SNAP Helps Millions of Workers in Low-Paying Jobs

An estimated 10 percent of all workers are in households where someone participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the last year. In several occupations — including home health and personal care aides, school bus monitors, agricultural graders and sorters, and maids and housekeeping cleaners — more than 1 in 5 workers participate in SNAP. Some of the most common occupations in the country, though vital to the overall economy, have low pay, unpredictable scheduling, and few benefits. In this Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report is an analysis of data from the 2022 American Community Survey. The report discusses the support that SNAP provides to those who are working in low-paying jobs or are between jobs.