CAPABILITY CARD · Business & Finance

The Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 142,860 meeting, convention, and event planners in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

142,860
working nationally
$61,160
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$15.0B
Federal market
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten meeting, convention, and event planners wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.
Duty 02
Review event bills for accuracy and approve payment.
Duty 03
Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.
Duty 04
Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs.
Duty 05
Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
Duty 06
Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with meeting, convention, and event planners (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Adobe Creative Cloud software ★Adobe InDesign ★Adobe Photoshop ★ESRI ArcGIS software ★Facebook ★Google Docs ★Hypertext markup language HTML ★Marketo Marketing Automation ★Microsoft Access ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft Outlook ★
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 142,860 meeting, convention, and event planners earn a median of $61,160 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$61,160
Median pay / year
$29
Median / hour
142,860
Working nationally
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for meeting, convention, and event planners. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Communications and Media
  • Administrative
  • Administration and Management
  • Computers and Electronics
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $15.0B in Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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