Every date below is set by the sponsoring organization's own rule, not guessed. Days we've already built a full page for are linked. The industry column links to that industry's professions.
| Date | Day | Industry | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 to 2026-02-06 | School Counseling Week | Education | American School Counselor Association (ASCA) |
| 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-04 | Mail Carrier Day | Transport | — |
| 2026-02-06 to 2026-02-06 | Crossing Guard Appreciation Day | Education | — |
| 2026-02-20 to 2026-02-20 | Caregivers Day | Healthcare | Providers Association for Home Health & Hospice Agencies (PAHHHA) |
| 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 | Social Work Month | Healthcare | National Association of Social Workers (NASW) |
| 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-01 | Barista Day | Service | Almond Breeze / Blue Diamond Growers (originating sponsor) |
| 2026-03-06 to 2026-03-06 | Employee Appreciation Day | Office | Recognition Professionals International (RPI) |
| 2026-03-11 to 2026-03-11 | RDN Day | Healthcare | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
| 2026-03-30 to 2026-03-30 | Doctors' Day | Healthcare | — |
| 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30 | OT Month | Healthcare | American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) |
| 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-01 | Paraprofessional Appreciation Day | Education | — |
| 2026-04-12 to 2026-04-18 | Dispatchers Week | Public safety | APCO International, originally Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office |
| 2026-04-12 to 2026-04-18 | Telecommunicators Week | Public safety | APCO International, with the National 911 Program (911.gov, part of U.S. DOT/NHTSA) |
| 2026-04-18 to 2026-04-18 | Lineman Appreciation Day | Transport | — |
| 2026-04-19 to 2026-04-25 | Lab Week | Healthcare | American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) |
| 2026-04-21 to 2026-04-21 | Library Workers Day | Education | American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) |
| 2026-04-22 to 2026-04-22 | Admin Professionals Day | Office | International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) |
| 2026-04-28 to 2026-04-28 | Bus Driver Appreciation Day | Education | — |
| 2026-04-30 to 2026-04-30 | Hairstylist Appreciation Day | Service | — |
| 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-31 | BHSM | Healthcare | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) |
| 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-01 | Lunch Hero Day | Education | School Nutrition Association (SNA), co-created with author/illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka |
| 2026-05-03 to 2026-05-09 | Correctional Officers Week | Public safety | U.S. Government (Presidential Proclamation) |
| 2026-05-03 to 2026-05-09 | PSRW | Office | Partnership for Public Service (originally organized by the Public Employees Roundtable) |
| 2026-05-04 to 2026-05-08 | Teacher Appreciation Week | Education | National Education Association (NEA) |
| 2026-05-04 to 2026-05-04 | Firefighters Day | Public safety | — |
| 2026-05-06 to 2026-05-12 | Nurses Week | Healthcare | American Nurses Association (ANA) |
| 2026-05-06 to 2026-05-06 | Skilled Trades Day | Trades | City Machine Technologies |
| 2026-05-08 to 2026-05-08 | Provider Appreciation Day | Service | Child Care Aware of America |
| 2026-05-10 to 2026-05-16 | Hospital Week | Healthcare | American Hospital Association (AHA) |
| 2026-05-10 to 2026-05-16 | Police Week | Public safety | National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund / Congress (36 U.S.C. §137 presidential proclamation) |
| 2026-05-13 to 2026-05-13 | Receptionists Day | Office | — |
| 2026-05-17 to 2026-05-23 | EMS Week | Healthcare | American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) / National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) |
| 2026-05-21 to 2026-05-21 | National Waitstaff Day | Service | — |
| 2026-05-31 to 2026-05-31 | Flight Attendant Day | Transport | Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) |
| 2026-06-11 to 2026-06-17 | CNA Week | Healthcare | National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) |
| 2026-07-25 to 2026-07-25 | Embryologist Day | Healthcare | — |
| 2026-07-30 to 2026-07-30 | Intern Day | Office | WayUp (continued by Yello) |
| 2026-07-31 to 2026-07-31 | SysAdmin Day | Tech | SysAdmin Day (founded by Ted Kekatos; community-run, no corporate owner) |
| 2026-08-06 to 2026-08-06 | Paralegal Day | Office | NALA - The Paralegal Association (joint initiative with AAfPE, NALS, and NFPA) |
| 2026-09-13 to 2026-09-19 | Truck Driver Appreciation Week | Transport | American Trucking Associations (ATA) |
| 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-18 | Construction Appreciation Week | Trades | I Build America (partners: AGC of America, HCSS) |
| 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-15 | IT Pro Day | Tech | SolarWinds |
| 2026-09-20 to 2026-09-26 | Surgical Tech Week | Healthcare | Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) |
| 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31 | PT Month | Healthcare | American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) |
| 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31 | Dental Hygiene Month | Healthcare | American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) |
| 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31 | Principals Month | Education | National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), with AFSA and NASSP |
| 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-02 | Custodian Appreciation Day | Education | — |
| 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-02 | Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) | Trades | Manufacturing Institute / National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) |
| 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-05 | World Teachers' Day | Education | UNESCO (co-convened with ILO, UNICEF, and Education International) |
| 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-09 | Customer Service Week | Service | CSWeek.com (Alexander Communications Group, Inc.) |
| 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-12 | PA Week | Healthcare | American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) |
| 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-06 | Coaches Day | Service | U.S. Presidential Proclamation (1972), promoted today by groups such as National Day Calendar and FlipGive |
| 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-11 | Clergy Appreciation Day | Service | Focus on the Family |
| 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-12 | Farmers Day | Service | — |
| 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-16 | Boss's Day | Office | — |
| 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-24 | Pharmacy Week | Healthcare | American Pharmacists Association (APhA) |
| 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-24 | Vet Tech Week | Healthcare | National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) |
| 2026-10-21 to 2026-10-21 | MA Recognition Day | Healthcare | American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) |
| 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-31 | RC Week | Healthcare | American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) |
| 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-14 | NP Week | Healthcare | American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) |
| 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-14 | Rad Tech Week | Healthcare | American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) |
| 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-14 | Home Care Week | Healthcare | National Alliance for Care at Home |
| 2026-11-10 to 2026-11-10 | Accounting Day | Office | Accounting Education Institute (accountingday.org), tracing to the 1972 San Diego Chapter of the California Society of CPAs' Accounting Careers Day |
| 2026-11-20 to 2026-11-20 | Substitute Teacher Day | Education | National Education Association (NEA) — from NEA Representative Assembly New Business Item 2003-41 |
| 2026-12-17 to 2026-12-17 | Pilots Day | Transport | U.S. Federal Government (annual Presidential Proclamation) |