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San Bernardino, California · San Bernardino County
Caregiver Jobs in San Bernardino, CA
The county seat is where San Bernardino County runs IHSS, so enrolling, getting paid $19.00 an hour as a provider and finding private families can all start within a few miles. New family postings around the city show up above when they go live.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in San Bernardino
Most of the county's caregiving machinery sits inside the city limits. The Department of Aging and Adult Services and the IHSS Public Authority both work out of 784 E. Hospitality Lane, the East Valley America's Job Center is at Inland Center, and two general hospitals, St. Bernardine Medical Center on North Waterman Avenue and Community Hospital of San Bernardino on Medical Center Drive, discharge patients who often go home needing help. Families in the north end near Cal State San Bernardino, in the neighborhoods around downtown and along the I-10 toward Loma Linda and Redlands all post to the same marketplace, so the postings above are filtered by your distance rather than by neighborhood name.
Two transit lines make a car-free caregiving week possible here, which is not true of much of the county. The sbX Green Line runs 15.7 miles along the E Street corridor from Cal State San Bernardino to Loma Linda University Medical Center, every 10 minutes at weekday peaks and every 20 on Saturdays, with no Sunday service; the Arrow train runs east from downtown to Redlands. If you rely on either, say so on your profile and give the stop you live near. Spanish is the home language for half of residents aged five and up (49.9%); put it near the top if you speak it.
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Families looking for private caregivers near San Bernardino, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in San Bernardino
Families in the city usually want help with bathing, dressing and meals for an aging parent on weekdays, help in the first weeks after a hospital stay, supervision for someone with memory loss, and short respite blocks for a spouse. Some households pair county-funded IHSS time with privately paid shifts. Errands, meals and companionship are realistic first jobs for caregivers without a certificate.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in San Bernardino: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA metro (Riverside and San Bernardino 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, Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA metro (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) | $16.50 median ($17.03 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 102,760 jobs; concentration 2.16× national |
| IHSS provider wage, San Bernardino County | $19.00 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA metro (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) | $22.32 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.
Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) projection: 94,950 aide jobs in 2023 to 126,020 in 2033 (+32.7%), about 191,990 openings over the decade including replacements (California EDD, 2023–2033 projections published April 2026). Openings are not the same as net new jobs.
San Bernardino is not among the cities with a local wage ordinance in the Labor Center's tracking, so a household paying you privately owes at least California's $16.90. IHSS pays $19.00 here, more than either the state floor or the metro's $16.50 aide median from May 2025. Median household income in the city is $67,415 (ACS 2020–2024), which trails the county's $85,478 by a wide margin, which makes private-pay budgets tighter than in Redlands or Rancho Cucamonga; an IHSS case plus one or two private families is the usual way to build a full week. Nursing assistants in the metro earn a $22.32 median, a reason to consider a CNA course if you want facility or hospital work.
How to enroll as a provider in San Bernardino County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino
IHSS work starts with the county's provider orientation, two signed state forms (SOC 426 and SOC 846) and DOJ fingerprinting; the Public Authority on Hospitality Lane, (866) 985-6322, handles enrollment questions and offers the BOUNDS online portal for paperwork. Joining its registry to be matched with new clients is open to county residents who can show prior home-care work and give two references. Non-medical work for a family that pays you itself requires no license. Agency aides must appear on the state's Home Care Aide list; independents can join it for a $35 fee to make their record checkable. Facility and hospital roles want a CDPH-issued CNA certificate. The county's adult abuse line is (877) 565-2020. More: California caregiver requirements.
Local resources
Training and career resources near San Bernardino
Closest resources to the city, each checked on the provider's own site.
- East Valley America's Job Center500 Inland Center Drive, Suite 508 (Parking Lot 16, Inland Center Mall), (909) 382-0440, weekdays 8 am to 5 pm. Career assessment, resume and interview help, and funding for training.
- San Bernardino County IHSS Public Authority784 E. Hospitality Lane, (866) 985-6322. Provider enrollment, the consumer registry, and training including CPR and first aid.
- Crafton Hills College, CNA and home health aide11711 Sand Canyon Road, Yucaipa, east of Redlands. A noncredit nursing assistant course, with home health aide and acute care certificates possible in the same semester; fees normally grant-funded.
- Inland Caregiver Resource Center1430 East Cooley Drive, Suite 240, Colton, (800) 675-6694. Classes, conferences and presentations on caregiving and aging.
- Omnitrans and the sbX Green Line$2.00 one-way fare, $0.90 for riders 62 and older or with a disability. The Green Line links Cal State San Bernardino with Loma Linda.
The area
San Bernardino in numbers
The city had 222,292 people as of January 1, 2026, by the Department of Finance count, slightly more than neighboring Fontana's 219,774. Its population skews young even by county standards: ACS 2020–2024 counts 10.8% of residents aged 65 or older, about 24,000 people, and a median age of 32.2. 70.2% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, and 19.1% of those five and older speak English less than "very well". For a caregiver, those figures point to a market where bilingual help and IHSS cases matter more than luxury private-pay work.
The city's two senior centers show where older residents gather: the Fifth Street Senior Center at 600 West Fifth Street and the Perris Hill Senior Center at 780 East 21st Street both serve weekday lunch from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm under the Older Californians Nutrition Program. Nearby pages cover Redlands, Fontana and Riverside, and the county page covers the High Desert and mountain towns.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in San Bernardino (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near San Bernardino
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
San Bernardino is part of San Bernardino County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
- Caregiver jobs in Redlands, CA9 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Fontana, CA9 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Riverside, CA14 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Moreno Valley, CA15 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Rancho Cucamonga, CA15 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Ontario, CA20 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Hesperia, CA20 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Perris, CA23 mi
Elsewhere in San Bernardino County: Victorville
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 2026-10-14):
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year summary file (B01001, B01002, B03003, C16001, B19013), San Bernardino city
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (31-1120, 31-1131)
- California EDD, 2023–2033 occupational projections, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- CDSS, IHSS provider orientation and enrollment
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, local minimum wage inventory
- San Bernardino County IHSS Public Authority, contacts
- San Bernardino County Workforce Development, AJCC locations
- HCAI hospital profile, St. Bernardine Medical Center
- HCAI hospital profile, Community Hospital of San Bernardino
- Omnitrans, sbX Green Line
- Metrolink, Arrow service launch
- City of San Bernardino, Older Californians Nutrition Program
- Crafton Hills College, nursing program expansion
Questions
Caregiver jobs in San Bernardino: frequently asked questions
Where do I enroll as an IHSS provider in San Bernardino?
Contact the Public Authority at 784 E. Hospitality Lane, (866) 985-6322. Expect an orientation session, the two state enrollment forms and fingerprinting before your first paycheck.
Can I work as a caregiver in San Bernardino without a car?
More easily than elsewhere in the county. The sbX Green Line runs from Cal State San Bernardino to Loma Linda six days a week and the Arrow train reaches Redlands; set a smaller radius and name your stop on your profile.
Is there a city minimum wage in San Bernardino?
Not one of its own. The state rate, $16.90 since January 1, 2026, is the legal minimum. IHSS pays $19.00.
Does speaking Spanish help?
Yes. ACS 2020–2024 counts 49.9% of residents aged five and up using Spanish at home.
Which hospitals are near my clients?
St. Bernardine Medical Center (342 licensed beds) and Community Hospital of San Bernardino (347) are in the city; Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is in Colton and Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, at the south end of the sbX line.
Where do San Bernardino families post?
On the San Bernardino families page. Their postings show on this page for caregivers whose radius covers them.
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