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Union City, California · Alameda County
Caregiver Jobs in Union City, CA
Nearly two in five Union City households include someone aged 65 or older, and a caregiver training course runs inside the city. Create a free profile and answer Union City postings above as families publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Union City
Union City, an Alameda County city, had 66,665 residents on January 1, 2026 by the state count. Its population is older and lives in larger households than Dublin's or San Ramon's: the ACS 2020–2024 estimates show 8,203 households, 38.6% of the total, with at least one person aged 65 or over, an average household of 3.1 people, and 31.2% of households receiving Social Security. Expect many requests from families who share a house with a parent or grandparent and need someone for the hours they are out, and 1,567 older residents living alone add a second group needing check-ins and errands. Families post under ZIP code 94587; the postings above update as new ones arrive.
Put languages at the top of your profile. In the same survey 63.1% of Union City residents five or older used another language at home instead of English, and 39.9% of those spoke English less than very well. Spanish was spoken at home by 13.5% of residents, and most people born abroad (80.5%) came from Asia, with another 12.7% from Latin America. Name every language you can work in, Spanish included, and say how fluently. Working residents averaged 31.9 minutes to their jobs, and only 18.6% worked from home, so many clients are on their own during the day.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Union City, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Union City
Local requests tend to be daytime company and meals for a parent while the household works, bathing and dressing help, medication reminders, rides to clinic visits, and overnight cover after a hospital stay. If you are starting out, companionship and errands for a fairly independent senior are realistic first jobs, and finishing the New Haven Adult School caregiver course with its CPR day gives you something concrete to show families.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Union City: 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 (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, 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 (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, 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.
Union City has not adopted a local minimum wage; the Labor Center at UC Berkeley, which tracks every local ordinance, lists none for it, leaving the state $16.90 in force. Fremont and Hayward do appear in that inventory with ordinances of their own, so the legal floor depends on which city the job is in. Alameda County IHSS pays $22.10 an hour from July 1, 2026, which is $4.82 above the $17.28 BLS metro median for aides in May 2025, so IHSS hours are often the best-paid hours a Union City caregiver can find. Long shifts carry overtime for personal attendants under California's domestic worker law for any time over nine hours on one day, or over 45 across seven days.
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 Union City
Union City adds nothing to California rules. Non-medical care arranged directly with a family requires no license, and you only have to join the Home Care Aide Registry when a licensed agency puts you on its payroll. IHSS providers for Union City recipients go through the countywide Public Authority, reached on (510) 577-3552, and must pass a Department of Justice background check before they can join its registry, which needs no prior experience. CDPH certification as a nurse assistant is needed for facility or skilled nursing work. As a caregiver you are a mandated reporter: any concern goes to the county's Adult Protective Services line, (510) 577-3500, or toll-free 1-866-CALL-APS. See the California requirements guide and the Alameda County IHSS guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Union City
Training and support in and around Union City; check enrollment dates and fees with each program.
- New Haven Adult School, caregiver training with job placementBased on the Barnard-White Middle School campus at 725 Whipple Road, Union City, (510) 489-2185. Seven weeks of video lessons and workbook assignments with no set class time ($255), then optional in-person days for blood pressure, gait-belt transfers and lifts ($20) and a six-hour first aid and CPR certificate ($45). The school reports 165 job offers among 179 completers from 2016 to 2023.
- Public Authority for IHSS in Alameda CountyRuns no-cost classes for providers on (510) 577-3554, offers qualifying providers an affordable health plan through (510) 577-3551, and matches cleared providers with recipients through its registry on (510) 577-5694.
- Ohlone College Career CenterWIOA job-seeker services by appointment for residents of Fremont, Newark and Union City, (510) 742-2323, weekdays 9 to 5; New Haven Adult School students have co-enrolled through it.
- Ruggieri CenterUnion City's center for adults 50 and older at 33997 Alvarado-Niles Road, (510) 675-5495, with more than 40 weekly classes and a Monday-to-Thursday lunch. Knowing its timetable helps you plan a client's week.
- Union City ParatransitADA paratransit for certified riders. Reserve as much as three days in advance on (510) 476-1500 (option 1); applications on (510) 675-5373. Certified riders can also use East Bay Paratransit outside the city.
The area
Union City in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 counts 13,101 Union City residents aged 65 and over, 19.4% of the city, and 1,472 aged 85 or older; the median age is 43.0. Close to a third of residents 65 and up (32.2%) reported a disability, a higher share than in Dublin or San Ramon. Median household income was $133,715, median gross rent $2,713, and 5.9% of households had no vehicle, so some clients rely on transit, paratransit or you for every trip out of the house.
Union City Transit charges seniors $1.00 a ride, and Fremont's Ride-On Tri-City program books $4 trips for Union City residents aged 70 or older or ADA-certified. The two hospitals in Fremont named in our sources are, per HCAI, Washington Hospital with 415 licensed beds and Kaiser's Fremont hospital with 100. Nearby pages: Fremont, Hayward, San Leandro and the Alameda County overview.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in Union City (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Union City
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Union City is part of Alameda County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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):
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Union City city (via MCDC)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (31-1120)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Public Authority for IHSS in Alameda County
- Alameda County SSA, Adult Protective Services
- New Haven Adult School, Residential and In-Home Caregiver Training
- EASTBAY Works, America's Job Center locations
- City of Union City, Ruggieri Center (archived August 11, 2026)
- City of Union City, Paratransit and Ride-On Tri-City (archived August 11, 2026)
- City of Union City, Union City Transit fares (archived August 11, 2026)
- HCAI facility profile, Washington Hospital (licensed beds)
- HCAI facility profile, Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fremont
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Union City: frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Union City in 2026?
The California rate, $16.90 an hour. Union City has no ordinance of its own, while Fremont and Hayward do, so check which city a job is in before you agree a rate.
What does IHSS pay a provider with a Union City client?
$22.10 an hour since July 1, 2026, the rate Alameda County sets for every IHSS provider in the county.
Is there a caregiver course in Union City?
Yes. New Haven Adult School on Whipple Road runs a residential and in-home caregiver course: seven weeks online plus optional hands-on and CPR days, $320 in all, with job placement help afterward.
Do I need to speak Spanish to work in Union City?
It is not required, but it helps: about one resident in seven speaks Spanish at home. Most households that use another language speak an Asian language, so list every language you can work in.
How can a Union City client get around without me driving?
Seniors ride Union City Transit for $1.00. Residents 70 or older, or ADA-certified, can book Ride-On Tri-City trips within Fremont, Newark and Union City for $4, with no charge for an attendant.
How do I join the Alameda County IHSS registry?
Clear the Department of Justice background check as an IHSS provider, then call the Public Authority registry on (510) 577-5694. No previous caregiving experience is required.
Where do Union City families post?
On the Union City family page; those postings appear here once published.
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