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Norwalk, California · Los Angeles County
Caregiver Jobs in Norwalk, CA
Norwalk is a city of about 101,000 in southeast Los Angeles County where most families own their homes and many care for a parent under the same roof. Build a free profile and apply when Norwalk families post; the listings above refresh as they do.
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Norwalk is mostly single-family streets: 78.1% of its housing units are single-family homes, 47.0% of all units date from the 1950s, and 68.3% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners (ACS 2020–2024). Households are large, 3.60 people on average, and 35.7% of them include someone aged 65 or older. In practice that means many Norwalk care requests come from a household where an adult son or daughter still lives with the parent and needs someone for the hours they are at work, rather than from an older person living alone. Ask about steps, bathroom size and grab bars before you accept a job that involves transfers or showers.
Driving is the norm here. Three in four Norwalk workers drive alone and the mean trip to work is 29.5 minutes. If you have a car, a radius that takes in Downey, Whittier, Cerritos and Bellflower widens your options without long trips; if you rely on transit, mention that you live near the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink station on Imperial Highway or a Norwalk Transit stop. Spanish is spoken at home by 52.0% of residents aged five and up, and Tagalog by 5.4%, so name either one in the first lines of your profile if you speak it. Family postings carrying a Norwalk ZIP code show above as they are published.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Norwalk, CA
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Post-surgery recovery care caregiver needed in Los Angeles, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Norwalk
Common requests are weekday company and supervision during relatives' work hours, assistance getting washed and dressed, cooking, reminders to take medicines, trips to doctors in Norwalk and Downey, and short-term help after a hospital discharge. Someone new to the work can start with companionship and household tasks; families wanting transfers or dementia care usually ask for experience or a CNA.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Norwalk: 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, Los Angeles County | $19.64 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $22.78 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.
Berkeley's Labor Center, in its inventory updated July 23, 2026, lists no wage law for Norwalk, which leaves $16.90, California's rate, as the floor for work inside the city. That differs from unincorporated county land, where the county rate rose to $18.47 on July 1, 2026 for people working two hours or more a week at a business or nonprofit. The $16.50 metro median for aides comes from May 2025 data covering Los Angeles and Orange counties together, and certified nursing assistants in the same metro had a $22.78 median. If you care for a Norwalk resident on IHSS, Los Angeles County pays $19.64 an hour for the hours the county approves. For private clients, start from those reference points and price nights, weekends and driving separately.
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 Norwalk
No license is required for non-medical help that a Norwalk household arranges with you directly. Agency employment brings a duty to join the Home Care Aide Registry kept by CDSS; for independent caregivers joining is optional. To be paid through IHSS, you enroll with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services; providers and recipients can reach the IHSS Helpline at (888) 822-9622, option 4, on weekdays from 8 to 5, and PASC, the county's public authority, runs the provider registry on (877) 565-4477. Nursing assistant work in a skilled nursing facility requires CDPH certification. Paid caregivers are mandated reporters of elder and dependent-adult abuse; the county hotline is (877) 477-3646. The requirements guide and the Los Angeles County IHSS guide cover the steps in detail.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Norwalk
Places near Norwalk to train or look for work, checked on each provider's own site.
- Río Hondo College nursing assistant coursesState-approved CNA course with 72 hours of theory and 135 clinical hours; a home health aide course (27 theory, 54 clinical) follows for those already certified. Applications open in March and August and seats are drawn at random. 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, (562) 692-0921.
- Cerritos College, Health OccupationsNorwalk's own community college, at 11110 Alondra Blvd., (562) 860-2451. Its health division lists registered nursing, medical assisting and physical therapist assistant programs; the next nursing application cycle opens in January 2027.
- Rio Hondo America's Job Center of CaliforniaFree job-search help funded by the county Workforce Development Board, at 10400 Pioneer Blvd., Suite 9, Santa Fe Springs, (562) 946-2237, with a Whittier satellite office on Painter Avenue.
- Norwalk Transit Dial-A-RideIf a client is a Norwalk resident aged 60 or over, or disabled, they can register for $1 rides anywhere in the city at 12650 E. Imperial Highway; reservations (562) 929-5550.
The area
Norwalk in numbers
The Department of Finance counted 101,453 Norwalk residents on January 1, 2026. In the ACS 2020–2024 survey 14.4% of residents, 14,384 people, were 65 or older and 2,116 were 85 or older; a third of the 65-plus group reported a disability. Median household income is $100,085 and 70.4% of residents are Hispanic or Latino. Two hospitals sit inside the city: Coast Plaza Hospital on Studebaker Road with 117 licensed beds, and Norwalk Community Hospital on Bloomfield Avenue with 50, according to HCAI facility profiles. PIH Health runs hospitals in neighboring Whittier and Downey, so a discharge from either can also turn into a Norwalk posting.
The city runs its own senior center on San Antonio Drive, with a weekday lunch for people 60 and older and a social services team, which is useful to know when a client wants an outing or a meal with company. Nearby pages: Downey, Whittier and Long Beach, or the Los Angeles County overview.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in Norwalk (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Norwalk
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Norwalk is part of Los Angeles County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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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 2026-10-15):
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Norwalk city (via MCDC)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 summary file table C16001 (language spoken at home)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 23, 2026)
- LA County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, 2026 minimum wage
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)
- Río Hondo College, entry level nursing (CNA, home health aide)
- Cerritos College, Health Occupations and Registered Nurse program
- HCAI facility profiles: Coast Plaza Hospital, Norwalk Community Hospital
- PIH Health, history (Wayback capture August 7, 2025)
- SASSFA / Rio Hondo AJCC, services and offices
- City of Norwalk, Senior Center and Transit Dial-A-Ride
- LA County Aging & Disabilities, hotlines
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Norwalk: frequently asked questions
Is the minimum wage in Norwalk higher than the state rate?
No. Norwalk has no local ordinance, so employers in the city follow the $16.90 California rate. The higher $18.47 county rate covers unincorporated areas only, so check whether a client's address is inside the city limits.
Which colleges near Norwalk teach nursing assistant skills?
Río Hondo College in Whittier runs a state-approved CNA course and a follow-on home health aide course, with applications taken in March and August. Cerritos College in Norwalk offers registered nursing for those planning a longer route.
How much does IHSS pay in Norwalk?
The county sets one IHSS rate for every city: $19.64 an hour since January 1, 2026. The hours are set by a county assessment of the recipient, not by the provider.
Do I need a car for caregiving jobs in Norwalk?
It helps, since most families expect you to drive to appointments. Clients who live in the city can also use Norwalk Dial-A-Ride, and its TaxiCard covers approved medical offices in Bellflower, Downey, Lakewood and Whittier.
Can I care for my own parent in Norwalk and be paid?
If your parent qualifies for IHSS, yes; a recipient may choose a relative as provider. Read the family caregiver pay guide for the steps.
Where do Norwalk families post?
On the Norwalk family page; postings are free and reach caregivers whose radius covers the ZIP code.
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