Caregiver Jobs in Sacramento, CA
Sacramento is the state capital and the county seat, and it has the region's biggest hospitals within its limits. Sacramento families hire on their own terms here: set up a free profile, then answer the postings above as they arrive.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Sacramento
The City of Sacramento had 539,765 residents on January 1, 2026, a third of everyone in Sacramento County. Nearly half of its households rent (48.3% in ACS 2020–2024), so a lot of care happens in apartments and small houses where an older parent lives alone or with one adult child. Requests come from neighborhoods all over the city, from Natomas in the north to Meadowview in the south, and families post them under their own ZIP code; any that match your radius appear above.
Think about the commute before you set that radius. The city sprawls across both sides of the American River, and crossing from South Natomas to Oak Park at 8 am is not the same as a short hop within midtown. If you ride SacRT, name your bus or light rail line; a family without a spare car wants to know you can get there and, if needed, accompany their parent to an appointment. Put languages near the top of your profile: 36.4% of residents five and older use another language at home, including Spanish (16.5%) and Asian and Pacific Island languages (11.6%).
Families looking for private caregivers near Sacramento, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Sacramento by distance. 2 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 75 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Sacramento County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Sacramento
Expect posts for help getting up, showering and dressing; medication reminders and meals; company for someone who should not be alone during the day; overnight cover for a person with dementia; and short-term help after a stay at UC Davis Medical Center, Sutter or Mercy General. With no formal experience, companionship, errands and cooking are realistic first jobs; the Charles A. Jones adult school in south Sacramento offers a five-week CNA route into personal care and facility work.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Sacramento: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo 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, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 60,350 jobs; concentration 2.02× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Sacramento County | $19.15 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties) | $22.84 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.
Unlike San Diego or Pasadena, the City of Sacramento does not set a minimum wage above the state's. When the UC Berkeley Labor Center updated its inventory of local California wage laws in July 2026, the capital was not on it, so a home care agency or other business employing you here owes at least the California rate of $16.90. The BLS survey of 60,350 aide jobs in the four-county metro found a $16.50 median and a $17.20 mean in May 2025, figures collected before the state minimum went up. Sacramento County IHSS pays $19.15 an hour, which is the most useful benchmark when a family asks what to offer; nursing assistants in the metro had a median of $22.84.
How to enroll as a provider in Sacramento County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Sacramento 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.
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Sacramento
Non-medical work arranged directly with a family needs no state license. A licensed agency has to place its aides on the Home Care Aide Registry; for independents the $35, two-year listing is a choice. If the person you care for gets IHSS, you enroll with the county's Public Authority, whose office is at 9300 Tech Center Drive; it runs online registration in BOUNDS, offers in-person help with it on Monday and Friday from 9 am to 2 pm, and requires a DOJ Live Scan on its own form. IHSS payroll answers questions on (916) 874-9805, and a provider who goes more than 365 days without IHSS pay has to enroll again. Nursing tasks and skilled nursing jobs require CDPH certification. As a caregiver you must report suspected abuse; Sacramento County APS answers (916) 874-9377 day and night. The requirements guide has the statewide rules.
Training and career resources near Sacramento
Sacramento training and support, with details taken from each organization's own pages.
- Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center, Nurse Assistant Training5451 Lemon Hill Avenue, (916) 395-5800. Sacramento City Unified's adult school runs a CDPH-approved five-week course (80 hours of theory, 112 of practice), weekdays in person. Cost is $1,600 plus fees; applicants must be 18, meet CASAS reading and math minimums, and clear a background check and drug screen. Upcoming starts: November 16, 2026 and January 19, 2027.
- American River College, NURSE 100 and NURSE 101College Oak Drive campus. The CNA course is one 15-week semester with $322 tuition and a medical terminology co-requisite; Spring 2027 applications are accepted October 18 to November 30. NURSE 101 adds a Home Health Aide certificate for working in medical-model home health.
- IHSS Public Authority, Care AcademyFree online courses on nutrition, mobility, dementia and first aid for enrolled providers, with certificates you can mention in your profile.
- Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center915 27th Street at J Street, (916) 808-5462, weekdays 8:30 am to 5 pm. The city's center for adults 50 and older, with strength and balance classes; worth knowing for clients who want activities outside the house.
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource CenterFree public education on dementia and caregiving from its Citrus Heights office, (916) 728-9333.
- SacRTA basic single ride is $2.50; riders 62 and older pay $1.25, which matters if you travel with a client.
Sacramento in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 puts the city's median age at 36.0 and its 65-and-over share at 14.2%, a little younger than the county overall. 29.4% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, median household income is $87,321, and the median gross rent is $1,779. 12.9% of residents report a disability.
Several of the region's largest hospitals are here. On HCAI's facility profiles, UC Davis Medical Center at 2315 Stockton Boulevard holds 653 licensed beds and Sutter Medical Center Sacramento at 2825 Capitol Avenue holds 523, and Mercy General at 4001 J Street with 313; Kaiser's Morse Avenue (287) and South Sacramento (275) hospitals and Methodist Hospital (158) also carry Sacramento addresses. Each discharge can turn into a few weeks of paid help at home. Nearby pages: Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights and the Sacramento County hub.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Sacramento (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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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. CaregiverConnect takes no cut of what you earn.
Caregiver jobs near Sacramento
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Sacramento is part of Sacramento County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year (S0101, DP02, DP03, DP04, DP05), Sacramento city
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (31-1120, 31-1131) via BLS public API
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 2026)
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority, provider enrollment
- Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority, FAQs
- Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority, education opportunities
- Sacramento County DCFAS, Adult Protective Services
- Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center, Nurse Assistant Training
- American River College, Nurse Assistant and Home Health Aide
- City of Sacramento, Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center
- SacRT fares
- HCAI hospital profiles (UC Davis Medical Center, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, Mercy General, Kaiser, Methodist)
Caregiver jobs in Sacramento: frequently asked questions
Does the City of Sacramento have its own minimum wage in 2026?
No. The city has no local wage ordinance, so employers inside city limits pay at least the statewide $16.90.
What do IHSS providers earn in Sacramento?
Sacramento County pays $19.15 an hour for authorized IHSS hours in 2026, whether the client lives in the city or elsewhere in the county.
Where can I train as a CNA inside the city?
The Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center on Lemon Hill Avenue runs a five-week nurse assistant course several times a year. American River College on College Oak Drive offers a semester-long option at community college tuition.
Can I work as a caregiver in Sacramento without a car?
For daytime work near bus and light rail lines, often yes; say which SacRT routes you use. Overnight shifts and jobs that include driving a client generally need a car.
How do I join the IHSS registry that refers caregivers to recipients?
Enroll as an IHSS provider first, then call the Public Authority at (916) 874-2888, option 2, for the registry application. It asks for three professional references, an interview and online training.
Do Sacramento families hire caregivers without experience?
For companionship, meals and errands, many do. Mention the help you have already given at home to a grandparent or neighbor, and read the profile guide before you apply.
Where do Sacramento families post care needs?
They post on the Sacramento family page; a post inside your travel radius reaches you directly.
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