Caregiver Jobs in Amador County
This hub covers all of Amador County: Jackson, Sutter Creek and Ione, plus Plymouth, Martell, Pine Grove, Pioneer and the other foothill communities. Whenever a household anywhere in Amador posts a request, it is listed above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Amador County
Amador is a small county to work in. DOF's estimate for January 1, 2026 is 39,618 residents. The county describes itself as lying about 45 miles southeast of Sacramento, with land running from roughly 250 feet in the west to over 9,000 feet in the east. Nearly every office an IHSS provider deals with shares one address: the county's IHSS intake desk, its APS unit and the Public Authority all give 10877 Conductor Boulevard, Sutter Creek, as their address.
Most of the county's licensed care is clustered around Jackson, the county seat. State health facility data dated September 16, 2026 put the county's one general hospital, its one skilled nursing facility, three home health agencies and its hospice there. Families farther out, along the Highway 88 corridor or near Plymouth, tend to need a caregiver with a car. In ACS 2020–2024, 73.9% of Amador workers drove to work alone and the average trip took 34.0 minutes, so say in your profile which communities you will cover and whether your car is available for appointment runs.
Families looking for private caregivers in Amador County
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Amador County by distance. 1 caregiver 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 101 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Amador 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
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- Caregiver jobs in Jacksonpop. 4,933
- Caregiver jobs in Ionepop. 8,632
- Caregiver jobs in Sutter Creekpop. 2,575
The communities of Amador County
Jackson, Sutter Creek and Ione have their own pages. For other Amador communities, search by ZIP code.
- JacksonThe county seat (4,933 residents, DOF 2026), with the hospital, the nursing home, three home health agencies and the hospice.
- Sutter CreekA city of 2,575 where IHSS, APS, the Public Authority, Mother Lode Job Training and the Sutter Hill Transit Center all sit.
- IoneThe largest city by DOF count (8,632); it has a MACT clinic and its own bus line, Route 7.
- MartellHome to the WellSpace Health Amador Community Health Center on Prospect Drive and a stop on Shuttle 6.
- PlymouthHas a Sutter Medical Foundation health center, a senior lunch site and Route 3 bus service.
- Pine Grove and PioneerServed by Amador Transit's Highway 88 buses, and each has a congregate lunch site run by the Amador County Senior Center.
Types of caregiver jobs in Amador County
According to the county's IHSS page, the program in Amador can cover cleaning, meals, laundry and shopping; hands-on personal care, including help in the bathroom; paramedical tasks; escort to doctor visits; and protective supervision for clients whose mental impairment means someone must keep watch. Private families post similar work. The Public Authority also runs Emergency Back Up Provider Services, short urgent assignments that it says may pay a differential.
- 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 Amador County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Amador and six other 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, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Amador and six other counties) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Amador County | $19.40 | CDSS; effective August 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Amador and six other counties) | $22.79 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.
BLS publishes no wage table for Amador alone. Its May 2025 definitions place the county in a seven-county area with Alpine, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne. In that area BLS counted 2,220 aide jobs (SOC 31-1120), paying $16.52 at the median and $17.48 on average. The CDSS table sets Amador IHSS pay at $19.40 an hour starting August 1, 2026, which is $2.50 above California's $16.90 minimum; the Public Authority's own page still shows the earlier $18.00 rate from January 2025, so go by the CDSS figure. UC Berkeley's ordinance inventory has no Amador city or county entry, so private Amador clients must pay at least California's $16.90. A personal attendant who puts in over nine hours on a single workday, or over 45 in one workweek, is owed overtime under the state's domestic worker rules; the DIR FAQ explains who qualifies.
About 5.8% of Amador County's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. California's average over those months was 5.3%, and the county's monthly rate ranged from 4.9% to 6.5%. Jackson's average, 4.6%, was below both. With that mix, steady paid hours for an older neighbor or a relative through Amador County IHSS are one of the more reliable local jobs, and nursing assistants in the seven-county area earn a higher median, $22.79.
How to enroll as a provider in Amador County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Amador 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 Amador County
Private, non-medical help that an Amador family hires you for directly is not a licensed occupation in California; only aides employed by an agency are obliged to be listed with the state's registry of home care aides. IHSS work is different. The Public Authority, (209) 223-6781, requires online enrollment through its portal, the state and Public Authority orientation videos, an SEIU presentation, e-signed forms, and an in-person visit at which you present your Social Security card plus a driver's license or other federal or state photo ID. Live Scan fingerprints follow, at your own cost of $48 to $80, and payroll starts once your client signs the SOC 426A. Paid caregivers are mandated reporters of suspected elder and dependent adult abuse under state law. See California caregiver requirements for the full picture.
Training and career resources near Amador County
Where Amador caregivers enroll, train and catch a bus; we read every entry on its provider's website in October 2026.
- Public Authority provider registry (Amador)Registry members are recruited and screened by the Public Authority, which then refers them to IHSS clients throughout Amador. Registry applicants complete an application and an assessment, give two work and two personal references (no relatives), and attend a monthly information session. 10877 Conductor Blvd., Sutter Creek, (209) 223-6781.
- Provider training with HomebridgeAmador County has partnered with Homebridge for IHSS provider training; you register through the county's link to the Homebridge Caregiver Community.
- Mother Lode Job Training, Amador CenterThe workforce agency's Amador office at 1 Prosperity Court, Sutter Creek, phone (209) 223-3341, with weekday hours from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Public Authority suggests it, or a library, for anyone who needs a computer to finish online enrollment.
- Nurse assistant training at Columbia College, SonoraNo CNA class based in Amador turned up in our search. Columbia College, 11600 Columbia College Drive, Sonora, runs a nurse assistant certification over 16 weeks at no tuition or supply cost; each cohort takes 15 students and earns 5.5 units, or you can take it non-credit. Spring 2027 dates had not been set in October. Certified aides can add the college's 54-hour HHA course, roughly $90.
- Amador TransitFrom its Sutter Hill hub on Valley View Way, buses run on weekdays to Jackson, Sutter Creek, Ione, Plymouth and the Highway 88 corridor through Pine Grove and Pioneer to Amador Station. A day pass is $7. Call (209) 267-9395.
Amador County in numbers
Half of Amador residents are older than 49.7, according to ACS 2020–2024, which also counts 11,423 residents aged 65 or over (27.6%), 1,094 of them 85 or older. Those totals include 3,596 people in group quarters; CDPH lists a correctional treatment center at Mule Creek Prison in Ione, and the county skews 54.7% male. Household figures avoid that distortion: 46.8% of the county's 16,091 households include someone 65 or older, and a third (33.0%) of people 65 and older have a disability. The median Amador household brings in $88,044, and the median rent is $1,421.
Licensed care is thin. Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson holds a 52-bed license, and HCAI rates its emergency service as basic; and Kit Carson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, also in Jackson, has 199. The May 2025 Community Care Licensing files list six licensed elderly care homes and two licensed home care organizations, all with Jackson or Sutter Creek addresses, so much of the paid care at home is IHSS or direct hire. Town detail is on the Jackson, Sutter Creek and Ione pages; neighboring markets are on the Calaveras County and El Dorado County pages.
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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, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Amador County, In-Home Supportive Services
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority, Provider Enrollment
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority, FAQ and contact numbers
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority, provider training
- Amador County, About the county
- Mother Lode Job Training, contact and centers
- Columbia College, Health Care programs (CNA, HHA)
- Amador Transit, routes, fares and contacts
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 profiles DP02–DP05 and B26001, Amador County
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- HCAI, Sutter Amador Hospital facility profile
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (RCFE and home care organization files, May 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Amador County: frequently asked questions
What do Amador County IHSS providers earn?
$19.40 an hour from August 1, 2026, on the CDSS county wage table. Should your client live over the county line in Calaveras or El Dorado, the hourly figure becomes whatever that county pays.
Which numbers do Amador IHSS providers need?
The Public Authority is (209) 223-6781 for enrollment and the registry. IHSS Payroll, (209) 223-6626, handles start packets, timesheet access and W-4 forms.
Does the Amador Public Authority offer health coverage?
Yes, for some. Health, vision and dental plans are offered to registry providers who qualify, with the Public Authority acting as benefits manager. Phone (209) 223-6781 and ask what hours you would need.
Is there a CNA class for Amador County residents?
We did not find a CNA course based inside Amador County this month. Columbia College in Sonora lists a tuition-covered 16-week CNA course with 15 places; spring 2027 dates were not yet posted, and it keeps an interest list.
Where do Amador families post caregiver requests?
On the Amador County family page and the Jackson, Sutter Creek and Ione pages. Those requests show above. You can apply at no charge, and we never take a share of what families pay you.
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