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Today Is Administrative Professionals' Day!

Give a shout out to your favorite administrative support professionals.

Let us all give a cheer for the backbone of America!

Today is Administrative Professionals Day, where we honor the men and women who support us, and keep everything running behind the scenes.

The theme for the 2012 Administrative Professionals Day, which marks the 60th anniversary for the holiday, is “Admins, the pulse of the office.”

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The International Association of Administrative Professionals writes:

"Over those decades, the job of an administrative professional has changed dramatically thanks to new tools, techniques and seismic shifts in the economy and culture itself. But admins have remained the steady center of efficiency through it all, helping ensure that jobs get done right, on time and under budget. Admins are one of the engines of business, particularly in a complex economy. In a world that demands the accurate and speedy movement of digital information, admins are masters of data. And they do this while maintaining their more traditional role as the gatekeepers for many customers, clients and employees. Quite simply, admins are the pulse of the office."

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Today, there are more than 4.1 million secretaries and administrative assistants working in the United States, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, and 8.9 million people working in various administrative support roles. More than 475,000 administrative professionals are employed in Canada.

Millions more administrative professionals work in offices all over the world.

Since 1952, the International Association of Administrative Professionals has honored office workers by sponsoring Administrative Professionals Week, which runs from April 22-28 this year. Today, it is one of the largest workplace observances outside of employee birthdays and major holidays.

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