Occupation Atlasevent assistant
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/84931290-ad27-45ad-b611-9556c5facbdb
event assistant
Event assistant implement and follow plans detailed by event managers and planners. They specialise in a part of the planning either the coordination of the catering, transportation, or the facilities.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising7.00
- C Conventional4.96
- S Social4.56
- A Artistic2.49
- I Investigative1.56
- R Realistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (13-1121.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- arrange special events
- confer with event staff
- coordinate catering
- maintain event records
- manage event structure installation
- meet deadlines
- monitor event activities
- negotiate contracts with event providers
- obtain event permits
- organise event participants' registration
- organise on-site amenities
- process commissioned instructions
- promote event
- review event bills
- select event providers
- solicit event publicity
Optional (22)
- contact event speakers
- contribute to the programmer's reflection process
- create event-specific menus
- forecast catering services
- identify customer requirements
- identify suppliers
- inspect event facilities
- liaise with advertising agencies
- liaise with event sponsors
- liaise with guest facilities providers
- liaise with local authorities
- liaise with managers
- liaise with transportation companies
- make logistical arrangements
- manage budgets
- negotiate buying conditions
- organise facilities for office personnel
- organise travel arrangements for staff
- process booking
- project management
- quote prices
- visit suppliers
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 16 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
event manager
6 shared · 13 more of its ownnegotiate contracts with event providers, organise event participants' registration, review event bills, maintain event records
ESCO · Compare
promoter
3 shared · 13 more of its ownconfer with event staff, solicit event publicity, promote event
ESCO · Compare
wedding planner
2 shared · 16 more of its ownselect event providers, arrange special events
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