Caregiver Jobs in Butte County
This page covers all of Butte County: Chico on the valley floor, Oroville and the foothills around Lake Oroville, Paradise and Magalia on the Ridge, and the farm towns of Gridley and Biggs. In-home supportive services providers here earn $17.90 an hour, and new local requests appear in the list above whenever a family posts one.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Butte County
Think of the county as three working zones. The valley side is Chico, with 108,113 residents in January 2026, Enloe Health and the Enloe Rehabilitation Center. The south and east side is Oroville, the county seat, where the county government, the IHSS Public Authority and the main Butte College campus sit, plus Thermalito, Palermo and the Gridley and Biggs farm belt along Highway 99. The Ridge is Paradise and Magalia, where homes are still being rebuilt after the 2018 Camp Fire. A caregiver living in Chico can reach Oroville in a reasonable commute, but a client in upper Magalia or in rural Durham is a different trip, so say in your profile which of these zones you will cover and whether you drive.
Driving matters more here than in a metro area. The ACS 2020–2024 puts the average Butte County commute at 21.0 minutes, and only 0.6% of workers ride public transportation. Spanish is spoken at home by 10.8% of residents five and older. The county also has one of California's larger Hmong communities: ACS table B02015 counts 5,055 Hmong residents (margin of error 616) among 11,629 residents who are Asian alone. If you speak Hmong or Spanish, put that in your first line.
Families looking for private caregivers in Butte County
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Butte County by distance.
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No family within 60 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 137 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Butte 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
Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.
- Caregiver jobs in Chicopop. 108,113
- Caregiver jobs in Orovillepop. 20,664
The communities of Butte County
The parts of Butte County this page covers. Separate pages exist for Chico and Oroville; elsewhere, search by ZIP code.
- Chico and DurhamThe largest city (108,113 residents) and the county's medical center, with Enloe Health, the Peg Taylor adult day health center and the Passages aging office.
- Oroville, Thermalito and PalermoSeat of county government, population 20,664, home to Oroville Hospital, the IHSS Public Authority on Table Mountain Blvd and the main Butte College campus, which has an Oroville address.
- Paradise and Magalia (the Ridge)Paradise has 10,581 residents and is rebuilding after the 2018 Camp Fire; B-Line Route 41 and the FLEX service connect the Ridge to Chico.
- Gridley and BiggsFarm towns in the south of the county with 7,384 and 1,970 residents; Orchard Hospital in Gridley has 24 licensed beds, and B-Line Routes 30 and 32 link them to Oroville and Chico.
- Unincorporated foothills and valleyAbout three in ten county residents, 60,229 people, live outside any city, from Durham and Forest Ranch to Berry Creek and Cohasset, where most clients need a caregiver who drives.
Types of caregiver jobs in Butte County
Requests across the county tend to fall into four groups: daytime personal care and housekeeping for an older adult living alone; rides from Ridge or Oroville addresses to appointments in Chico; overnight or weekend cover once a patient leaves Enloe or Oroville Hospital; and respite so a spouse can rest. People new to the work usually start with companionship, meals and errands, then add hands-on care once they have earned a CNA certificate.
- 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 Butte County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Chico, CA metro (Butte 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, Chico, CA metro (Butte County) | $16.50 median ($17.11 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,940 jobs; concentration 2.74× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Butte County | $17.90 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
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.
The Chico metro is the whole of Butte County, so these BLS figures describe the county itself. Its May 2025 count was 5,940 home health and personal care aides, paid a $16.50 median and $17.11 on average, and a location quotient of 2.74 means this work makes up nearly three times the share of local jobs that it does nationally. IHSS pays county providers $17.90 from January 1, 2026, the same rate Sutter County pays and 88 cents under Yuba County's $18.78, worth knowing before you accept a client across the county line. None of the county's five cities has its own wage floor in the UC Berkeley Labor Center's ordinance list, so California's $16.90 is the floor in Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Gridley, Biggs and the unincorporated areas. Rent is moderate by state standards: the county median gross rent is $1,414 (ACS 2020–2024).
How to enroll as a provider in Butte County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Butte 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 Butte County
You need no state license to work for a Butte County household directly in non-medical care. A $35 Home Care Aide Registry listing is required solely of aides on a licensed agency's staff. For IHSS work, the Butte County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority at 78 Table Mountain Blvd, Oroville, runs a five-step enrollment: an online account opened once a recipient has chosen you or your registry application is approved, the online orientation films, e-signatures on forms SOC 426 and SOC 846, a Live Scan fingerprint check on the Butte County form, and an in-person appointment with your original photo ID and Social Security card. The recipient then designates you on a SOC 426A. The Public Authority toll-free line is (855) 398-8899. Hospital and nursing-facility jobs go to nursing assistants certified by CDPH. More detail: IHSS in Butte County and the California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Butte County
Training, enrollment and transport options that serve the whole county, verified against each organization's pages this month.
- Butte College, Certified Nursing Assistant certificateNSG 100 (theory, 4 units) and NSG 101 (clinical, 3 units) prepare you for the state written and manual skills tests. The program needs special admission through the Nursing Department. The college's main campus is on Butte Campus Drive (number 3536) near Oroville, phone (530) 895-2511; there is also a Chico Center on Forest Avenue, and students ride college buses free.
- Butte County IHSS Public AuthorityProvider orientation, enrollment and the registry that refers screened providers to IHSS recipients. Registry applications: 530-552-6163 or DESSPublicAuthority@buttecounty.ca.gov.
- Passages Caregiver Resource CenterPart of Passages, the aging agency based at 25 Main St, Chico. Its classes and support groups are aimed at unpaid family caregivers, which makes it a useful contact if you start out caring for a relative; (530) 898-5925.
- B-Line (Butte Regional Transit)Local routes in Chico and Oroville, Route 20 between the two cities, Route 41 up to Paradise and Magalia, Route 32 from Gridley and Route 30 to Biggs. Customer service: (530) 342-0221.
Butte County in numbers
On January 1, 2026, Butte County had 208,941 residents by the Department of Finance count; 60,229 of them live outside the five incorporated cities. In the ACS 2020–2024, 18.4% of the population has reached 65, and the median age is 36.2, pulled down by the student population around Chico. Of people 65 and over, 33.3% report a disability and 10.6% live below the poverty line, and 10,270 households consist of an older person living alone. Civilian veterans make up 6.8% of adults. Paradise is the one city growing quickly: DOF puts it at 10,581 residents, up 9.2% in a year, as households return to a town where the Camp Fire destroyed 18,804 structures in November 2018, according to CAL FIRE.
HCAI lists Enloe Health on the Esplanade in Chico (268 licensed beds) and the Enloe Rehabilitation Center (40), Oroville Hospital on Olive Highway (133) with its 126-bed post-acute center, and Orchard Hospital in Gridley (24). Discharges from these campuses generate much of the short-notice home care in the county. City detail is on the Chico and Oroville pages; to the south, see Yuba City, and to the north, Shasta County.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Butte County (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Butte County
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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, metropolitan area estimates (Chico, CA, 17020)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Butte County IHSS Public Authority, provider enrollment and contact
- Butte County, Become an In-Home Support Services Provider
- Butte College, Certified Nursing Assistant program map 2026–2027
- Butte College, Locations and Transportation
- Passages, Caregiver Resource Center services
- Butte Regional Transit (B-Line), routes
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Butte County (via MCDC)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 table B02015 (Asian alone by selected groups), Butte County
- HCAI facility profiles (Enloe Health, Enloe Rehabilitation Center, Oroville Hospital and Post-Acute Center, Orchard Hospital)
- CAL FIRE, Camp Fire incident page (Wayback Machine capture, January 19, 2026)
Caregiver jobs in Butte County: frequently asked questions
What does IHSS pay in Butte County?
The CDSS wage table lists $17.90 for Butte County, in effect since January 1, 2026. That is a dollar above the state minimum wage and 88 cents below the rate Yuba County pays across the river from Yuba City.
How do I get on the IHSS registry in Butte County?
Ask the Public Authority for a registry application at 530-552-6163 or by email to DESSPublicAuthority@buttecounty.ca.gov. Once approved you complete the same online enrollment, fingerprinting and in-person appointment as any other provider.
Are there caregiver jobs on the Ridge in Paradise and Magalia?
Families there post like anywhere else, and Paradise is growing again as people rebuild. Expect longer drives and few bus options beyond Route 41 and the FLEX service, so caregivers who live on the Ridge or drive up from Chico are the usual fit.
Is there CNA training in Butte County?
Butte College offers a CNA certificate built from a theory course and a clinical course; admission goes through the Nursing Department. The main campus is at 3536 Butte Campus Drive in Oroville.
Does it help to speak Hmong?
Yes, where a family asks for it. Butte County has about five thousand residents of Hmong ancestry by the latest ACS estimate, more than half of them in Oroville and Chico, and some older family members prefer care in Hmong.
Where do Butte County families post care requests?
On the Butte County family page or the Chico and Oroville city pages. Caregivers apply for free and keep their full pay.
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