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Pleasanton, California · Alameda County
Caregiver Jobs in Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton has two BART stations on its northern edge, a hospital on West Las Positas Boulevard and a median resident age of 43.1. Create a free profile and apply to Pleasanton postings as families publish them above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Pleasanton
State figures put Pleasanton at 76,149 people on January 1, 2026. In the census survey, 12,835 people are 65 or over, and 2,615 households are a single resident aged 65-plus (ACS 2020–2024). Two in three homes are owner-occupied, and median household income is $190,124, and because IHSS is meant for low-income seniors and disabled residents, many households here will be paying privately. Postings tagged with either city ZIP code, 94566 or 94588, appear above once the family publishes them.
You can reach Pleasanton by train. The Dublin/Pleasanton BART station sits at 5801 Owens Drive, and West Dublin/Pleasanton is on Golden Gate Drive near Stoneridge Shopping Center, so a caregiver living in Hayward, Oakland or Fremont can commute by train and finish with a short bus or bike ride. Note on your profile which station you use and how long the walk or connection takes. Language matters a great deal in Pleasanton: 43.6% of people aged five and up use a non-English home language, and 36.3% of all residents were born outside the U.S., most of them in Asia. If you speak an Asian language, list it first.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Pleasanton, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Pleasanton
Pleasanton postings tend to involve company and supervision for an older relative living in a son's or daughter's home, help with bathing and dressing, driving to appointments and the senior center, dementia care and overnight presence, and short-term help after a hospital stay. If you are new to the work, a companion role for an older adult who is still fairly independent is a sensible start, and Pleasanton Adult and Career Education offers English and career-transition classes.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Pleasanton: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin 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, San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties) | $17.28 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 119,120 jobs; concentration 1.81× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Alameda County | $22.10 | CDSS; effective July 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.
Pleasanton has not adopted a city minimum wage; Pleasanton is missing from the July 2026 roster of local rates compiled at UC Berkeley's Labor Center, so employers here start from the state's $16.90. Neighboring Fremont and Hayward do have their own rates, which matters if you split your week between cities. The county's IHSS rate, $22.10 from July 1, 2026, is the clearest local benchmark and sits nearly five dollars above the $17.28 BLS gives as the metro median for aides. Households paying privately may look for a caregiver who drives, speaks the family's language or has dementia experience, and those skills are worth pricing in. Personal attendants also qualify for overtime past the ninth daily hour or the forty-fifth weekly hour.
How to enroll as a provider in Alameda County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Alameda 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 Pleasanton
California rules apply without local additions. A Pleasanton household can take you on directly for non-medical help, and you need no license to do it. The state Home Care Aide Registry ($35, with Live Scan fingerprints) is voluntary for you, and compulsory once you work for a licensed home care agency. IHSS pay requires enrollment with Alameda County, and can then join the registry kept by the Public Authority for IHSS, based at 6955 Foothill Boulevard in Oakland, after clearing the Department of Justice check. Skilled nursing facility jobs and nursing tasks call for a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. Mandated-reporter duties cover any sign that an elderly or dependent client is mistreated; Alameda County APS takes reports at 866-225-5277. More in the California requirements guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Pleasanton
Training and support options for caregivers working in Pleasanton; verify schedules before you enroll.
- Pleasanton Adult and Career Education (PACE)5758 West Las Positas Boulevard, (925) 463-0616. English as a second language, high school diploma and equivalency, college and career transition, and programs for adults with disabilities.
- Public Authority for IHSS, provider classesFree training for Alameda County IHSS providers, call (510) 577-3554. The Public Authority also offers eligible providers a low-cost medical, dental and vision plan, (510) 577-3551.
- Public Authority Provider RegistryLists providers who have passed the DOJ check so IHSS recipients can find them. Providers join on (510) 577-5694; no prior experience is required to become a provider.
- Las Positas CollegeThe community college next door in Livermore, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, (925) 424-1000, with EMT and paramedic training for caregivers aiming at clinical work.
- CityServe of the Tri-Valley, senior programsKeeps an office at the Pleasanton Senior Center and arranges care sessions for older adults; call (925) 222-2273. Worth knowing when a client needs help you cannot provide.
The area
Pleasanton in numbers
Of Pleasanton's residents, 16.7% are 65 or older and 1,619 are 85 or older (ACS 2020–2024), and 28.9% of those 65 and up report a disability. The median home value is $1,537,100 and the median gross rent $3,060, so living in town is out of reach for many caregivers and commuting in is the norm for the workforce. Workers who live here average 34.3 minutes to their jobs, and 29.1% work from home.
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, the former ValleyCare, has its hospital at 5555 West Las Positas Boulevard: 167 licensed beds and a basic emergency department. A patient sent home from there after surgery or a fall may need a few weeks of help. The city's senior center at 5353 Sunol Boulevard is the other hub for older residents. Neighboring pages: Livermore, Hayward, Fremont and the Alameda County overview.
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Caregiver jobs near Pleasanton
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Pleasanton is part of Alameda County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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Elsewhere in Alameda County: Berkeley
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):
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 1, 2026 table)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Pleasanton city (via MCDC)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (31-1120)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- CDSS, Home Care Aide application process
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Public Authority for IHSS in Alameda County
- HCAI hospital profile, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
- Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, About Us
- BART, Dublin/Pleasanton station
- BART, West Dublin/Pleasanton station
- Pleasanton Adult and Career Education
- City of Pleasanton, Senior Services
- CityServe of the Tri-Valley, Senior Services
- LARPD senior resources (Alameda County APS number)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Pleasanton: frequently asked questions
Is there a Pleasanton minimum wage above the state rate?
No. With no Pleasanton ordinance on the Labor Center's list, the state $16.90 sets the minimum. Fremont and Hayward, nearby, set their own rates.
Can I get to caregiving jobs in Pleasanton by BART?
For many addresses, yes. Trains stop at 5801 Owens Drive and at 6501 Golden Gate Drive, both on the I-580 border with Dublin; from either you will usually need a bus, bike or short ride to the client's home.
What languages help most in Pleasanton?
Asian languages above all: 43.6% of Pleasanton residents aged five or more use another tongue besides English with their families, and over 80% of foreign-born residents were born in Asia. Spanish is spoken at home by 5.4%.
What does an Alameda County IHSS provider earn?
$22.10 an hour since July 1, 2026. Enrollment and the Public Authority registry are covered step by step in the Alameda County IHSS guide.
Which hospital serves Pleasanton?
The former ValleyCare, now Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, with 167 licensed beds at 5555 West Las Positas. Its main number is 925-847-3000.
How do Pleasanton families reach caregivers here?
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