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National City, California · San Diego County
Caregiver Jobs in National City, CA
National City is where San Diego County caregivers go to enrol with IHSS, and it sits between downtown San Diego and Chula Vista on the Blue Line. Postings from across the South Bay appear here; build a free profile and apply directly.
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National City is small, wedged between the Naval Base San Diego waterfront and I-805, but it is the administrative centre of caregiving in the county: the IHSS Public Authority, which enrols every one of the county's IHSS providers, is at 401 Mile of Cars Way. The postings below are drawn from a 50-mile radius, so most come from Chula Vista, the City of San Diego and the rest of the South Bay rather than National City itself; each card shows its distance from the city centre. Several caregivers on CaregiverConnect are based in and around National City, which is a reason to make your profile specific.
Language decides many of these jobs. 51.5% of residents speak Spanish at home and 22.2% speak Spanish and English less than "very well"; Tagalog is spoken at home by roughly one in eight, the highest share of the five South Bay cities on this site. A profile that lists your languages and the care tasks you have actually done gets read.
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Open caregiver opportunities near National City, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to National City by distance. 49 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in National City
Requests from National City families lean toward daytime personal care for a parent in a multi-generational household, respite for family members who are the IHSS provider, companionship with errands, and recovery help after a stay at Paradise Valley Hospital. Household help and companionship suit first-time caregivers.
- 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 National City
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro (San Diego County); 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 Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro (San Diego County) | $16.97 median ($17.71 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 57,080 jobs; concentration 1.34× national |
| IHSS provider wage, San Diego County | $20.40 | CDSS; effective March 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro (San Diego County) | $23.11 median | BLS 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.
San Diego County projection: 52,820 aide jobs in 2023 to 69,580 in 2033 (+31.7%), about 105,890 openings over the decade including replacements (California EDD, 2023–2033 projections). Openings are not the same as net new jobs.
Everything in the table is a county or metro figure. For National City the number that matters most is the IHSS wage, $20.40 from 1 March 2026, because a large share of care here is paid through IHSS and many private arrangements are priced against it. National City has no local minimum-wage ordinance, so the state's $16.90 applies; the City of San Diego's $17.75 rate ends at the San Diego city line. Only two licensed home-care agencies are based in National City on the May 2025 CDSS file, so families here more often hire directly or through IHSS than through an agency.
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 National City
National City follows state law, and the local detail is that the county's IHSS Public Authority is in town: 401 Mile of Cars Way, Suite 200, (866) 351-7722, where providers complete enrolment forms, a Department of Justice fingerprint check and provider training before they can be paid for an IHSS recipient. Non-medical care hired directly by a family needs no licence; Home Care Aide registration ($35) is voluntary for independents and required only for agency aides. CNA certification from CDPH is needed for skilled-nursing and hospital aide roles, and Southwestern College's Higher Education Center on National City Boulevard trains medical assistants (its CNA programme is at Otay Mesa). Paid caregivers of older adults are mandated reporters under WIC §15630, and reports go to the county at (800) 339-4661. See the requirements guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near National City
Resources inside or next to National City, all verified on the organisations' own pages.
- San Diego County IHSS Public Authority401 Mile of Cars Way, Suite 200, (866) 351-7722. Enrolment, provider registry, job listings from IHSS recipients, and caregiver training.
- Southwestern College Higher Education Center at National City880 National City Boulevard, (619) 216-6665. Medical assisting, medical lab technician and dental hygiene programmes; weekend classes.
- Sweetwater adult education, National City siteThe district's Health Care Essentials course, the entry point to its Certified Nurse Assistant programme, is scheduled at National City as well as Chula Vista when sections run; division office (619) 796-7200.
- George H. Waters Nutrition Center and Kimball Senior Center1415 D Avenue, (619) 336-6750, weekday lunch; Kimball Senior Center, 1221 D Avenue, (619) 336-6760, open Tuesday to Thursday 9 am to 4 pm. Where the city's older residents gather.
- South Bay Career Center333 H Street, Suite 1055, Chula Vista, (619) 319-9675. Nearest San Diego Workforce Partnership centre, weekdays 8 am to 5 pm.
- MTS Blue Line and buses8th Street (555 W. 8th Street) and 24th Street (506 W. 22nd Street) trolley stations; routes 955, 961, 962 and 963 fan out from the 8th Street and 24th Street transit centres. MTS Access paratransit is $6 a trip from 1 October 2026.
The area
National City in numbers
National City had 58,701 residents on 1 January 2026 (Department of Finance) and is the second-oldest city in the county, incorporated in 1887. The ACS 2020–2024 profile shows 8,905 residents aged 65 or over (15.1%), 36.1% of households with a member 65 or older and 13.7% of residents living with a disability, all higher than Chula Vista next door. Median household income is $66,841, the lowest of the five South Bay cities on this site, median gross rent is $1,692 and only 34.7% of homes are owner-occupied, which is why so much care here runs through IHSS rather than private pay.
Paradise Valley Hospital at 2400 East Fourth Street is the city's acute-care hospital, founded as a sanitarium in 1902 and now run by Prime Healthcare; nine licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (385 beds, five of them six-bed homes) are in the city on the May 2025 CDSS file, two of them on the Paradise Village campus. Nearby pages: Chula Vista immediately south, San Diego to the north, Lemon Grove to the north-east.
How it works
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Caregiver jobs near National City
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National City is part of South Bay San Diego, which sits within San Diego County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
- Lemon Grove, CA5 mi
- Coronado, CA5 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Chula Vista, CA6 mi
- Imperial Beach, CA7 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Spring Valley, CA7 mi
- Caregiver jobs in San Diego, CA8 mi
- Caregiver jobs in La Mesa, CA8 mi
- Caregiver jobs in El Cajon, CA12 mi
Guides
Useful reading before you apply
California caregiver 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.
What caregivers earn 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.
How to find private caregiver jobs 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 2026-10-13):
- California Department of Finance, E-1 2026 (National City 58,701)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, National City city (DP05, DP02, DP03, DP04, C16001)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California EDD, 2023–2033 occupational projections, San Diego County
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (HCO and RCFE files, May 2025)
- San Diego County IHSS Public Authority
- Southwestern College, Higher Education Center at National City
- Sweetwater Union High School District, adult education health courses
- City of National City, Senior Services
- HCAI hospital profile, Paradise Valley Hospital
- Wikipedia, National City, California (incorporation, hospital history)
- MTS trolley stations and bus routes
Questions
Caregiver jobs in National City: frequently asked questions
Is IHSS enrolment done in National City?
Yes. The county Public Authority at 401 Mile of Cars Way handles enrolment, fingerprinting and training county-wide; call (866) 351-7722. Private postings on this page are separate from IHSS.
How much of the work in National City is Spanish- or Tagalog-speaking?
A lot: 51.5% of residents speak Spanish at home and about one in eight speak Tagalog. Families often state the language in the posting; put yours at the top of your profile.
What do National City caregivers earn?
The reference points are the $16.97 county employed median, the $20.40 IHSS wage and the $23.11 CNA median; private rates are agreed with each family. The pay guide has the full picture.
Can I work without a car in National City?
More easily than anywhere else in the South Bay: two Blue Line stations and the 8th Street and 24th Street bus hubs cover most of the city. Postings further east or in Chula Vista may still need a car.
Is there much private-pay work here?
Less than in Chula Vista or Coronado; incomes are lower and IHSS carries much of the load. Private postings do appear, often for respite or hours IHSS does not cover.
Where do National City families post?
On the National City families page.
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