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How to become an Event Planner

Also called: Planning clerk

Plans events at an event planning and management company or similar, coordinating with organisers, sponsors, exhibitors and others, and runs them, including attracting visitors and managing proceedings and the venue on the day.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say university is common. From job tag's survey of people in each job, who could give several answers. It shows what workers see as common, not how many workers hold each level.

How to become one

No particular education or qualifications are needed. Vacancies are sometimes advertised on job sites or event companies' websites, but some people are hired after working on events as casual staff. For the first few months after joining you learn how the work flows and what happens on site, then handle parts of the work or small events under the direction of senior colleagues or managers. With experience, people often go on to lead coordination work, take charge of large events or become responsible for whole events. Useful knowledge and skills include knowledge and skills related to the particular event, plenty of know-how in running events, communication skills to get work done while coordinating with many people, the ability to build contacts, leadership to bring staff together, and the ability to deal calmly and quickly with unexpected problems.

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How do I become an Event Planner?

No particular education or qualifications are needed. Vacancies are sometimes advertised on job sites or event companies' websites, but some people are hired after working on events as casual staff. For the first few months after joining you learn how the work flows and what happens on site, then handle parts of the work or small events under the direction of senior colleagues or managers. With experience, people often go on to lead coordination work, take charge of large events or become responsible for whole events. Useful knowledge and skills include knowledge and skills related to the particular event, plenty of know-how in running events, communication skills to get work done while coordinating with many people, the ability to build contacts, leadership to bring staff together, and the ability to deal calmly and quickly with unexpected problems.

How much does an Event Planner earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥7,368,100 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Planning clerks, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become an Event Planner?

Not always. In this job's census occupation group, 55% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of an Event Planner?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 解説系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_description_7_01.xlsx）ver.7.01 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026