Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners & Lodging 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
Lodging Managers $97,400

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

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

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.

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Management of Financial Resources
Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.


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.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lodging Managers
Lodging Managers
High

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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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 Lodging Managers
Lodging Managers
High

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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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Medium
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lodging Managers
Lodging Managers
High

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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Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Medium
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lodging Managers
Lodging Managers
High

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

See how much education people typically have in your selected job, and then use the link to find training programs in your local area.

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

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Lodging Managers
Lodging Managers

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

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

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Lodging Managers
Lodging 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 Lodging Managers
Lodging Managers

18 related certifications

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