The purpose of this exploratory study was to identify the sources of employment for two groups of low-income employed parents: (1) those transitioning from public assistance, and (2) those who never received public assistance or who have not received public assistance during the past year. This study looks at the industries employing parents enrolled in Oregon’s child care subsidy program, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC). The study looks at the employment patterns, the industry in which the parent received the most wages in the quarter studied, and the average quarterly wages of parents employed in that industry. The study also looks at differences and similarities between different geographic areas in the state. In order to compare these parents to others in the workforce not receiving a child care subsidy, the study compares the parents in the study to the Oregon Labor Force as a whole and to the poorest fifth of Oregon’s Labor Force.