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Event Planner Workplace Records Guide
Event planning often involves a client request moving through venue, equipment and staffing decisions. When an employment concern arises over cost or completion, distinguish the initial scope from later changes and identify who could approve each commitment.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Scope change
List the date and source of a changed service requirement and any revised delivery expectation.
Approval boundary
Record which expenses you could authorize and which required another person's approval.
Event hours
Separate planning, setup, event attendance and breakdown in your own work-time notes.
Start with the work you actually do
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (13-1121.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.Source task 1209 · updated 07/2016
- Review event bills for accuracy and approve payment.Source task 1212 · updated 07/2016
- Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.Source task 1214 · updated 07/2016
- Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs.Source task 1215 · updated 07/2016
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (SOC 13-1121). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $20.37 | $25.09 | $33.55 | $52,180 |
| Alaska | $21.57 | $26.44 | $31.24 | $54,990 |
| Arizona | $22.80 | $29.49 | $36.10 | $61,330 |
| Arkansas | $19.31 | $25.50 | $39.01 | $53,040 |
| Connecticut | $24.32 | $33.66 | $42.36 | $70,010 |
| Delaware | $18.50 | $23.57 | $31.12 | $49,020 |
| Florida | $20.91 | $28.97 | $37.51 | $60,270 |
| Georgia | $17.17 | $23.68 | $32.39 | $49,250 |
| Hawaii | $24.85 | $35.80 | $40.52 | $74,460 |
| Indiana | $20.37 | $24.08 | $31.91 | $50,090 |
| Iowa | $21.04 | $24.88 | $31.07 | $51,750 |
| Kansas | $19.87 | $26.36 | $36.13 | $54,840 |
| Kentucky | $18.66 | $23.69 | $30.26 | $49,280 |
| Louisiana | $22.20 | $29.40 | $36.13 | $61,150 |
| Maine | $24.76 | $27.84 | $34.08 | $57,900 |
| Michigan | $21.21 | $25.37 | $31.25 | $52,780 |
| Minnesota | $22.59 | $27.75 | $35.33 | $57,710 |
| Mississippi | $16.28 | $21.48 | $27.14 | $44,680 |
| Missouri | $21.50 | $27.36 | $32.04 | $56,900 |
| Montana | $19.23 | $23.56 | $29.16 | $49,000 |
| Nebraska | $23.50 | $25.30 | $29.73 | $52,630 |
| New Hampshire | $25.35 | $30.41 | $37.89 | $63,250 |
| New Mexico | $19.52 | $24.43 | $29.84 | $50,820 |
| New York | $27.53 | $35.93 | $47.68 | $74,730 |
| North Carolina | $19.01 | $26.44 | $34.42 | $54,990 |
| North Dakota | $21.03 | $24.86 | $32.50 | $51,700 |
| Ohio | $18.77 | $23.99 | $31.35 | $49,900 |
| Oklahoma | $17.90 | $23.55 | $29.76 | $48,990 |
| Pennsylvania | $22.03 | $27.96 | $35.94 | $58,170 |
| Rhode Island | $22.00 | $28.80 | $31.53 | $59,910 |
| South Dakota | $18.71 | $22.62 | $28.73 | $47,050 |
| Tennessee | $19.39 | $25.00 | $30.08 | $52,000 |
| Texas | $22.14 | $27.63 | $36.01 | $57,470 |
| Utah | $18.55 | $26.03 | $32.85 | $54,150 |
| Vermont | $27.81 | $35.73 | $41.86 | $74,310 |
| Virginia | $22.92 | $29.29 | $38.01 | $60,930 |
| West Virginia | $15.00 | $17.19 | $23.63 | $35,760 |
| Wisconsin | $21.77 | $25.93 | $35.05 | $53,940 |
| Wyoming | $21.70 | $26.71 | $37.75 | $55,550 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Build the scope history
Describe the event type, deliverables and planning dates you were assigned. Record changes to attendance estimates, audiovisual needs or transport arrangements when they reached you. A final event specification may conceal how much work was added after planning began.
Separate recommendation from authorization
Note who requested a vendor change and who approved its cost. If a bill was disputed, describe the mismatch and your review step without keeping financial account details. Record whether you had authority to commit spending or only to recommend it.
Protect participant information
Use permitted employment communications and your own work schedule. Do not retain attendee lists, accessibility requests, payment records or private vendor agreements. Identify the custodian of relevant scope and invoice records rather than exporting event databases.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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