Caregiver Jobs in Yolo County
One page for the whole county: Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, Winters and the county's smaller farm towns. County IHSS providers earn $19.05 an hour, and a request from any Yolo ZIP code joins the postings above the moment a Yolo family submits it.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Yolo County
You could reach most of Yolo from a single home base, yet its three cities pull in different directions. Woodland, the county seat, holds the county IHSS office, the Public Authority and Woodland Memorial Hospital, all within a few blocks of Cottonwood Street. Davis is a university town on Interstate 80, and West Sacramento sits directly across the river from downtown Sacramento, so many caregivers living there also take work on the Sacramento side. West of Woodland the county turns rural: Esparto, Capay and the Capay Valley on Highway 16, Winters at the foot of the hills, and Clarksburg and the delta farmland to the south. A useful profile names your home town, the cities you will drive to on a normal day, and whether a farmhouse 20 minutes off the highway is realistic.
Plan for a car. In the ACS 2020–2024 estimates, 61.7% of Yolo workers drove alone and just 2.8% used public transportation, while 18.1% worked from home. Spanish is the main second language: 21.3% of Yolo residents aged five or older use it at home, and 36.3% speak some language other than English. Bilingual applicants should put that language at the very top of their profile.
Families looking for private caregivers in Yolo County
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Yolo County by distance. 2 caregivers within 60 miles already have profiles here.
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No family within 60 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 69 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Yolo County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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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 Davispop. 66,002
- Caregiver jobs in Woodlandpop. 61,324
- Caregiver jobs in West Sacramentopop. 55,871
The communities of Yolo County
Where Yolo County caregivers work, from the three cities to the farm towns. Woodland, Davis and West Sacramento each have a dedicated page; for other places, type the ZIP code into the search.
- WoodlandCounty seat, 61,324 residents; the county IHSS office, Public Authority and APS share 25 North Cottonwood Street, and Woodland Memorial Hospital is nearby.
- DavisUniversity city of 66,002 on Interstate 80, with Sutter Davis Hospital and the adult school whose CNA course meets in Woodland.
- West SacramentoAcross the river from downtown Sacramento, 55,871 residents, with a second county IHSS office on Jefferson Boulevard and four local bus routes.
- WintersSmall city in Yolo County where Meals on Wheels Yolo County prepares its meals.
- Esparto, Capay and the Capay ValleyUnincorporated farm communities west of Woodland, reached by Yolobus Route 215.
- ClarksburgUnincorporated farm community in the south of the county, where visits mean long drives and few nearby replacements.
Types of caregiver jobs in Yolo County
The county IHSS page lists the everyday tasks behind most requests here: bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, bowel and bladder care, help with walking and transfers, cooking, laundry, housecleaning, errands, and going along to medical appointments. Some households also need someone to watch over a person with memory loss so they do not come to harm. If you are new to the work, housekeeping, meals, errands and companionship are where most people begin; transfers and personal care come with experience or a nursing assistant course.
- 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.
Caregiver pay in Yolo County: 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 (includes Yolo 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, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (includes Yolo County) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 60,350 jobs; concentration 2.02× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Yolo County | $19.05 | CDSS; effective January 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.
BLS counts Yolo inside the four-county Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom metro, where 60,350 people held home health or personal care aide jobs in May 2025; the midpoint wage was $16.50 with $17.20 as the mean; a location quotient of 2.02 means these jobs make up about twice the national share of local employment. Yolo County IHSS pays $19.05 an hour from January 1, 2026, more than two dollars above that median, and the Public Authority adds a $2.00 hourly differential for approved back-up hours. Not one Yolo city shows up in the Labor Center at UC Berkeley's tracker of city and county wage laws, so Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, Winters and the unincorporated towns all follow the $16.90 state floor. Treat that as the legal minimum for private work, not the going rate: IHSS sets a higher local benchmark that families who pay privately are competing with.
How to enroll as a provider in Yolo County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Yolo 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 Yolo County
Families who pay you themselves for help that is not medical do not need you to be licensed by the state. Agency employment differs: a licensed home care agency has to enter you on California's Home Care Aide Registry, a $35 listing. IHSS has its own path: the county office at 25 North Cottonwood Street in Woodland (intake (530) 661-2955) and a West Sacramento office at 500 A Jefferson Blvd handle recipients, while the Yolo County IHSS Public Authority at the same Woodland address, (530) 661-2676, helps new providers through the online orientation and enrollment, a Department of Justice Live Scan that you pay for, and an in-person appointment with your ID and original Social Security card. Hospital and skilled nursing jobs call for CDPH nurse assistant certification. All caregivers are mandated reporters; Yolo County APS takes reports around the clock. More: IHSS in Yolo County and California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Yolo County
Training, referral programs and transport across Yolo; we read every listing on its provider's website in October 2026.
- Davis Adult and Community Education, Certified Nursing Assistant (classes in Woodland)A state-approved course of 60 classroom hours and more than 100 clinical hours, held in Woodland with a new cohort every two months. Tuition is $1,200, half due at registration, and students must be 18 or older. Office: 315 W. 14th Street, Davis; 530-757-5380.
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority registryFor long-term matches. Call (530) 661-2676 for an application and a seat at the next registry orientation. Steps include an interview, a regional background check by the Public Authority, a drug, cannabis and alcohol screen, a negative TB test and employment reference checks.
- Home Care Now and the state Back-Up Provider ProgramShort-term cover when a client's regular provider is away. Home Care Now pays a $20 stipend for each accepted referral plus round-trip mileage; state back-up hours carry a $2.00 hourly differential. Applicants need two years of experience and CPR and first aid training, which Public Authority staff help arrange.
- IHSS provider benefitsMedical, vision and dental plans with a monthly copay open to providers who log 80 monthly hours three months running, though a waitlist applies. Paid sick leave is capped at 24 hours a fiscal year.
- YolobusLocal routes in Woodland (211, 212) and West Sacramento (37, 40, 41, 240); intercity routes 42A, 42B and 138 linking Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento and downtown Sacramento; Route 215 to Esparto and Capay; express routes into Sacramento. Customer service (530) 666-2877.
Yolo County in numbers
The Department of Finance counted 225,904 residents on January 1, 2026: 66,002 in Davis, 61,324 in Woodland and 55,871 in West Sacramento, with the rest in Winters and the unincorporated county. Yolo is young on paper, with a median age of 32.1 in ACS 2020–2024, because of the university. The older population is still substantial: 29,712 residents (13.5%) are 65 or older, 3,351 have reached 85, 34.1% of people 65 and over report a disability, and 27.9% of households include someone 65 or older. Renters pay a median $1,857 in gross rent, and 51.4% of renting households spend 35% or more of income on rent, which explains why many caregivers commute in from cheaper towns.
Two hospitals sit inside the county, per HCAI: Woodland Memorial Hospital on Cottonwood Street (105 licensed beds) and Sutter Davis Hospital (57). Many Yolo patients are also treated in Sacramento; Yolobus lists UC Davis Medical Center as a stop. For Woodland detail see the Woodland caregiver page; neighboring markets are on the Sacramento County and Solano County pages.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Yolo County (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Yolo County
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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.
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 1, 2026 table)
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Yolo County HHSA, In-Home Supportive Services (tasks, offices, intake lines)
- Yolo County HHSA, Adult Protective Services
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, working as a provider (wage, benefits, enrollment)
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, joining the registry
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, back-up provider programs
- Davis Adult and Community Education, Career Technical Education (CNA)
- Yolobus, routes and schedules
- Meals on Wheels Yolo County
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Yolo County
- HCAI facility profiles, Woodland Memorial Hospital and Sutter Davis Hospital
Caregiver jobs in Yolo County: frequently asked questions
What does IHSS pay in Yolo County?
$19.05 an hour, per the CDSS county wage table (effective January 1, 2026); the Public Authority's provider page shows the same number. Approved back-up hours add a $2.00 differential paid by the state.
Is there a local minimum wage in Davis, Woodland or West Sacramento?
None of the three appears in UC Berkeley Labor Center's local ordinance inventory, and neither does Winters. The California floor of $16.90 an hour has applied everywhere in the county since January 1, 2026.
How do I get referred to IHSS clients in Yolo?
Become an eligible IHSS provider first, then join the Public Authority registry. After an orientation, interview, screening and reference checks, a computer match sends your name to recipients by location, language, tasks and schedule. Call (530) 661-2676 to begin.
Can I pick up short-term IHSS work?
Yes, through Home Care Now and the state back-up program, which cover clients whose usual provider is unavailable. You need two years of caregiving experience plus CPR and first aid; referrals come on a first come, first served basis.
Where can I train as a CNA in Yolo County?
Davis Adult and Community Education holds its CNA classes in Woodland, starting a cohort every two months for $1,200. Graduates can sit the state certification exam after 60 classroom hours and 100-plus hours of clinical work.
Where do Yolo families post their requests?
On the Yolo County family page or a city page for Woodland, Davis or West Sacramento. Every request posted on those pages is shown here too.
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