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Caregiver Jobs in Los Angeles County

One county, close to ten million residents and seven very different caregiving markets, from the Antelope Valley to the harbor. See family postings across the county, how IHSS hours and private clients combine, and where to get trained.

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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County is too large to treat as one job market. The Department of Finance counted 9,837,286 residents on January 1, 2026, and Lancaster and Long Beach are as far apart in practice as two different counties. Most caregivers here work inside one region: the City of Los Angeles and its neighbors, the harbor and South Bay, the San Gabriel Valley, the Glendale and Burbank corridor, the Santa Clarita Valley, the Antelope Valley or the Pomona Valley. Families post with a ZIP code and you set a travel radius, so the postings above already sort themselves by distance. Pick a radius you can keep at rush hour; mean travel time to work in the county is 30.4 minutes (ACS 2020–2024).

Language narrows the field as much as distance. Among county residents five or older, 55.1% use a language besides English at home and 37.6% use Spanish. List every language you can use with a client, including Armenian, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese or Farsi if you speak them, and name the region you live in on your profile. The postings above update as families publish them.

Live postings

Families looking for private caregivers in Los Angeles County

Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Los Angeles County by distance. 4 caregivers within 60 miles already have profiles here.

Open

Post-surgery recovery care caregiver needed in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA · about 6 mi from Los Angeles CountyMonday through Friday · 4 hrs/day
$32.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 12, 2026
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Open

Personal care caregiver needed in Fullerton, CA

Fullerton, CA · about 25 mi from Los Angeles CountyTue, Mon, Wed, Fri, Thu · 2 hrs/day
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Sep 30, 2026
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Cities and towns in Los Angeles 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.

Area by area

The communities of Los Angeles County

Seven regions, each with its own commute pattern and services. City pages carry the local detail.

  • City of Los Angeles3,806,201 residents in 2026, close to two-fifths of the county; its own $18.42 minimum wage, its own Department of Aging and 14 WorkSource Centers.
  • Long Beach, Torrance and the South BayLong Beach (462,193) and Torrance (143,363) anchor the harbor side; DPSS has an IHSS district office in Torrance, Harbor–UCLA has served this part of the county since 1946, and Los Angeles Harbor College runs a CNA course.
  • Pasadena and the San Gabriel ValleyPasadena (141,145) is home to the PASC headquarters and the Pasadena City College CNA course; DPSS also has an IHSS district office in Monterey Park.
  • Glendale, Burbank and the VerdugosGlendale (193,286) with a DPSS IHSS district office in Burbank next door; the City of Los Angeles Hollywood WorkSource Center lists Armenian, Assyrian and Farsi among its languages.
  • Santa Clarita ValleySanta Clarita (232,883) has its own family caregiver support provider, the SCVCOA in Newhall, (661) 259-9444; Access Paratransit fares can differ here.
  • Antelope ValleyLancaster (178,159) and Palmdale (166,118) form the high-desert end of the county, with a DPSS IHSS district office in Lancaster and separate Access fares.
  • Pomona ValleyPomona (154,680) sits on the county line with San Bernardino County; DPSS keeps an IHSS district office in Pomona.
Types of caregiver jobs

Types of caregiver jobs in Los Angeles County

Typical requests are weekday bathing, dressing and company for an aging parent, short-term help once a hospital sends someone home, dementia supervision, overnights and weekend relief. Without a certificate, start with companionship and housekeeping postings; families who need transfers or dementia care pick applicants whose profiles show that work.

  • 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 Los Angeles County: 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 MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.

MeasureHourlySource and coverage
Home health and personal care aides, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (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, Los Angeles County$19.64CDSS; effective January 1, 2026
California minimum wage$16.90effective January 1, 2026
Nursing assistants, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties)$22.78 medianBLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison)

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.

Los Angeles County projection: 289,930 aide jobs in 2023 to 390,820 in 2033 (+34.8%), about 596,650 openings over the decade including replacements (California EDD, 2023–2033 projections published April 2026). Openings are not the same as net new jobs.

The legal floor depends on where the work happens. Inside the City of Los Angeles the Minimum Wage Ordinance rate rose to $18.42 an hour on July 1, 2026 (Office of Wage Standards notice of January 30, 2026). In unincorporated areas of the county the rate is $18.47 from the same date, according to the county's Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, which describes coverage for work at a business or nonprofit. Elsewhere the $16.90 state rate is the floor unless that city has an ordinance of its own, so check the city where your client lives. The $16.50 metro median is a May 2025 figure for Los Angeles and Orange counties together and sits below both local rates. IHSS pays $19.64. Nursing assistants earn a $22.78 median across the metro, and the county's aide jobs are projected to grow 34.8% in a decade against 8.5% for all occupations.

How to enroll as a provider in Los Angeles County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County

California's rules apply across the county; what differs is scale. On the CDSS licensing file of May 2025 594 Home Care Organizations held county addresses and active licenses, whose aides need a Home Care Aide Registry listing, alongside 1,649 elderly residential care homes that hire their own staff. IHSS is administered by the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS); a new provider attends an orientation, signs forms SOC 426 and SOC 846, and passes a Department of Justice fingerprint check, all within 90 calendar days. PASC, the Personal Assistance Services Council, acts as Public Authority and keeps the provider registry. No license at all is required when a family hires you itself for non-medical care. Paid carers of older adults must report suspected abuse; the county's Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Hotline takes calls at (877) 477-3646. The requirements guide explains each system.

Local resources

Training and career resources near Los Angeles County

Countywide and regional resources, checked on each organization's own site.

  • Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)3452 E. Foothill Blvd., Suite 900, Pasadena; (877) 565-4477. IHSS Public Authority for the county: provider registry, free trainings and a 24-hour background check status line, (877) 565-4482.
  • DPSS In-Home Supportive ServicesIHSS Helpline (888) 822-9622, option 4, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. District offices listed by DPSS: Burbank, Chatsworth, Monterey Park, Torrance, Lancaster, Metro and Pomona.
  • Los Angeles Harbor College, CNA and Home Health AideNRS-HCA 399A (6 units) prepares you for the state CNA exam and 399B (2 units) for home health aide certification; a mandatory one-day orientation comes first. Program office (310) 233-4368.
  • Pasadena City College, NURS 103A 5-unit, six-week certified nursing assistant course leading to the state written and practical exam. Health Sciences Division, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., (626) 585-3308.
  • Alzheimer's Los AngelesFree dementia education for families and paid caregivers, including on-demand sessions, with its site in English, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese; helpline (844) 435-7259.
  • Access Paratransit and Metro faresA personal care attendant rides Access free with an eligible rider; Access customer service (800) 827-0829. On Metro, LIFE gives qualifying low-income county residents 20 free rides a month.
The area

Los Angeles County in numbers

The ACS 2020–2024 puts 15.2% of county residents, about 1.49 million people, at 65 or older, and someone that age lives in 30.9% of households. The Department of Finance projects the 65-plus population to rise from about 1.45 million in 2020 to about 2.35 million in 2040, when it would be 24.4% of the county, and the 85-plus group to more than double, from about 183,000 to about 444,000. Median household income is $90,112 and median gross rent $1,954, so many families weigh IHSS before paying privately.

EDD counted 889,200 jobs in health care and social assistance in August 2026, up 3.4% in a year, and county unemployment was 4.9%, below the 5.4% state rate. Hospital discharges are a steady source of short-notice postings: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood has 520 inpatient beds, and the county Department of Health Services runs four hospitals of its own, Los Angeles General, Harbor–UCLA, Olive View–UCLA and Rancho Los Amigos. Neighboring markets with their own pages are Orange County and San Bernardino County.

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How it works

How to find private caregiver jobs in Los Angeles 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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  1. Tell us about your experience

    Years of experience, the care types you provide, any certifications. No licence is needed for non-medical care.

  2. Set your availability and rate

    Full-time, part-time or live-in; days and time blocks; hourly rate; travel radius; vehicle.

  3. Create your account

    Name, email, ZIP code, password. Your profile is live immediately for families in your radius.

  4. Browse, apply or respond

    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.

  5. Agree on the details

    Message to settle schedule, duties and pay. CaregiverConnect takes no cut of what you earn.

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Caregiver jobs near Los Angeles County

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Guides

Useful reading before you apply

Sources (checked 2026-10-14):
  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31-1120; 31-1131 via BLS public API)
  2. CDSS, IHSS wages by county
  3. City of Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards, July 1, 2026 minimum wage notice (January 30, 2026)
  4. LA County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, 2026 minimum wage
  5. California EDD, 2023–2033 occupational projections, Los Angeles County
  6. California EDD, Los Angeles County labor force and industry employment, August 2026
  7. California Department of Finance, E-1 2026 estimates and P-2B county age projections
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Los Angeles County (via MCDC)
  9. CDSS Community Care Licensing open data, Home Care Organization and RCFE files (May 25, 2025)
  10. LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
  11. LA County DPSS ePolicy, IHSS provider enrollment requirements
  12. Personal Assistance Services Council: about, contact, providers, health benefits, background check hotline
  13. LA County Aging & Disabilities Department; Family Caregiver Support Program providers
  14. City of Los Angeles EWDD, WorkSource Centers
  15. Los Angeles Harbor College, CNA/HHA
  16. Pasadena City College, Certified Nursing Assistant course
  17. Access Services, agency overview and eligibility
  18. LA Metro, fares
  19. LA County Department of Health Services hospitals; Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
  20. UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
  21. Alzheimer's Los Angeles
Questions

Caregiver jobs in Los Angeles County: frequently asked questions

Which minimum wage applies to my caregiving job in Los Angeles County?

The one for the place the work is done: $18.42 inside the City of Los Angeles and $18.47 in unincorporated county areas from July 1, 2026, otherwise the $16.90 state rate unless the city sets its own. Your address does not decide it.

How do I become an IHSS provider in the county?

Call the DPSS IHSS Helpline, (888) 822-9622, to start enrollment: orientation first, then the two enrollment forms (take originals of your photo ID and Social Security card) and DOJ fingerprinting, all inside 90 days. Then you can apply to the PASC registry.

Do IHSS providers here get health insurance?

Eligible ones can. The PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan costs $1 a month for providers authorized for at least 74 hours a month for two months running who live in or within 15 miles of the county; call (855) 727-2756.

Can I ride with a client on Access Paratransit?

Yes. Access lets a personal care attendant ride free with an eligible rider. Fares are $2.75 to $3.50 a trip by distance, and can differ in the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley.

Where do families in the county post?

Families use the county families page or the page for their own city; a posting costs nothing and reaches caregivers at once.

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