The paper investigates some factors that determine how competitive the people who take care of their elderly family members are on the labor market in Poland. These factors are: level of education, professional experience, knowledge, and skills. Quantitative research was conducted among working and non-working caregivers. The results of this research suggest that non-working caregivers have relatively low employment potential. In many cases, even if they did not provide care for an elderly person, they still would not work. Statistically speaking, these people have the smallest chance of finding a job. And even if they do find one, it will probably be a low-paid job. Thus, by the decision of the whole family, such people are assigned to fulfill the caring responsibilities towards the ailing parents. This is due to the fact that providing care for the senior by another family member (one with higher employment potential) or hiring a professional caregiver would be irrational in economic terms.