1. Perks of A Party Planner By: Emme McCabe 7DA

2. Why are you interested in this Career?

3. The Nature of Event Planning You get to plan events like birthday parties, meetings, bridal or baby showers, weddings and many more fun events! The hours are long, but its worth it! Also many event planners are self-employed. http://www.wilshiregrand.com/images/photo_meeting.jpghttp://www.joy.org.au/files/328/theme_party.jpg

4. Preparation for a Career in Event Planning There are actually no formal requirements, but employers and customers do prefer college graduates. ext.sac.edu/is/images/students.jpg http://s7.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/41BB22B4.jpg

5. EARNINGS The average earnings for a party planner are around $25,000- $75,000/year. http://www.cookies-in- motion.com/images/partyhat1.jpg http://www.sbcounty.gov/commuterservices /images/cash-in-hand.jpg

6. JOB OUTLOOK The job outlook is growing faster than the average at 16%! http://i.livescience.com/images/051223_iw _in_02.jpg http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/ 4878451/2/istockphoto_4878451-party-objects.jpg

7. Minimum Wages in The United States Massachusetts- $8.00/hr. Nevada- $8.25/hr. Mississippi- $0.00/hr. Nebraska- $7.25/hr. Massachusetts- $8.00/hr. Nevada- $8.25/hr. Mississippi- $0.00/hr. Nebraska- $7.25/hr. http://baseballcrank.com/MinimumWageMap.JPG

8. Youth 18 years or older may perform any job, whether hazardous or not, for an unlimited amount of hours. Youth 16 or 17 years old may perform any non- hazardous job for an unlimited amount of hours. Youth 18 years or older may perform any job, whether hazardous or not, for an unlimited amount of hours. Youth 16 or 17 years old may perform any non- hazardous job for an unlimited amount of hours. http://libpweb1.nus.edu.sg/llb/g/gavel.jpg http://www.rd.ca/cms/images/image/Tee nSummerJob_291_20090406-135149.jpg Child Labor Laws http://blog.invitingsmiles.com/wp- content/uploads/2009/07/teen-jobs.jpg

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11. Resources o Career CruisingCareer Cruising o Bureau of Labor Statistics 4 Kids Bureau of Labor Statistics 4 Kids o CNN Money CNN Money o Career CruisingCareer Cruising o Bureau of Labor Statistics 4 Kids Bureau of Labor Statistics 4 Kids o CNN Money CNN Money