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Solano County, California
Caregiver Jobs in Solano County
This page covers all seven Solano cities, from Vallejo and Benicia in the southwest to Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville, Dixon and Rio Vista. Solano IHSS pays providers $18.10 an hour, and whenever a household anywhere in the county posts, its request joins the list above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Solano County
Solano County works as a chain of cities more than a single market. The SolanoExpress buses that tie it together run between Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield, Vacaville, Dixon and on to Davis. Three cities hold most of the 452,050 people the Department of Finance counted on January 1, 2026: Vallejo, Fairfield and Vacaville, each above 100,000. The county averages a 31-minute commute already, so it pays to choose a home end of the county, take clients near it, and accept a longer drive only when the hours justify it.
So build the profile around geography. Name the city and ZIP code you start from, how far you will go, and whether you have your own car; the county IHSS Public Authority makes a car a requirement for its registry because providers drive clients to appointments and errands. Bus service exists but is split by city, with SolTrans in Vallejo and Benicia and separate systems further up the freeway. Put languages near the top too: of Solano residents past their fifth birthday, 31.5% use a language besides English in the home and 18.2% use Spanish (ACS 2020–2024).
Live postings
Families looking for private caregivers in Solano County
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Cities and towns in Solano 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.
- Caregiver jobs in Vallejopop. 122,702
- Caregiver jobs in Fairfieldpop. 121,389
- Caregiver jobs in Vacavillepop. 103,195
Area by area
The communities of Solano County
Every Solano city and the unincorporated county, with 2026 DOF populations. Vallejo, Fairfield and Vacaville have their own pages; elsewhere, enter your ZIP code here.
- VallejoThe largest city (122,702), with two general hospitals and a psychiatric hospital, a Solano College campus and a job center on Marin Street.
- Fairfield121,389 residents; county services for IHSS, APS and the Area Agency on Aging all sit on Beck Avenue, and NorthBay Medical Center is here.
- Vacaville103,195 people, with Kaiser Vacaville, NorthBay VacaValley and a Solano College center on North Village Parkway.
- Suisun CityA city of 29,720 beside Fairfield; the Public Authority lists a Social Security office at 700 Main Street.
- Benicia26,074 residents, served by SolTrans local buses together with Vallejo; the Intercity Taxi Card also works for local trips here.
- Dixon20,567 residents; Solano-wide SolanoExpress passes cover trips between Dixon and the larger cities.
- Rio VistaThe smallest city (10,345); say plainly in your profile whether you can travel there.
Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Solano County
Requests in the county tend to cover personal care and cooking for an older relative on their own, rides to clinic and hospital appointments in Vallejo, Fairfield or Vacaville, cover in the weeks after a discharge, and longer days with someone living with dementia. If you are new to paid care, apply first for companionship, shopping, housekeeping and meal preparation. The IHSS registry also names skills it would like but does not require, such as a CNA or home health aide certificate, First Aid and CPR, and experience with transfers, so those are sensible next steps.
- 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 Solano County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Vallejo, CA metro (Solano County); 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, Vallejo, CA metro (Solano County) | $16.50 median ($17.89 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 7,850 jobs; concentration 1.97× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Solano County | $18.10 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Vallejo, CA metro (Solano County) | $23.51 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.
The BLS Vallejo metro is the whole of Solano County, so these figures describe the county directly: 7,850 aides on payrolls as of May 2025, with a $16.50 median wage and a $17.89 mean. With a location quotient of 1.97, the county employs aides at close to double the national rate relative to its workforce. The median sits below the $16.90 state minimum because the survey predates January 2026, so treat it as dated. IHSS is the steadier benchmark: CDSS lists $18.10 for Solano, and the Public Authority adds a differential to $20.10 an hour for emergency backup providers on its registry. UC Berkeley's Labor Center, in its list of city and county wage laws, includes no Solano city, which leaves $16.90 as the floor in every part of the county. Nursing assistants in the metro had a $23.51 median, which is the gap a CNA certificate can open.
How to enroll as a provider in Solano County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Solano 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 Solano County
A family can hire you for non-medical care with no state license. Agencies with a state license must enter each aide on the $35 Home Care Aide Registry; for an independent it is optional. IHSS pay requires enrollment with Solano County at 275 Beck Avenue in Fairfield: register online, attend an in-person orientation, complete the background check and submit the enrollment forms. New orientation dates are released on the first and third Tuesday of each month by 9 a.m.; the enrollment line is 707-784-8753. Nursing homes and hospitals need a CDPH-certified nursing assistant. Caregivers are mandated reporters under WIC 15630; Solano APS takes calls on 707-784-8259 extension 2, or 800-850-0012 after hours, and expects a written SOC 341 within two working days. See the Solano IHSS guide and the statewide caregiver requirements guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Solano County
Training, enrollment and job help in Solano, each confirmed with the organization in October 2026 via its website.
- Solano Community College, CNA and Home Health AideNURS 103 prepares you for the CDPH nursing assistant exam; NURS 104 adds the home health aide course. A mandatory orientation comes before the first class. Main campus at 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, 707-864-7000; the college also has Vallejo and Vacaville centers.
- Solano County IHSS Public Authority RegistryWatch the registry presentation, apply online or on paper, and return two work reference forms to 275 Beck Avenue, MS 5-190, Fairfield. Registry members need a photo ID and Social Security card with matching names and a car. 707-784-8200.
- IHSS Provider EnrollmentOnline registration, in-person orientation, background check and paperwork, all handled at 275 Beck Avenue, MS 5-190, Fairfield; 707-784-8753, weekdays 8 to 5 with a noon hour closure.
- Workforce Development Board of Solano CountyJob centers at 500 Chadbourne Road, Suite A, Fairfield, and 1440 Marin Street, Vallejo, with free job search tools, CalJOBS help and referrals to training. 707-863-3500.
- Vallejo Adult School, healthcare careersShort courses offered with CALRegional, including clinical medical assistant, phlebotomy, EKG technician and pharmacy technician, at 436 Del Sur Street, Vallejo.
- Solano MobilityThe county transportation authority's call center, 800-535-6883, explains bus, paratransit and taxi card options across all seven cities, weekdays 8 to 5.
The area
Solano County in numbers
Of the county's 452,050 residents in the 2026 DOF estimate, 18,058 live in unincorporated areas. Census ACS 2020–2024 figures put 17.4% of residents at 65 or older and 1.9% at 85 or older, with a median age of 39.2; 34.2% of those 65-plus report a disability, and 17,096 Solano householders aged 65-plus live by themselves. Median household income is $100,401, median gross rent $2,163, and one resident in five (20.8%) was born abroad. The average commute is 31.0 minutes.
HCAI lists six hospitals in the county. Vallejo has Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center (253 licensed beds), Sutter Solano Medical Center (106) and Adventist Health Vallejo, a 61-bed psychiatric hospital. Fairfield has NorthBay Medical Center (154), and Vacaville has Kaiser Vacaville (150) and NorthBay VacaValley Hospital (35). For the counties next door, see the Napa County and Contra Costa County pages.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Solano 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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Name, email, ZIP code, password. Your profile is live immediately for families in your radius.
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Caregiver jobs near Solano County
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Guides
Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- Solano County IHSS Public Authority, registry recruitment ($18.10, $20.10 backup differential, requirements)
- Solano County, IHSS provider enrollment
- Solano County, Older and Disabled Adult Services contacts (APS, IHSS, Public Authority)
- Solano County, Adult Protective Services
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Vallejo, CA (31-1120, 31-1131) via data.bls.gov OESServices
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (no Solano city listed)
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Solano Community College, CNA and Home Health Aide program
- Solano Community College, campus locations
- Workforce Development Board of Solano County, job centers
- Vallejo Adult School, healthcare careers
- Solano Mobility (Solano Transportation Authority)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Solano County (via MCDC)
- HCAI facility profiles (Kaiser Vallejo, Sutter Solano, Adventist Health Vallejo, NorthBay Medical Center, Kaiser Vacaville, NorthBay VacaValley)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Solano County: frequently asked questions
Which Solano cities have their own caregiver job page?
Vallejo, Fairfield and Vacaville. Caregivers in Suisun City, Benicia, Dixon, Rio Vista or the unincorporated county can rely on this hub; just enter the ZIP code you work from.
What does IHSS pay in Solano County in 2026?
$18.10 an hour, effective January 1, 2026 in the CDSS county wage table. Registry providers who take emergency backup assignments earn $20.10 an hour for that work.
Do I need a car to join the Solano IHSS registry?
Yes. The Public Authority lists use of your own car as a registry requirement, because providers drive clients to appointments and errands. It also asks for a photo ID and Social Security card with matching names and a criminal background check.
How often are IHSS orientation dates released?
The county releases new provider orientation appointments on the first and third Tuesday of each month by 9 a.m. If none are open when you look, check again on the next release day.
Is there a local minimum wage anywhere in Solano County?
No Solano city shows up in the Berkeley Labor Center list of local wage laws, so in 2026 employers from Vallejo to Rio Vista go by the $16.90 state rate.
Which local college trains nursing assistants?
Solano Community College runs NURS 103 for nursing assistants and NURS 104 for home health aides; ring 707-864-7000 to ask about the next start date and the required orientation.
Where do Solano families post their requests?
On the Solano County family page or on their city page. The requests above pull from all of them.
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