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Overview
Event assistants carry out plans from event managers and planners, often focusing on catering, transport, facilities, registration, on-site amenities or supplier coordination.
In job descriptions, look for event records, deadlines, venue setup, catering coordination, participant registration, provider contracts, permits, staff briefings, facilities checks and on-site activity monitoring.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Event assistant work turns an event plan into practical delivery. The role may coordinate catering, transport, rooms, registration, suppliers, permits, set-up and on-site checks during the event.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes arranging special events, conferring with event staff, catering coordination, records, structure installation, deadlines, participant registration and provider contracts.
Salary context
Pay context depends on event size, on-site responsibility, supplier coordination, evening or weekend schedules, permit handling, registration volume and whether the role negotiates with providers.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward event coordinator, conference planner, venue operations, supplier management, production assistant, project coordination or specialist work in catering, facilities or participant services.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the event type, venue, registration system, catering or transport scope, supplier contacts, permits, set-up duties, working hours and who leads the event plan.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Organisation of conventions and trade shows
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include event manager and venue director.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
13-1121.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
82.3Organisation of conventions and trade shows
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Conference and event planners (3332)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/84931290-ad27-45ad-b611-9556c5facbdb |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3332.1 |
| ISCO group | 3332 |
| Concept type | Occupation |