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Where an event assistant can go next

1 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an event assistant already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Event assistant implement and follow plans detailed by event managers and planners. They specialise in a part of the planning either the coordination of the catering, transportation, or the facilities.

Also known as events assistant, event coordinator, conference and event coordinator, special event assistant, conference and event assistant.

Technicians and associate professionals 38 skills on file 1 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: event manager, 35%

Fig. 2 · Career map 1 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 1 nearest destinations from event assistant, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an event assistant already covers. All 1 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only one move is listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

event manager 35% covered · difficulty 68.5

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An event assistant needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

coordinate catering management skills
manage event structure installation management skills
negotiate contracts with event providers communication, collaboration and creativity
obtain event permits information skills
organise event participants' registration management skills
review event bills management skills
maintain event records information skills
monitor event activities information skills
organise on-site amenities management skills
confer with event staff communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an event assistant does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

event manager 44% covered · difficulty 56.7

Index

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Event assistant is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an event assistant’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.