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Contra Costa County, California
Caregiver Jobs in Contra Costa County
One page for the whole county, from Richmond and San Pablo on the bay to Concord, Walnut Creek and the San Ramon Valley, and east to Antioch and Brentwood. IHSS providers here are paid $20.03 an hour, and the postings above refresh as families anywhere in the county publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Contra Costa County
The county splits into three parts, and its own agencies organize work that way. West County runs along the bay from Richmond, San Pablo and El Cerrito up to Pinole and Hercules. Central County covers Concord, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Lafayette, Orinda and Moraga, with Danville and San Ramon to the south. East County takes in Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood along Highway 4. The IHSS Public Authority assigns a registry specialist to each of those three areas, plus one for Spanish-speaking providers, and the county prints a separate senior resource guide for each. Treat that as a hint: a client in Brentwood and a client in El Cerrito are a long day apart, so most caregivers choose one of the three areas and stay in it.
So build your profile around the area you live in. Give the ZIP code you start from, a radius you will actually drive, and whether you rely on buses. County Connection runs fixed routes and LINK paratransit in central county, Tri Delta Transit covers the east, and many clients ride with their caregiver to appointments. Languages count. At home, 37.5% of residents aged five and over talk in something besides English, and 19.1% speak Spanish (ACS 2020–2024). If you speak Spanish or any other language a client might prefer, lead your profile with it.
Live postings
Families looking for private caregivers in Contra Costa County
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Cities and towns in Contra Costa County
Caregiver jobs by city and town
Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.
- Caregiver jobs in Concordpop. 122,494
- Caregiver jobs in Richmondpop. 113,695
- Caregiver jobs in Antiochpop. 118,440
- Caregiver jobs in Walnut Creekpop. 70,288
Area by area
The communities of Contra Costa County
Cities across the county, grouped the way the county's own services are. Four have their own pages, linked above; for anywhere else, enter your ZIP code on this page.
- ConcordThe largest city, 122,494 residents, with John Muir's Concord campus, the Mt. Diablo Adult Education CNA course and a job center on Port Chicago Highway.
- Walnut Creek70,288 residents, with John Muir's 503-bed hospital and Kaiser Walnut Creek; Rossmoor, a gated 55-plus community, is inside the city.
- Richmond, San Pablo and El CerritoWest County cities of 113,695, 31,468 and 26,166; Richmond ($19.18) and El Cerrito ($18.82) set their own minimum wages.
- Antioch, Pittsburg and BrentwoodEast County, 118,440, 76,484 and 66,070 residents along Highway 4, served by Tri Delta Transit, Kaiser Antioch and Sutter Delta.
- MartinezCounty seat of 36,521, home of Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the Martinez Adult Education job center on F Street.
- Pleasant Hill33,853 residents; Ellinwood Way here houses the Public Authority for IHSS, the county aging office and its information line.
- San Ramon and DanvilleSouth county cities of 84,220 and 43,190 with San Ramon Regional Medical Center; mostly driving distance from other parts of the county.
Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Contra Costa County
Households in the county post for morning and evening personal care for a parent who lives alone, a driver and companion for medical visits in Walnut Creek or Martinez, overnight cover for someone with dementia, help after a hospital stay, and the occasional live-in arrangement. Without paid experience, start with companionship, errands, meal preparation and housekeeping; families tend to reserve bathing, transfers and dementia care for applicants who have done the work before or hold a nursing assistant certificate.
- Senior caregiving: day-to-day help so an older adult can stay at home.
- Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers.
- Companion care: company, errands, appointments, light help.
- Dementia care: routine-based support for memory loss.
- Respite care: cover so a family caregiver can rest or work.
- Live-in: room and board as part of the arrangement.
- Overnight: supervision through the night.
- Part-time and full-time: set by day and time block on your profile.
Pay
Caregiver pay in Contra Costa County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties) | $17.28 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 119,120 jobs; concentration 1.81× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Contra Costa County | $20.03 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer under California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The state minimum wage ($16.90 an hour from 1 January 2026; some cities set more, for example $17.75 in the City of San Diego) is the legal floor, and a personal attendant earns overtime at 1.5× after 9 hours in a day or 45 in a week. The main exceptions are IHSS recipients and an employer's own parent, spouse or child. Source: California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ.
The BLS figures describe a five-county metro of 119,120 home health and personal care aides with a $17.28 median, so they mix Contra Costa with San Francisco and the Peninsula. The more local yardstick is IHSS: the county Public Authority advertises $20.03 an hour for registry providers, with overtime and travel time available. Two west county cities set their own floors, according to UC Berkeley's Labor Center: Richmond at $19.18 and El Cerrito at $18.82, both from January 1, 2026. Concord, Walnut Creek, Antioch and the other cities in the county do not appear in that inventory, so employers there follow the $16.90 state minimum. Ask a private family to pay at least the IHSS rate for hands-on care.
How to enroll as a provider in Contra Costa County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Contra Costa County guide. IHSS wages for every county we cover, with effective dates, are in the IHSS pay by county guide.
How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Contra Costa County
Private, non-medical work arranged with a household carries no licensing requirement. The state aide registry, $35 for two years, becomes mandatory once a licensed agency is your employer. For IHSS, you go through the Contra Costa IHSS Public Authority at 500 Ellinwood Way, Suite 110, in Pleasant Hill, (800) 333-1081. You enroll online, watch the state and union videos, then attend an in-person orientation bringing photo identification plus the original Social Security card, and take Live Scan fingerprints, which you pay for yourself ($48 to $80, according to the Public Authority). The registry adds an application, a face-to-face interview and reference checks. Hospital and nursing-facility jobs require CDPH certification as a nursing assistant. All caregivers are mandated reporters; Contra Costa APS takes reports 24 hours a day at 1 (800) 510-2020 (landlines inside the county). The Contra Costa IHSS guide and the California requirements guide have the full steps.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Contra Costa County
Training and job help across the county, each checked on its own website in October 2026.
- Mt. Diablo Adult Education, Certified Nursing Assistant1266 San Carlos Avenue, Concord. A three-month weekday course run with Opportunity Junction and the county ombudsman program and backed by a John Muir Community Health Fund grant; start with a CTE information session, (925) 685-7340 ext. 67190.
- Contra Costa College, CNA program (on hiatus)The San Pablo campus course is on hiatus from May 2026; the college says to check back in spring 2027.
- Contra Costa IHSS Public AuthorityProvider enrollment, orientation and the registry, with specialists for central, east and west county and for Spanish speakers. Free trainings on topics such as dementia and grief, plus EVV and electronic timesheet webinars. (800) 333-1081, weekdays 8 to 5.
- America's Job Centers (EASTBAY Works)Career coaching and training referrals at Rubicon, 4071 Port Chicago Hwy #250, Concord, (925) 671-4500; Opportunity Junction, 3102 Delta Fair Blvd, Antioch; San Pablo Economic Development Corporation, 1000 Gateway Ave, San Pablo, (510) 215-3209.
- County Connection and Tri Delta TransitCounty Connection buses in central county cost $2.00 with Clipper; Tri Delta Transit serves East County from 801 Wilbur Avenue in Antioch, route information 1-925-754-4040.
The area
Contra Costa County in numbers
The Department of Finance counted 1,163,891 residents on January 1, 2026, and 176,595 lived in unincorporated areas. In ACS 2020–2024, 17.1% of residents are 65 or older and 2.0% are 85 or older, and finds 43,940 households where someone 65 or over lives alone, the kind of household that most often calls for a few hours of daily help. The median household income is $127,229 and median rent $2,375; 26.6% of residents were born abroad, and the average commute is 35.3 minutes.
Hospitals spread across all three regions. HCAI lists John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek (503 licensed beds) and Concord (276), Kaiser Foundation Hospital Walnut Creek (249), Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez (167), Kaiser Antioch (150), Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch (141), San Ramon Regional Medical Center (123) and Kaiser Richmond (50). The Alameda County page covers the market just south and west.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Contra Costa County (no agency)
CaregiverConnect is a marketplace, not an agency. Families post what they need, caregivers apply, and the two of you work out the arrangement directly.
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Years of experience, the care types you provide, any certifications. No licence is needed for non-medical care.
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Full-time, part-time or live-in; days and time blocks; hourly rate; travel radius; vehicle.
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Name, email, ZIP code, password. Your profile is live immediately for families in your radius.
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Open postings plus a matched list. Apply, or answer a family's direct request; the family chooses who to hire. Applying to open postings and starting a new conversation are part of Caregiver Premium ($7.99/month, cancel anytime). Replying to a family who contacts you is always free.
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Caregiver jobs near Contra Costa County
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Guides
Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- Contra Costa IHSS Public Authority, become a registry provider ($20.03, steps, specialists)
- Contra Costa IHSS Public Authority, online enrollment (orientation, Live Scan cost)
- Contra Costa IHSS Public Authority, training and resources
- Contra Costa EHSD, Adult Protective Services
- Contra Costa EHSD, Information & Assistance (regional MiniGuides)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 1, 2026 table)
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Mt. Diablo Adult Education, Certified Nursing Assistant
- Contra Costa College, Certified Nursing Assistant
- EASTBAY Works, America's Job Center locations
- County Connection, fares
- Tri Delta Transit, paratransit fares and contacts
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Contra Costa County (via MCDC)
- HCAI facility profiles (John Muir Walnut Creek and Concord, Kaiser Walnut Creek, Antioch and Richmond, Contra Costa Regional, Sutter Delta, San Ramon Regional)
- California State Association of Counties, Contra Costa County profile (county seat; archived March 22, 2025)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Contra Costa County: frequently asked questions
Which Contra Costa cities have a page of their own?
Concord, Walnut Creek, Richmond and Antioch. If you live in Martinez, Pittsburg, Brentwood, San Ramon, Danville, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, El Cerrito or an unincorporated area, use this county page and enter your own ZIP code.
How much does IHSS pay in Contra Costa County?
$20.03 an hour, the rate in the CDSS county table from January 1, 2026 and the figure the Public Authority quotes to new registry providers. Overtime and travel time between recipients can be paid on top.
Do any cities here have a higher minimum wage than the state?
Two do, both in West County: Richmond at $19.18 and El Cerrito at $18.82 an hour since January 1, 2026. Elsewhere in the county the state rate of $16.90 applies.
Who do I talk to at the IHSS registry?
The Public Authority in Pleasant Hill, (800) 333-1081. It has one registry specialist for central county, one for east county, a west county post and one for Spanish-speaking providers. After you are added, you interview with recipients; the registry does not promise you work.
Where can I train as a CNA in the county right now?
Mt. Diablo Adult Education in Concord runs a three-month weekday course; begin with its information session. Contra Costa College in San Pablo has paused its program until at least spring 2027.
Where do families in the county post?
On the Contra Costa County family page or their own city page. The listings above draw from all of them.
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