
OK11
KY11
SC10
MN8
OR8
WI7
DE6
AR5
MS5
UT5
KS5
LA4
ME4
MT4
VT3
AK3
IA3
NE3
SD3
AL3
RI2
ND2
MP2
NH1
WV1
PR1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,136
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA358
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL317
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV235
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA157
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN85
  7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA76
  8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH61
  9. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX59
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX57
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $62,400; middle half $51,750 to $80,000 · median prevailing wage $54,246 (marker) · 321 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I109
  2. Level II113
  3. Level III53
  4. Level IV66
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Event Planner222
  2. Event Manager108
  3. Events Manager76
  4. Event Coordinator72
  5. Director of Events46
  6. Catering and Events Manager32
  7. Meeting and Convention Planner32
  8. Events Coordinator30
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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