Caregiver Jobs in Davis, CA
Davis is a university city where many caregivers are students fitting shifts around classes and many clients are retired faculty and long-time homeowners. Build a free profile and reply to Davis postings above as families publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Davis
The Department of Finance counted 66,002 people in Davis on January 1, 2026. Half the town is young: Davis has a median age of just 26.4 in Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024, and more than a quarter of residents are 20 to 24. The older population is still sizable. ACS records 9,365 residents aged 65 or more (14.0%), including 1,339 who are 85 or older, and 2,341 people 65-plus who live alone. A quarter of all Davis households (25.7%) have at least one member in that age group. Those households are where private caregiver jobs in Davis come from: an older person who needs a ride to Sutter Davis Hospital, a couple who want help with showers and meals, or relatives who live elsewhere and want in-home caregiver cover between their visits. Postings for ZIP codes 95616 and 95618 show above as families add them; widen your radius to pick up Woodland, Winters and West Sacramento.
Davis is flat and compact, and getting around without a car is realistic. Unitrans runs scheduled routes inside Davis, Yolobus connects it with Woodland and Sacramento, and 5.9% of working residents already commute by public transit. If you bike or ride the bus, say so in your profile and list the neighborhoods you can reach. Families here often ask about languages: 28.4% of residents over age four use a home language other than English, and two-thirds of the city's foreign-born residents were born in Asia, so name any Asian language you speak, along with Spanish, which 8.0% of residents use at home.
Families looking for private caregivers near Davis, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Davis by distance. 2 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 65 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Yolo County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Davis
Common Davis requests are a few hours a week of companionship and errands for someone who still lives independently, help getting to medical appointments in Davis or at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, light housekeeping and laundry, and short-term help after a hospital stay. Students without hands-on experience usually start with companion and transport shifts; bathing, toileting and transfer work tends to go to applicants with CNA training or references from earlier clients.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Davis: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo 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, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo counties) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 60,350 jobs; concentration 2.02× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Yolo County | $19.05 | 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.
No Davis ordinance appears in UC Berkeley's local minimum wage inventory, so private work in town is governed by California's $16.90. BLS reported a $16.50 median for aides in the Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo metro in May 2025, while Yolo County IHSS now pays providers $19.05 an hour. The Yolo County IHSS Public Authority adds a $2.00-an-hour differential for providers working back-up hours, and Home Care Now, paid for with local money, adds $20 per referral you accept and covers your mileage there and back. Many private clients in Davis are comfortable homeowners (the median home value is $866,100 in ACS 2020–2024), so it is reasonable to quote at or above the IHSS rate. State domestic-worker rules give personal attendants overtime once a day runs longer than nine hours, or a week longer than 45.
How to enroll as a provider in Yolo County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Yolo 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.
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Davis
Working directly for a Davis household on non-medical tasks needs no state license. Agency staff go on the state Home Care Aide Registry by law; for self-employed caregivers that listing is optional. To be paid through IHSS in Yolo County, phone (530) 661-2676, the Public Authority, to get orientation dates and forms: after the online state orientation you pay for DOJ fingerprinting, then take photo identification and the original of your Social Security card to the Public Authority office at 25 North Cottonwood Street, Woodland. Joining its referral registry also means an interview, references, tuberculosis clearance and drug screening. Nursing homes and hospitals hire only state-certified nurse assistants. Caregivers are legally required to report suspected elder mistreatment; Yolo County APS takes calls at 1-888-675-1115. More: California caregiver requirements and IHSS in Yolo County.
Training and career resources near Davis
Training, referral and transport options for Davis caregivers, verified at the source in October 2026.
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority registryThe registry refers screened providers to IHSS recipients by location, language and schedule; Home Care Now places providers with two years of experience and CPR/First Aid in short-term back-up shifts. Call (530) 661-2676 to book an orientation.
- ARC certified nurse assistant course (Los Rios)The nearest Los Rios CNA course, at 4700 College Oak Drive in Sacramento: the spring 2027 section meets January 20 through April 30 and takes applications between October 18 and November 30. A separate 46-hour Home Health Aide class follows for those who finish.
- Sacramento City College, Davis Center1720 Jade Street in UC Davis's West Village, (530) 747-5200. Counseling, tutoring and general education classes close to home if you need prerequisites for a nursing pathway.
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource CenterIts free classes for the public cover dementia care and caregiving across thirteen Sacramento Valley and foothill counties, Yolo among them; (916) 728-9333.
- YolobusIntercity routes 42A and 42B link Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, downtown Sacramento and the airport; express routes 43, 43R, 230 and 44 run Davis to Sacramento. Adult intercity fare $2.25; riders 62 and over pay $1.00.
Davis in numbers
Among Davis residents 65 and older, 27.9% report a disability and 7.4% have incomes under the federal poverty level, according to the 2020–2024 ACS. Students drag the household income median down to $90,045. Most homes (56.5%) are rentals with a median gross rent of $2,187, and 62.6% of renting households are cost-burdened at 30% of income or more. Education and health care employ 40.8% of working residents, reflecting the university and medical jobs, and the mean commute is 22.3 minutes.
Sutter Davis Hospital at 2000 Sutter Place is the local acute-care hospital, with 57 licensed beds and a basic emergency department (HCAI). Serious cases go to UC Davis Medical Center on Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, a 653-bed hospital with a comprehensive emergency service, so a caregiver who can drive Interstate 80 is useful. Nearby pages: Woodland, West Sacramento and the Yolo County hub.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Davis (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Davis
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Davis is part of Yolo County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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Useful reading
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained · How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026) · Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Davis city (via MCDC)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (Davis not listed)
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (31-1120)
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, working as a provider (wage, back-up differential, benefits)
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, becoming a provider and APS line
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, joining the registry
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, back-up provider programs
- American River College, Nurse Assistant and Home Health Aide
- Sacramento City College, Davis Center
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center
- Yolobus routes and fares
- City of Davis, Davis Community Transit and local transit contacts incl. Unitrans (archived Apr 2026)
- HCAI hospital profiles (Sutter Davis Hospital, UC Davis Medical Center)
Caregiver jobs in Davis: frequently asked questions
Does Davis have its own minimum wage for caregivers?
No. Davis is not on the Labor Center's list of cities with a local ordinance, so private employers there follow the California rate of $16.90 an hour.
How much does IHSS pay in Davis?
IHSS providers anywhere in Yolo County earn $19.05 an hour as of January 1, 2026. Back-up shifts arranged by the Public Authority can carry an extra $2.00 an hour.
I am a UC Davis student. Can I find caregiver work around my classes?
Yes. Private families decide their own schedules, and many want a few hours on weekday afternoons or weekends. State which quarters you are in town and whether you stay over summer, since families value continuity.
Where is the nearest CNA course?
American River College in north Sacramento runs a CDPH-approved 15-week course; Spring 2027 applications open October 18 and close November 30. The Sacramento City College center in West Village is useful for general education classes.
Do IHSS providers in Yolo County get health benefits?
After three straight months of 80 or more hours, a provider may qualify for medical, vision or dental coverage for a monthly copay, but the Public Authority currently has a waitlist.
Where do Davis families post?
Families use the Davis family page; their posts and those from nearby towns appear above.
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