The present study was carried out for the purpose of determining the levels of load that the carers of persons with severe disabilities have, based on a design of bibliographical or documentary study, with the participation of the population under study, comprised of thirty carers of persons with severe disabilities. For which, the Questionnaire on the burden of the Zarit caregiver was applied to them, giving as results that 60% of the total of the surveyed sample present overload, where 36.67% experience an intense overload and 23.33% a slight overload. Therefore, it was determined that the overload in the caregiver is due to many significant factors, such as not having the support of other family members in the care of the person with severe disability, difficulty in reconciling care with household tasks, family and economic problems, thoughts about the future of their family member, circumstances that over time become stressful causing alterations in the emotional well-being of the caregiver. Keywords: Level of burden, Caregivers, Severely disabled person, Social Work. RESUMEN: El presente estudio se lo ejecutó con la finalidad de determinar los niveles de carga que tienen los cuidadores y cuidadoras de personas con discapacidad severa, basándose en un diseño de estudio bibliográfico o documental, contando con la participación de la población objeto de estudio conformada por treinta cuidadores y cuidadoras de personas con discapacidad severa. Para lo cual, se les aplicó el Cuestionario de carga del cuidador de Zarit, arrojando como resultados que el 60% del total de la muestra encuestada presentan sobrecarga, donde el 36,67% experimenta una sobrecarga intensa y el 23,33% sobrecarga leve. Por lo tanto, se determinó que la sobrecarga en el cuidador o cuidadora se debe a muchos factores significativos, como por ejemplo, no contar con  el apoyo de otros familiares en el cuidado de la persona con discapacidad severa, dificultad al momento de compatibilizar el cuidado con las tareas del hogar, problemas familiares y económicos, pensamientos en torno al futuro de su familiar, circunstancias que con el paso del tiempo se convierten en estresores causando alteraciones en el bienestar emocional del cuidador. Palabras Clave: Nivel de carga, Cuidadores, Persona con discapacidad severa, Trabajo Social. Recibido: 28 de septiembre de 2020; Aceptado: 04 de enero de 2021; Publicado: 08 de enero de 2021.The present study was carried out for the purpose of determining the levels of load that the carers of persons with severe disabilities have, based on a design of bibliographical or documentary study, with the participation of the population under study, comprised of thirty carers of persons with severe disabilities. For which, the Questionnaire on the burden of the Zarit caregiver was applied to them, giving as results that 60% of the total of the surveyed sample present overload, where 36.67% experience an intense overload and 23.33% a slight overload. Therefore, it was determined that the overload in the caregiver is due to many significant factors, such as not having the support of other family members in the care of the person with severe disability, difficulty in reconciling care with household tasks, family and economic problems, thoughts about the future of their family member, circumstances that over time become stressful causing alterations in the emotional well-being of the caregiver. Keywords: Level of burden, Caregivers, Severely disabled person, Social Work.