Caregiver Jobs in Big Pine, CA
Big Pine is an unincorporated community in Inyo County with no licensed care facility of its own, so caregiving work here means helping people in their own homes. The postings above update as Big Pine families publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Big Pine
Big Pine has no city hall. The Census counts it as a census-designated place in unincorporated Inyo County, 2.9 square miles of land, and the county, the school district and tribal government provide most local services. The Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley is federally recognized and is located on the Big Pine Indian Reservation in Big Pine; its tribal office is at 545 Butcher Lane, (760) 938-2003, and its elected five-member council oversees a staff of about 30 who handle housing, utilities, education and social services, among other work. Toiyabe Indian Health Project counts the tribe among those it serves, from clinics in Bishop and Lone Pine.
For a caregiver the main fact is that the state files contain no licensed facility in ZIP 93513: no hospital, nursing home, home health agency, home care organization or residential care home. Jobs therefore come from households that hire directly and from IHSS recipients who choose their own provider. Put Big Pine and 93513 in your profile, say whether you drive, and say whether you can also take clients in Bishop: in CDPH's list, every Inyo County hospital, nursing facility, home health agency and hospice is in Bishop or Lone Pine.
Families looking for private caregivers near Big Pine, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Big Pine
Requests are for non-medical help at home: personal care, cooking, housekeeping, shopping, company, and rides to appointments in Bishop or Lone Pine. Older residents who eat at the Big Pine Senior Center on Dewey Street, or who receive meals at home, may also need someone for the hours in between. With no local facility, IHSS is the most dependable way to build regular hours; a relative or neighbor can be hired as a provider once the county approves the recipient.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Big Pine: 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 (Inyo 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 (Inyo and six other counties) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Inyo County | $17.65 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Inyo 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.
About 5.9% of Big Pine's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That is above Inyo County's 4.5% and a little above California's 5.3%. EDD derives figures for small places such as Big Pine from county totals, so this one is approximate: it rests on a labor force of about 715, and single months ranged from 4.8% to 6.6%. In a town with no care employer, IHSS hours at $17.65 (Inyo County, January 1, 2026) are the steadiest care income available; read the Inyo County IHSS guide before you enroll. Big Pine is unincorporated and the Labor Center's ordinance inventory has nothing for Inyo County, so the state $16.90 applies to private work. BLS figures for the seven-county nonmetro area show nursing assistants at a $22.79 median against $16.52 for home health and personal care aides, which is the premium a CNA certificate can bring in Bishop jobs.
How to enroll as a provider in Inyo County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Inyo 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 Big Pine
A Big Pine family can hire you for non-medical care without any state license. Only aides who work for a licensed home care organization must join the Home Care Aide Registry. For IHSS, recipients apply through Inyo County Senior Services/IHSS, (760) 873-6364, and providers enroll with Community Service Solutions, the registry operator for Inyo County, at 407 W. Line Street #3, Bishop, (760) 872-2121. CSS expects every SOC 426 step to be finished within 90 days: the enrollment form, a fingerprint background check, provider orientation at its Inyo or Mono office, and the SOC 846 agreement. Hospital and nursing-home aide jobs require CDPH certification. Paid caregivers must report suspected elder abuse; Inyo County takes reports 24 hours a day on 866-872-9511. State rules in full: California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Big Pine
What a caregiver based in Big Pine can use, confirmed on each provider's own site in October 2026.
- ESTA Lone Pine ExpressWeekday buses from the Main Street shelter at 390 S. Main Street leave for Bishop at 6:53 a.m., 9:17 a.m., 12:32 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. and reach Vons in Bishop at 7:25, 9:40, 12:55 and 6:10. The Big Pine to Bishop fare is $3.75, or $3.00 for riders 60 and over or with disabilities. Book online two hours ahead or call (760) 872-1901 ext. 2.
- Cerro Coso College, Eastern Sierra College CenterThe college names Big Pine among the communities its Bishop campus serves, at 4090 W. Line Street, (760) 872-1565. Its CNA course requires a background check; the Home Health Aide class is taught only in Ridgecrest and needs a current CNA first. The college notes that some long-term care facilities reimburse fees after a year of work.
- Community Service Solutions IHSS registryMatches Inyo County IHSS recipients with registry providers and runs provider orientation. Orientation requires an ID (a tribal ID card is accepted, as is a driver's license, passport or state ID) plus either a Social Security card or a birth certificate.
- Big Pine branch libraryOn Highway 395 beside Big Pine School at 500 South Main Street, (760) 938-2420. Open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 12 to 5, Wednesday 2 to 7 and Saturday 10 to 1.
Big Pine in numbers
The Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 estimate puts Big Pine at 1,615 residents (margin of error ±218), living in 685 households. The median age is 42.1, and 301 people, or 18.6%, are 65 or older. More than a third of homes (37.2%) include someone in that age group, and in about 117 households a person 65-plus is the only occupant. ACS also finds a disability among 55.5% of Big Pine's older residents, a figure with a wide margin, but a sign that many older clients here need hands-on help and not only company.
About a third of residents (33.1%) report American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry, alone or with another race, and 5.2% of those five and older speak Spanish at home. Working residents average a 20.9-minute trip to work, and 26.1% of employed people are in education, health care or social assistance. Median household income is $67,583. For a caregiver this adds up to a small, older client base spread across one town, with Bishop employers as the backup: see caregiver jobs in Bishop and the wider Inyo County page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Big Pine (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Big Pine
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Big Pine is part of Inyo County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02, DP03 and DP05, Big Pine CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer, places in California (land area)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley, About the Tribe
- Toiyabe Indian Health Project, tribes served and locations
- Inyo County HHS, Aging Services (senior centers and meals)
- Inyo County HHS, Public Assistance and Aging (Senior Services/IHSS)
- Inyo County HHS, Report Child/Elder Abuse
- Eastern Sierra IHSS (Community Service Solutions), provider steps
- Inyo County Free Library, branches
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, Lone Pine Express schedule and fares
- Cerro Coso Community College, Allied Health and Eastern Sierra College Center
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (IP Effective 10-1-2026 sheet)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
Caregiver jobs in Big Pine: frequently asked questions
Is Big Pine part of Bishop?
No. Big Pine is its own unincorporated community, which the Census lists as a census-designated place, and Inyo County government serves it directly. The Big Pine Paiute Tribe describes its reservation as being in Big Pine.
Are there caregiver employers in Big Pine itself?
State licensing data show none in 93513, so there is no local nursing home, agency or care home to apply to. Work in Big Pine comes from private families and IHSS clients; CDPH places the county's licensed facilities in Bishop and Lone Pine.
Can I get to Bishop by bus for a shift or a class?
Yes, on weekdays. The ESTA Lone Pine Express stops at the Main Street shelter, Bartel and Newman, and Reynolds Road, with four northbound departures from Main Street between 6:53 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
Is unemployment high in Big Pine?
Moderately. EDD's estimate averages 5.9% for the year to August 2026, a little above the state and above Inyo County's 4.5%; for a town this size the figure is approximate.
How do I become an IHSS provider from Big Pine?
Call Community Service Solutions in Bishop on (760) 872-2121. You complete the SOC 426 form, fingerprinting, an orientation and the SOC 846 agreement within 90 days, then work at Inyo County's $17.65 rate.
Where do Big Pine families post care requests?
On the Big Pine family page. Their posts appear in the job list on this page, and applying is free for caregivers.
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