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San Bernardino County, California

Caregiver Jobs in San Bernardino County

One page for the largest county in the contiguous United States: the Valley cities from Ontario to Redlands, the High Desert around Victorville and Hesperia, and the mountain and desert communities beyond. IHSS pays $19.00 an hour in this county, and the family postings above refresh whenever someone nearby publishes one.

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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County covers 20,105 square miles, yet most caregiving work sits in a sliver of it. The county's own indicators report splits the land into four regions: the Valley is only 2% of the area but holds most of the cities, at 3,266 residents per square mile against 110 for the county as a whole; the Mountain region is 4%, the East Desert 17% and the North Desert 77%. In practice that means three separate job markets. The Valley runs along I-10 and I-210 from Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana east through San Bernardino to Redlands and Yucaipa. The High Desert, reached over the Cajon Pass on I-15, centers on Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley and Adelanto. The rest (Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead, the Morongo Basin around Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms, Barstow and Needles) is thinly settled, with long drives between clients.

Pick your market before you build a profile. Enter the ZIP code you leave from each morning and a radius you will actually drive; a caregiver in Hesperia who sets 40 miles is promising families in Fontana a mountain-pass commute twice a day. Mention a car if you own one, and list your languages: per ACS 2020–2024, 35.8% of people here over age four use Spanish at home.

Live postings

Families looking for private caregivers in San Bernardino County

Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to San Bernardino County by distance. 4 caregivers within 60 miles already have profiles here.

Open

Personal care caregiver needed in Fullerton, CA

Fullerton, CA · about 35 mi from San Bernardino CountyTue, Mon, Wed, Fri, Thu · 2 hrs/day
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Sep 30, 2026
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Open

Post-surgery recovery care caregiver needed in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA · about 48 mi from San Bernardino CountyMonday through Friday · 4 hrs/day
$32.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 12, 2026
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Cities and towns in San Bernardino County

Caregiver jobs by city and town

Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.

Area by area

The communities of San Bernardino County

The county's cities and regions, with what each means for a caregiver's commute and caseload. Seven cities have their own pages, linked above.

  • San BernardinoCounty seat, 222,292 residents; DAAS and the Public Authority share 784 E. Hospitality Lane, and the East Valley job center is at Inland Center.
  • Fontana219,774 residents on the I-10 and I-210 corridors between the West Valley and San Bernardino.
  • Ontario187,863 residents at the western edge of the county, next to the Los Angeles County line.
  • Rancho Cucamonga176,418 residents; home of the West Valley job center and a DAAS district office on Fairway View Place.
  • Redlands73,811 residents in the East Valley, connected to downtown San Bernardino by the Arrow train and next to Loma Linda.
  • Victorville139,680 residents; the High Desert job center, a DAAS district office and Victor Valley College are all on Bear Valley Road.
  • Hesperia103,349 residents south of Victorville, inside Victor Valley Transit's service area.
  • Mountain communitiesBig Bear Valley, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead and Crestline, linked to San Bernardino by Mountain Transit routes 5 and 6.
  • Morongo BasinYucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms; a DAAS office on Pima Trail and Basin Transit service toward Palm Springs.
  • Barstow and NeedlesDesert towns on I-15 and I-40, each with its own DAAS and Public Authority district office.
Types of caregiver jobs

Types of caregiver jobs in San Bernardino County

Requests here center on weekday hands-on care and company for a parent, supervision for someone living with dementia, short-term support when a parent comes home from a hospital in Colton, Loma Linda or San Bernardino, and short respite blocks so a spouse can rest or run errands. Errands, meals and companionship are the honest starting points for someone without formal experience.

  • 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 San Bernardino County: 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.

MeasureHourlySource 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$19.00CDSS; effective January 1, 2026
California minimum wage$16.90effective January 1, 2026
Nursing assistants, Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA metro (Riverside and San Bernardino counties)$22.32 medianBLS 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.

The BLS figures blend this county with Riverside County, and the $16.50 median predates the $16.90 state minimum. The number that belongs to San Bernardino County alone is the $19.00 IHSS rate on the CDSS table. EDD expects metro aide jobs to climb from 94,950 to 126,020 between 2023 and 2033, a 32.7% rise against 9.8% for all occupations,. Not one jurisdiction in the county shows up in the Labor Center's tracking of local wage ordinances; private employers from Ontario to Needles answer only to California's $16.90.

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 County

Who you work for decides what you need. Non-medical work paid by the family itself carries no license requirement. Licensed home care agencies must list their aides on the state Home Care Aide Registry; an independent caregiver can sign up for $35, renewed every two years. IHSS pay requires the county's provider orientation, signed SOC 426 and SOC 846 forms and DOJ fingerprinting; San Bernardino County takes enrollment through the Public Authority (866) 985-6322 and the BOUNDS online provider portal. The Public Authority's registry, which matches providers with new clients, asks for prior home-care experience, two references and county residence. Skilled nursing and hospital employers ask for CDPH certification for nursing assistant or home health aide roles. Abuse of an elder or dependent adult is reported to (877) 565-2020. The state-level detail is in our requirements guide.

Local resources

Training and career resources near San Bernardino County

Countywide options checked on their own sites; each city page adds what is closest to it.

  • America's Job Centers of California (three)East Valley, 500 Inland Center Drive, Suite 508, San Bernardino, (909) 382-0440; West Valley, 9650 9th Street, Suite A, Rancho Cucamonga, (909) 941-6500; High Desert, 17310 Bear Valley Road, Suite 109, Victorville, (760) 552-6550. Resumes, interview practice and training funds.
  • Crafton Hills College, nursing assistant pathway11711 Sand Canyon Road, Yucaipa. Noncredit CNA course with home health aide and acute care nursing assistant certificates that can be finished in one semester; fees are normally covered by a grant.
  • Victor Valley College, CNA course18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville. CDPH-approved, one semester; (760) 245-4271, ext. 2289.
  • San Bernardino County IHSS Public Authority784 E. Hospitality Lane, San Bernardino, (866) 985-6322. Enrollment, the registry and CPR classes; five district offices.
  • Inland Caregiver Resource Center1430 East Cooley Drive, Suite 240, Colton, (800) 675-6694. Classes, conferences and presentations for people caring for an older or impaired adult.
  • Transit for getting to clientsOmnitrans in the Valley ($2.00 fare), Victor Valley Transit in the High Desert, Mountain Transit and Basin Transit elsewhere.
The area

San Bernardino County in numbers

The Department of Finance counted 2,216,685 residents on January 1, 2026. The population is young by California standards: ACS 2020–2024 puts the 65-and-over share at 12.6%, against 15.7% statewide, with a median age of 34.7. The county's indicators report projects residents 65 and older to grow 50% between 2025 and 2045, faster than any other age group and faster than the state's 45.7%, reaching 20.0% of the population. 55.2% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, and median household income is $85,478, below the $99,122 state figure.

Hospitals cluster in the eastern Valley. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton is a 456-bed teaching hospital and one of two verified Level I trauma centers in the county. Loma Linda University Medical Center (320 licensed beds on its HCAI profile) sits in Loma Linda, and San Bernardino has St. Bernardine Medical Center (342) and Community Hospital of San Bernardino (347). Riverside County shares the metro and has its own page: Riverside County caregiver jobs.

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How it works

How to find private caregiver jobs in San Bernardino County (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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  1. Tell us about your experience

    Years of experience, the care types you provide, any certifications. No licence is needed for non-medical care.

  2. Set your availability and rate

    Full-time, part-time or live-in; days and time blocks; hourly rate; travel radius; vehicle.

  3. Create your account

    Name, email, ZIP code, password. Your profile is live immediately for families in your radius.

  4. Browse, apply or respond

    Open postings plus a matched list. Apply, or answer a family's direct request; the family chooses who to hire. 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.

  5. Agree on the details

    Message to settle schedule, duties and pay. CaregiverConnect takes no cut of what you earn.

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Caregiver jobs near San Bernardino County

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Guides

Useful reading before you apply

Sources (checked 2026-10-14):
  1. San Bernardino County Community Indicators Report (area, regions, age projections)
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (31-1120, 31-1131) via BLS public API
  3. California EDD, 2023–2033 occupational projections, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (April 2026)
  4. CDSS, IHSS wages by county
  5. CDSS, IHSS provider orientation and enrollment steps
  6. California DIR, minimum wage
  7. UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of city and county minimum wage ordinances
  8. CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
  9. San Bernardino County IHSS Public Authority, district offices and contacts
  10. San Bernardino County IHSS Public Authority, registry provider form (IHSS 402)
  11. San Bernardino County Workforce Development, AJCC locations
  12. Crafton Hills College, nursing program expansion (February 2025)
  13. Victor Valley College, Certified Nursing Assistant
  14. Inland Caregiver Resource Center
  15. Omnitrans fares; Victor Valley Transit Direct Access; Mountain Transit; Basin Transit
  16. California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
  17. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year summary file (B01001, B01002, B03003, C16001, B19013)
  18. Trauma Survivors Network, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
  19. HCAI hospital profiles (Loma Linda University Medical Center, St. Bernardine, Community Hospital of San Bernardino)
Questions

Caregiver jobs in San Bernardino County: frequently asked questions

Which San Bernardino County cities have their own caregiver job page?

San Bernardino, Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Victorville and Hesperia. Everyone else uses this page with their own ZIP code.

Can one profile cover both the Valley and the High Desert?

It can, but think about the Cajon Pass first. A radius wide enough to reach both sides means a daily climb on I-15; most caregivers pick the side they live on and widen the radius only for live-in or weekend work.

What does IHSS pay in San Bernardino County?

$19.00 an hour, effective January 1, 2026, per CDSS.

Where can I take a CNA course in the county?

Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa and Victor Valley College in Victorville both run CDPH-approved courses lasting one semester.

I live in Big Bear or Yucca Valley. Is there work near me?

Fewer postings, but also fewer caregivers. Keep your radius local, mention winter driving or desert heat experience, and note that the Public Authority keeps a district office in Yucca Valley.

Where do families in the county post their care needs?

Families anywhere in the county can post on the San Bernardino County families page or their own city's page.

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