Caregiver Jobs in El Dorado County
El Dorado County splits into two separate places to look for work: the western slope along Highway 50 from El Dorado Hills up to Pollock Pines, and the Lake Tahoe basin beyond Echo Summit. Families anywhere in the county can post here, and new requests show up above as they are published.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in El Dorado County
The county describes itself in two zones, and a caregiver should plan a search the same way. The Lake Tahoe basin in the northeast corner, around South Lake Tahoe and Meyers, has its own hospital, senior center, IHSS orientation sessions and transit system; the western slope, everything west of Echo Summit, runs from the Folsom Lake shoreline through El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Diamond Springs and Placerville to Pollock Pines. Very few people commute between the two in a working day, so pick one side and say so in your profile. On the western slope, list the communities you can reach without a long mountain drive and whether you will take clients on rural roads around Georgetown, Coloma or Grizzly Flats.
Driving is the norm here. In the ACS 2020–2024 estimates, 65.9% of county workers drove to work alone and just 0.5% used public transportation, with an average one-way trip of 28.6 minutes. Without a car, base yourself where El Dorado Transit runs: local routes in Placerville, Diamond Springs, Cameron Park and Pollock Pines, the 50 Express to Folsom, and the EDT GO on-demand vans in El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park/Shingle Springs.
Families looking for private caregivers in El Dorado County
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Caregiver jobs by city and town
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- Caregiver jobs in El Dorado Hillspop. 51,026
- Caregiver jobs in Placervillepop. 10,428
The communities of El Dorado County
Communities listed west to east. Two of them, El Dorado Hills and Placerville, get a dedicated page each; elsewhere, use the ZIP code search. Populations are ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
- El Dorado HillsUnincorporated, 51,026 residents, the county's largest community, on the Sacramento County line next to Folsom; EDT GO vans serve it on weekdays.
- Cameron Park and Shingle SpringsTwo census-designated places along Highway 50 (18,315 and 3,801 residents) with their own EDT GO zone and Route 40.
- Placerville, Diamond Springs and CaminoThe county seat (10,762 residents), the IHSS and Public Authority offices on Briw Road, Marshall Medical Center and the transit office; Diamond Springs (10,927) and Camino (2,079), where a third of residents are 65 or older.
- Pollock PinesUp Highway 50 at the end of Route 60, 6,212 residents; the last sizeable western-slope community before Echo Summit.
- Georgetown Divide and ColomaGeorgetown (2,403, nearly half aged 65 or more), Auburn Lake Trails and Coloma, north of Placerville on rural roads with no fixed-route bus.
- South Lake Tahoe and MeyersThe basin: South Lake Tahoe city (21,269) and Meyers, with Barton Memorial Hospital, a county senior center on Lake Tahoe Blvd, an Employment Services office and a monthly IHSS orientation.
Types of caregiver jobs in El Dorado County
An older county produces a familiar set of requests: help with bathing, meals and medication reminders for someone living alone, rides to appointments in Placerville or Folsom, overnight cover after a stay at Marshall Medical Center or Barton Memorial Hospital, and dementia support, which the county's own caregiver training program treats as its first topic. Errands, light housekeeping and companionship are where newcomers usually start; transfers and memory care go to experienced applicants.
- 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.
Caregiver pay in El Dorado County: 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 and 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 and Yolo counties) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 60,350 jobs; concentration 2.02× national |
| IHSS provider wage, El Dorado County | $17.40 | 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.
El Dorado County is grouped by the BLS with Sacramento, Placer and Yolo, and in that four-county metro the BLS counted 60,350 aide jobs in May 2025, paying a $16.50 median and a $17.20 mean, with a 2.02 location quotient: proportionally, about twice the national concentration. The county's IHSS wage is $17.40 from January 1, 2026, the lowest of the four metro counties in the CDSS table, below Sacramento ($19.15) and Placer ($19.38). That gap matters if you live near the county line, because the table sets pay by county. UC Berkeley's local wage tracker shows no ordinance for Placerville, South Lake Tahoe or El Dorado County, which leaves the $16.90 state rate in force countywide. With a 46.1 median age and a $108,845 median household income across the county, private households can often pay above both floors for reliable, experienced help.
How to enroll as a provider in El Dorado County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS El Dorado 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 El Dorado County
Families employing you themselves for companionship and personal care cannot require a state license, because none exists for that work; the Home Care Aide Registry ($35 for two years) is compulsory only if you work for a licensed agency. IHSS in this county is run from 3057 Briw Road in Placerville; the line for referrals and questions is (530) 642-4800. Enrollment goes through the IHSS Public Authority next door, (530) 621-6287 or IHSSPA@edcgov.us, which sends a link to the state's online enrollment system and lists the SOC 846, SOC 426 and 426A forms, a Live Scan fingerprint check and the roughly 90-minute state video orientation, held three times a month in Placerville and once a month in South Lake Tahoe. Every paid caregiver is a mandated reporter under WIC §15630. Skilled nursing and hospital jobs call for the CDPH nurse assistant certificate instead. See IHSS in El Dorado County and the California requirements guide.
Training and career resources near El Dorado County
Training, enrollment and job help in or near the county, each confirmed on the provider's own website in October 2026.
- Folsom Lake College, Certified Nurse Assistant (NURSE 100)An eight-week, 7-unit course of 81 lecture and 135 lab hours with no prerequisites; AH 311 medical language is the corequisite. Lab sites include the El Dorado Center at 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville, (530) 642-5644, as well as Folsom and Rancho Cordova.
- IHSS Public Authority registry3057 Briw Road, Placerville, (530) 621-6287. Registry applicants need a Department of Justice check, two work references and two personal references, an orientation and a signed Provider Enrollment Agreement. Referrals depend on location and client needs; listing does not guarantee work.
- Free caregiver classes (Public Authority and Family Caregiver Support Program)Free sessions on dementia, long-distance caregiving and safety at home; call (530) 621-6287 for dates.
- County Employment ServicesEmployment Resource Center with partner agencies including Golden Sierra Job Training Agency: 3047 Briw Road, Placerville, (530) 642-4850, and 3368 Sandy Way, South Lake Tahoe, (530) 573-4330.
- El Dorado TransitLocal fare $1.50 ($0.75 for seniors 60+), $20 monthly pass. Routes 20 Placerville, 30 Diamond Springs, 40 Cameron Park, 60 Pollock Pines and the 50 Express to Folsom Lake College and Iron Point light rail; EDT GO vans in two western-slope zones at $3.00 a trip. (530) 642-5383.
El Dorado County in numbers
County population stood at 189,852 at the start of 2026 by the Department of Finance estimate, and the five-year ACS for 2020–2024 shows an older county than most: 23.5% of residents are 65 or over, 2.5% are 85 or over, 40.9% of households include someone 65 or older, and 9,853 householders aged 65 and up live alone. More than a quarter of residents 65 and older (28.8%) report a disability. Most people own their homes (77.2%), at a $679,900 median value; renters pay a $1,715 median, with 44.9% of renting households putting at least 35% of income toward it.
The county lists 1,805 square miles and two incorporated cities, South Lake Tahoe and the county seat, Placerville; most people live in unincorporated communities, the biggest being El Dorado Hills. HCAI lists two general acute hospitals in the county, Marshall Medical Center in Placerville and Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, each licensed for 111 beds; many west-county patients also use Mercy Hospital of Folsom (106 beds) across the county line. Neighboring markets: the Sacramento County and Placer County pages, and Folsom.
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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.
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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
- El Dorado County, In Home Support Services (IHSS)
- El Dorado County, IHSS Public Authority
- El Dorado County, Employment Services
- El Dorado County, About Us (county seat, area, two zones)
- Folsom Lake College, Nursing (CNA program)
- El Dorado Transit, fares, routes and EDT GO microtransit
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (DP02–DP05), El Dorado County and its places
- HCAI facility profiles (Marshall Medical Center, Barton Memorial Hospital, Mercy Hospital of Folsom)
Caregiver jobs in El Dorado County: frequently asked questions
What does IHSS pay in El Dorado County?
The state's county wage table lists $17.40 an hour for El Dorado County providers, in force since the first day of 2026. That is about two dollars below the Sacramento and Placer County rates, which matters if you live near Folsom or Roseville and could take clients on either side of the line.
Where do I enroll as an IHSS provider here?
Email the Public Authority at IHSSPA@edcgov.us or call (530) 621-6287. The office at 3057 Briw Road, Placerville, handles the forms, fingerprinting and the state video orientation; South Lake Tahoe applicants can attend the monthly session in the basin.
Can I work on both the western slope and at Lake Tahoe?
In practice, rarely. The county itself treats the basin beyond Echo Summit as a separate zone with its own hospital, senior center and transit. Choose the side where you live and list the towns you can reach on a winter weekday.
Is there CNA training in El Dorado County?
Folsom Lake College runs its eight-week NURSE 100 course with the El Dorado Center on Campus Drive in Placerville as one of its lab sites. Check the college's schedule for the next start date, which it lists as to be announced.
Does any city in the county have a higher minimum wage?
No local ordinance applies. Neither city nor the unincorporated areas set their own rate, so employers here follow the statewide $16.90.
Where do families in the county post?
On the El Dorado County family page or a town page such as El Dorado Hills or Placerville. Every request in the county is listed above.
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