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Personal care caregiver needed in Fullerton, CA
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Sep 30, 2026
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Fullerton, California · Orange County
Caregiver Jobs in Fullerton, CA
Fullerton sits in the north corner of Orange County where the 5, the 57 and the 91 meet. Families here post private in-home care directly; build one free profile and apply to the postings that fit your hours.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Fullerton
Fullerton is a city of 140,224 with a downtown, a college, Providence St. Jude Medical Center on its north side, and residential neighborhoods spread between the 91 and the hills. The postings above are from families in and around the city; each shows how far it is from you, and the list grows as families publish. North Orange County cities sit close together, so even a short travel radius from Fullerton reaches into Anaheim and Brea, which helps if you rely on the bus.
Fullerton families split between Spanish (26.1% of residents speak it at home) and Asian or Pacific Islander languages (16.4%), with about half of residents (52.9%) speaking only English. Put every language on your profile and be specific about care tasks you have actually done: transfers, toileting, diabetic meals, dementia redirection. Families reading profiles look first for those and for availability. The profile guide shows how to write it.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Fullerton, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Fullerton by distance. 4 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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Post-surgery recovery care caregiver needed in Los Angeles, CA
$32.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 12, 2026
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Fullerton
Expect requests for companionship and personal care for a parent living with family or alone, help with meals and medications, rides to appointments, overnight cover after a hospital stay, and respite so a spouse or adult child can rest. Without experience, start with companionship, meal preparation and errands; NOCE's Personal Care Aide coursework is a quick way to add hands-on skills.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Fullerton: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange 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, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $16.50 median ($17.25 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 385,530 jobs; concentration 2.22× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Orange County | $18.90 | 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.
Orange County projection: 53,070 aide jobs in 2023 to 69,870 in 2033 (+31.7%), about 106,340 openings over the decade including replacements (California EDD, 2023–2033 projections (Anaheim–Santa Ana–Irvine Metropolitan Division)). Openings are not the same as net new jobs.
Fullerton has not passed a local minimum wage (no Orange County city is in the UC Berkeley Labor Center's inventory), so a family employer here owes at least the state's $16.90. IHSS pays Orange County providers $18.90. The metro median of $16.50 is pulled down by Los Angeles County; Orange County alone shows $17.11 for aides in EDD's projection file, and NOCE quotes $17.00 to $21.00 as the average Orange County hourly range for personal care aides. Experience with dementia, transfers or overnight care is what moves a private rate above those figures.
How to enroll as a provider in Orange County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Orange 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 Fullerton
Private, non-medical caregiving for a Fullerton family needs no state license. Working for a home care agency requires Home Care Aide Registry enrollment with CDSS. IHSS work means enrolling at the Public Authority's Santa Ana office (2020 W. Walnut St.): watch the orientation videos, sign the provider enrollment form and agreement electronically, bring your original Social Security card and photo ID to a roughly two-hour appointment, and get Live Scan prints on the county's ORI AA504 form. CNA certification requires a state-approved course and exam through CDPH. As a caregiver to an older adult you are a mandated reporter; call Orange County APS at (800) 451-5155. The requirements guide has the full rules.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Fullerton
Fullerton has its own community college and a continuing-education center; these were checked on each school's site.
- NOCE Wilshire Center, Fullerton315 E. Wilshire Avenue, Building 300, Fullerton, CA 92832; NOCE main line (714) 808-4679. North Orange Continuing Education's Personal Care Aide Certificate is tuition-free and can be finished in about four months; CTE office (714) 808-4915.
- Fullerton College321 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832; (714) 992-7000. Described by its district as the oldest community college in continuous operation in California, with 110 career technical education certificates; check the current catalog for health-related courses.
- OC Workforce Solutions North (Brea)675 Placentia Ave., Third Floor, Brea, CA 92821, next door to Fullerton; (866) 500-6587.
- IHSS Public Authority of Orange CountyEnrollment questions (714) 825-3195. Its online training library covers body mechanics, communication, nutrition and dementia care.
- OC Bus and OC ACCESSOC Bus $2.00 one way, capped at $4.50 a day with the Wave card. A certified OC ACCESS rider pays $3.60 per trip and may bring an attendant at no charge.
The area
Fullerton in numbers
The Department of Finance put Fullerton at 140,224 people on January 1, 2026. In ACS 2020–2024, 15.2% were 65 or older, close to the county's 16.3%, and 30.8% of households included at least one person 65 or older. Of residents 65 and over, 27.8% report a disability. The median home value is $902,600 and median gross rent $2,194; the average commute is 30.5 minutes, longer than the county average of 26.7, a sign that many residents work outside the city.
Providence St. Jude Medical Center at 101 E. Valencia Mesa Drive has an emergency department, and discharge experience (the first nights home, follow-up visits, new medications) is worth describing on a Fullerton profile. For older adults, the city runs senior programs from the Fullerton Community Center at 340 W. Commonwealth Avenue, including nutrition and transportation services. Nearby pages: Anaheim, Garden Grove, Pomona across the county line, and the Orange County hub.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Fullerton (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Fullerton
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Fullerton is part of Orange County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
- Caregiver jobs in Anaheim, CA4 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Garden Grove, CA8 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Santa Ana, CA10 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Huntington Beach, CA14 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Long Beach, CA15 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Costa Mesa, CA15 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Pomona, CA16 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Corona, CA22 mi
Elsewhere in Orange County: Irvine · San Clemente · Laguna Niguel · Mission Viejo · Lake Forest
Guides
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
Sources (checked 2026-10-14):
- California Department of Finance, E-1 2026 population estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles (DP02, DP03, DP04, DP05), Fullerton city
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA (31-1120)
- California EDD, 2023–2033 occupational projections, Anaheim–Santa Ana–Irvine MD
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- NOCE locations (Wilshire Center) and Personal Care Aide Certificate
- Fullerton College
- North Orange County Community College District, our campuses
- Providence St. Jude Medical Center
- City of Fullerton, Senior Services (Fullerton Community Center)
- IHSS Public Authority of Orange County, enrollment and training
- OCTA fares
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Fullerton: frequently asked questions
Are there caregiver jobs in Fullerton for beginners?
Yes. Companionship, errands, light housekeeping and meal preparation are realistic first jobs. NOCE's tuition-free Personal Care Aide Certificate, offered by the continuing-education arm of Fullerton College's district, adds personal-care skills.
Does Fullerton College have a CNA program?
Fullerton College's main pages did not list one when this page was written (October 2026). For hands-on caregiving coursework nearby, NOCE (same district) offers the Personal Care Aide Certificate; check the CDPH list of approved CNA programs before enrolling anywhere.
What is the minimum wage for caregivers in Fullerton?
$16.90 an hour, the California rate from January 1, 2026; Fullerton has no local ordinance. IHSS providers in Orange County earn $18.90.
How do I get paid by IHSS to care for someone in Fullerton?
The person must be approved for IHSS by Orange County. You then call the Public Authority's enrollment line, (714) 825-3195, which walks you through steps including Live Scan fingerprints and an in-person appointment.
Can I reach Fullerton clients by public transit?
OC Bus serves the city for $2.00 a ride, with a $4.50 daily cap on the Wave card. If your client rides OC ACCESS, you travel free as their attendant.
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