APRIL 27: Praise For The Pros 

Profile America — Wednesday, April 27th. Today is Administrative Professionals Day. It falls in the middle of Administrative Professionals Week — a time to recognize a job well done and to promote the growth and training required by today’s changing and increasingly technical workplace. For years, the observance was known as Secretaries’ Day. The change in name reflects the change in the nature of these jobs. These positions were once thought of mainly as message takers, typists and coffee makers. The job of an administrative professional has evolved into a complex role, closely tied to the field of office automation. Nationwide, there are around 5.5 million people working as administrative assistants and other office support workers. Women comprise over 86 percent of this workforce. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

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Administrative Professionals Day, accessed 8/20/2021

Administrative Professionals Week, accessed 8/20/2021

Secretaries, administrative assistants, and other office admin support workers, by sex, American Community Survey