Caregiver Jobs in Bishop, CA
Bishop is Inyo County's one incorporated city and home to most of its care employers. Families in ZIP 93514 who post show up in the listings above; if you also work in Big Pine or beyond the city line, set a wider search radius.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Bishop
The City of Bishop describes itself as a small city on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, at about 4,100 feet, covering slightly less than two square miles. Northern Inyo Healthcare District places it at the northern end of Inyo County, in the Owens Valley, where Highway 395 meets U.S. Route 6. Its January 2026 population, per the state Department of Finance, was 3,852, yet the city says the wider Bishop area holds roughly 10,000 people, so many households you would serve sit just outside city limits. The city calls itself the region's main commercial and population hub, and the hospital, nursing home, home health agency, hospice, college campus and IHSS registry are all here.
Bishop has a large older population. ACS 2020–2024 counts 1,060 residents aged 65 or older, 28.1% of the city (the survey margin is about five points either way), and 38.6% of its 2,133 households include someone in that age group. Those are the clients who ask for a few hours of help with bathing, meals and errands. Make three things clear in a Bishop profile: how far outside the city you go, whether hands-on personal care is part of what you offer, and whether you have a car for clinic trips.
Families looking for private caregivers near Bishop, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Bishop
Bishop work falls into three groups. Families and IHSS clients need non-medical help at home, from housekeeping to personal care. Northern Inyo Hospital, Pioneer Home Health Care and Hospice of the Owens Valley employ clinical and support staff for hospital and in-home care. Bishop Care Center, which also offers short-term rehab, wound care and hospice, employs CNAs, LVNs and RNs. New caregivers usually start with private or IHSS work.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Bishop: 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 (includes Inyo 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, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Inyo County) | $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 (includes Inyo County) | $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.
EDD's small-area estimate for Bishop is not reliable: its figure sits far below every neighboring area, an effect of how EDD splits county totals among small places. The better guide is the county: about 4.5% of Inyo County's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, measured against 5.3% for California. Steady hours therefore count, and an Inyo County IHSS case pays $17.65 an hour from January 1, 2026. IHSS pay depends on where the client lives, so an IHSS client over the county line in Mono earns you Mono's $17.95 instead. For private jobs the minimum is $16.90, the state rate; UC Berkeley's ordinance list does not include Bishop. The BLS area that includes Bishop reports a $16.52 median for home care aides and $22.79 for nursing assistants. Northern Inyo Healthcare District lists health, dental and vision cover and paid time off from 200 hours a year.
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 Bishop
State rules apply in Bishop. No license is needed when a Bishop household hires you itself to help at home. Agency staff alone must be entered on the state's Home Care Aide Registry. As for IHSS, Community Service Solutions runs the county provider registry from 407 W. Line Street, Suite 3, (760) 872-2121, and two of the county's three Live Scan sites are in Bishop: the Police Department at 207 W. Line Street and the County Office of Education at 166 Grandview Drive. Enrollment steps: Inyo County page. Nursing-home and hospital aide jobs generally require state CNA certification. If you suspect an elder is being abused, the law requires you to report it. More detail: California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Bishop
Where Bishop caregivers train, who employs them and how to get around; details confirmed with each source this October.
- Cerro Coso Community College, Bishop campus (Eastern Sierra College Center)At 4090 W. Line Street, (760) 872-1565. The Certified Nursing Assistant course (HCRS C055, 5.5 units) pairs 63 hours of lecture with 108 of lab, including time in a long-term care facility, alongside a healthcare CPR class. Clinicals require a physical, TB screening, immunizations, a background check and a drug screen, plus a Live Scan and CDPH application. Ask the campus when the next Bishop section starts.
- Northern Inyo HospitalA critical access hospital at 150 Pioneer Lane with 25 inpatient beds, three operating suites and an eight-bay emergency department, accredited by The Joint Commission. Main line (760) 873-5811; openings are posted through the careers page.
- Bishop Care CenterPACS supports this nursing home of 99 licensed beds at 151 Pioneer Lane. Its careers page describes RN, LVN and CNA teams and lists health, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) with match and disability cover for full-time staff.
- Hospice of the Owens Valley and Pioneer Home Health CareBishop's licensed home health agency, which Northern Inyo Healthcare District lists among its locations, and the county's licensed hospice; CDPH lists both at 363 Academy.
- Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Bishop ClinicHeadquarters clinic at 250 N. See Vee Lane, open weekdays and Saturdays, plus a dialysis center in Bishop.
- Bishop Dial-a-Ride (ESTA)Door-to-door public service from 7 in the morning until 6:30 in the evening Sunday through Thursday, and until 2 at night on Fridays and Saturdays. In-town rides are $4 ($3 for riders 60 and over or with a disability), and trips to the Cerro Coso campus are charged the in-town fare. Book on (760) 872-1901.
Bishop in numbers
Rent in Bishop runs higher than county-wide: ACS 2020–2024 puts the city's median gross rent at $1,580, against $1,189 for Inyo County, and 58.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Spanish is spoken at home by 11.2% of residents aged five and over. Workers average a 16.1-minute commute. Bishop is far from large cities: the city gives Reno as about 200 miles away and Los Angeles and Las Vegas as about 270, with Mammoth Lakes some 40 miles off.
That distance shapes care. The hospital district's free CAREshuttle covers patients' medical trips inside a 60-mile radius, but everyday errands, pharmacy runs and visits fall outside it, and that is where a caregiver with a car is most useful. For county-wide offices and the Lone Pine nursing unit, see the Inyo County page; for work to the north, the Mammoth Lakes page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Bishop (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Bishop
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Bishop 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
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- 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
- City of Bishop, About, Location and Demographics
- Northern Inyo Healthcare District, hospital, careers and CAREshuttle
- Bishop Care Center, About and Careers
- Cerro Coso Community College, Allied Health courses and Bishop campus
- Eastern Sierra IHSS (Community Service Solutions), contacts
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations in Inyo County
- Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Bishop Clinic
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, Bishop Dial-a-Ride
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Bishop city
Caregiver jobs in Bishop: frequently asked questions
Is there a nursing assistant course in Bishop?
Cerro Coso Community College lists a Bishop contact for its CDPH-approved nursing assistant course at the Eastern Sierra College Center, 4090 W. Line Street, (760) 872-1565. The Home Health Aide add-on is taught in Ridgecrest.
Who hires nursing assistants in Bishop?
The two biggest are on Pioneer Lane: the hospital and the 99-bed Bishop Care Center. For in-home clinical work, look at the district's home health agency and the Owens Valley hospice.
What does IHSS pay a Bishop provider?
For an Inyo County client the CDSS rate is $17.65 per hour (since the first of January 2026); for a Mono County client it is $17.95.
Why is there no Bishop unemployment figure on this page?
EDD estimates small cities by splitting county totals, and its Bishop result is far out of line with every nearby area, so we do not repeat it. Inyo County as a whole averaged 4.5% over the year to August 2026.
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