Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners & Food Service Managers District Of Columbia

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $63,600
Food Service Managers $79,700
Similar skills & knowledge

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Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

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Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

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skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Very Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Food Service Managers
Food Service Managers
Medium

Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Food Production Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Very Low
Food Production Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Food Service Managers
Food Service Managers
Medium

Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Food Service Managers
Food Service Managers
Medium

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Food Service Managers
Food Service Managers

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Food Service Managers
Food Service Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

23 related certifications

Certification for Food Service Managers
Food Service Managers

22 related certifications

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