Where an event manager can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an event manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Event managers plan and oversee events such as festivals, conferences, ceremonies, cultural events, exhibitions, formal parties, concerts, or conventions. They organise every stage of the events planning the venues, staff, suppliers, media, insurances all within the allocated budgetary and time limits. Event managers ensure the legal obligations are followed and the expectations of the target audience are met. They work together with the marketing team in promoting the event, searching new clients and gathering constructive feedback after the events took place.
Also known as event organiser, event organizer, live event organiser, live event producer, live event manager, live event organizer, event and project manager, event & project manager, project and event manager, conference and event planner, project & event manager.
Technicians and associate professionals 40 skills on file 12 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: event assistant, 44%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
- event assistant 44% covered · difficulty 56.7
- promoter 39% covered · difficulty 58.6
- tourist animator 30% covered · difficulty 68.9
- wedding planner 25% covered · difficulty 73.3
- specialised outdoor animator 24% covered · difficulty 73.3
- tour operator representative 23% covered · difficulty 79.1
- hospitality entertainment manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.9
- outdoor animator 23% covered · difficulty 75.6
- outdoor activities coordinator 22% covered · difficulty 76.6
- tour organiser 22% covered · difficulty 79.7
- travel agency manager 20% covered · difficulty 84.1
- destination manager 18% covered · difficulty 85.8
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
An event manager needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- develop event topics management skills
- direct event administrative details management skills
- negotiate contracts with event providers communication, collaboration and creativity
- organise event participants' registration management skills
- review event bills management skills
- arrange event needs management skills
- inspect event facilities information skills
- maintain event records information skills
- monitor event activities information skills
- plan presence at professional events management skills
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an event manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
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Event manager is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an event manager’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.