Activities | Coordinate activities of staff and convention personnel to make arrangements for group meetings and conventions. |
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Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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Median Income | $42,180 per year in 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | The work of meeting and convention planners may be considered either stressful or energizing, but there is no question that it is fast-paced and demanding. Planners oversee multiple operations at one time, face numerous deadlines, and orchestrate the activities of several different groups of people. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | General High School Program
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Skills | Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing, Service Orientation, Time Management, Active Learning, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
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Abilities | Oral Expression, Visualization, Speech Recognition, Problem Sensitivity, Originality, Written Comprehension, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Information Ordering, Inductive Reasoning, Written Expression, Oral Comprehension |
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