What jobs can I get? How much can I get paid?
Hospitality Career Fields
The Hospitality Management program can prepare you for several different career fields. Job titles may include:
- Conference coordinator or associate conference coordinator
- Marketing coordinator
- Operations coordinator or associate operations coordinator
- Sales administrator
- Show director or manager
- Trade show assistant
Meeting and event management includes career opportunities for managers who ensure that meetings and events, from small to large, are productive and successful. Meeting and event managers work for:
- Corporations
- Associations
- Hotels
- Professional organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Religious organizations
Work opportunities include:
- Account executive
- Administrative assistant
- Conference director
- Corporate meeting director
- Event planner or manager
- Meeting manager
- Meeting planner or senior meeting planner
- Special events coordinator
For more information on jobs, resources and professional services for meeting and event planners, see the
Career Center of the
International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE).
Why is This a Good Career Bet?
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the hospitality and tourism industry provides one in 11 jobs globally, accounting for about a tenth of total gross domestic product (GDP). The DFW area is one of the top convention locations in the U.S., so skilled meeting and event planners are in high demand.
CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, projects job growth increase of 8 percent for meeting, convention and event planners in Texas over the next decade.