In 1958, Orshansky joined the Social Security Administration as a Social Science Research Analyst in the Office of Research and Statistics where she became responsible for analytical studies to measure income adequacy, family welfare and patterns of family income.
Orshansky joined the Social Security Administration as a Social Science Research Analyst in the Office of Research and Statistics. This was in 1958. She became responsible for analytical studies to measure income adequacy. She became responsible for analytical studies to family welfare. She became responsible for analytical studies to patterns of family income.