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.
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. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include manage event structure installation, negotiate contracts with event providers, promote event, select event providers, obtain event permits.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £32,163 a year for Events managers and organisers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £27,554 to £41,072 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3557). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only event assistant, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Communications and Media
- Administrative
- Administration and Management
- Computers and Electronics
- Public Safety and Security
- Law and Government
What you'd actually do
- Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.
- Review event bills for accuracy and approve payment.
- Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.
- Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs.
- Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
- Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does event assistant do?
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.
What skills does event assistant need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include manage event structure installation, negotiate contracts with event providers, promote event, select event providers, obtain event permits, confer with event staff. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace event assistant?
Our AI-durability model gives event assistant a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.