Caregiver Jobs in Dunsmuir, CA
Dunsmuir is an incorporated Siskiyou County city of 1,612 residents in the state's 2026 estimate, and more than a quarter of its people are 65 or older. Dunsmuir requests appear above once families post them; include Mount Shasta and McCloud in your radius.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Dunsmuir
The City of Dunsmuir runs from a city hall at 5915 Dunsmuir Avenue and has its own council, fire department and planning staff. What a caregiver notices first is age. In ACS 2020–2024, 396 Dunsmuir residents (28.1%) are 65 or over, and 294 of Dunsmuir's 659 households, 44.6%, include someone in that bracket. In roughly 110 homes, an older resident lives alone. The median resident is 49.1 years old.
Care here is mostly at home: the state facility file lists no hospital or nursing home in Dunsmuir, only a community clinic and a dental center on Stagecoach Road. That leaves private families and IHSS clients as the work available in town for a caregiver without certification; hospital jobs mean commuting, for example to Mercy Medical Center in Mount Shasta. In a profile, mention whether you know the city's flood and evacuation routines (the City publishes them), whether you can drive to Mercy Medical Center in Mount Shasta, and whether you can cover the Monday-to-Wednesday meal deliveries that some clients rely on.
Families looking for private caregivers near Dunsmuir, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Dunsmuir
Most Dunsmuir jobs are a few hours a day: personal care in the morning, a meal, light housework and a check on medicines. Some families add driving to appointments in Mount Shasta. IHSS clients choose their own provider, so a family that already knows you can ask the county to pay you for the hours it approves. STAGE runs Monday to Friday only, so a weekend shift usually means having a car.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Dunsmuir: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Siskiyou 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, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Siskiyou County) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Siskiyou County | $16.90 | CDSS; effective September 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Siskiyou County) | $22.66 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 estimates put Dunsmuir's unemployment at about 9.5% of its labor force, on average, over August 2025 to August 2026, above Siskiyou County's 7.6% and California's 5.3%. The city's labor force is small, roughly 572 people, and EDD scales estimates for a city this size down from Siskiyou County data, so the figure is only a guide; individual months ranged from 8.1% to 11.9%. A long-term IHSS client brings income that does not swing with the seasons, and the Siskiyou County IHSS guide covers how to enroll. Be clear about the rate, though: Siskiyou IHSS pays $16.90 from September 1, 2026, exactly the state minimum wage, and Berkeley's Labor Center lists no Dunsmuir ordinance above it. Certification pays more; nursing assistants in the BLS region have a $22.66 median.
How to enroll as a provider in Siskiyou County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Siskiyou 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 Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir sets no caregiver rules of its own, so state law applies. Non-medical care for a private family needs no license, and Home Care Aide Registry enrollment comes into play only with a licensed agency employer. For IHSS, the Siskiyou County Public Authority runs provider enrollment and orientation from offices in Mt. Shasta and Yreka, so Mt. Shasta is an option for those appointments. Hospital and nursing-facility employers ask for a CDPH nurse assistant certificate, and College of the Siskiyous lists its 160-hour CNA program at 2001 Campus Drive in Yreka. Once someone pays you to care for an elder, state law requires you to report suspected abuse. For the long version, read California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Dunsmuir
Training, clinics, transport and meal programs a Dunsmuir caregiver will use, each confirmed on the organization's site or a state file in October 2026.
- College of the Siskiyous CNA courseThe spring course starts January 26, 2027; register through Counseling Services, (530) 938-5353. Applicants need a current American Heart Association BLS card and proof of immunizations, plus a TB test before clinicals, and certification testing follows the course. Nursing office: (530) 841-5929, 2001 Campus Drive, Yreka.
- Shasta Cascade Health Centers, DunsmuirA community clinic at 4309 Stagecoach Road, operated by the nonprofit McCloud Healthcare Clinic, Inc., with the Dunsmuir Dental Center next door at 4303. CDPH lists the clinic phone as (530) 964-2389.
- Mercy Medical Center Mt. ShastaDignity Health runs this 33-bed critical access hospital in Mount Shasta, according to CDPH, and holds a hospice license in the same town. Route 3's afternoon run stops at Dignity Health and Mercy Hospital.
- STAGE buses in DunsmuirWeekday routes stop at Manfredi's, Dunsmuir Dollar General, the park at the top of the hill, the parking lot before City Hall, the city park near the rail car and other points. The Cascade Flyer runs between Dunsmuir and Yreka three times each weekday; Route 3 makes the last daily trip from Yreka down to Dunsmuir.
- Siskiyou County IHSS Public AuthorityProvider enrollment and orientation sessions are offered at the Mt. Shasta and Yreka offices; the Yreka desk is (530) 841-2711, and Spanish-language help is on (530) 841-2700.
- Great Northern Services home-delivered mealsMeals reach qualifying seniors in Dunsmuir on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with priority for frail, homebound or isolated older adults; enrollment on (530) 926-4611. Knowing the delivery days helps you plan a client's week.
Dunsmuir in numbers
Dunsmuir's housing is old and partly empty. ACS counts 1,091 housing units, 39.6% of them vacant, and 39.2% built in 1939 or earlier. Owners occupy 64.5% of homes, with a median value of $279,000, and renters pay a median $1,093. The household median income is $58,281, and 11.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Of households, 11.7% have no vehicle, a real limit in a town whose bus runs weekdays only. Workers average a 21.0-minute commute, and 69.7% drive alone. The City's emergency page records major floods in 1914, 1916, 1940, 1955, 1964, 1974, 1997 and 2017, and counts 67 structures in the 100-year floodplain along the Sacramento River and Alder Creek, with another 165 in the 500-year zone.
Other Siskiyou County cities have their own pages: Weed caregiver jobs and the Yreka page. For Shasta County work, see the Shasta Lake page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Dunsmuir (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Dunsmuir
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Dunsmuir is part of Siskiyou 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
- City of Dunsmuir, home and contact
- City of Dunsmuir, Emergency Preparedness
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Siskiyou County, IHSS Public Authority
- College of the Siskiyous, CNA program
- College of the Siskiyous, Spring 2027 CNA flyer
- STAGE, routes and schedules
- Great Northern Services, Siskiyou Senior Nutrition
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Dunsmuir city
Caregiver jobs in Dunsmuir: frequently asked questions
Does Dunsmuir have its own hospital or nursing home?
No. The state facility list shows a community clinic and a dental center in Dunsmuir but no hospital or skilled nursing facility. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a 33-bed hospital in Mount Shasta, and STAGE has a Mercy Hospital stop, so check the timetable for a trip that fits.
Is IHSS pay in Dunsmuir higher than minimum wage?
Not at present. Siskiyou County set its IHSS provider wage at $16.90 from September 1, 2026, which matches the California minimum. A private family may agree to pay you more.
Do I need to know about floods to work in Dunsmuir?
It helps. The City lists eight major floods since 1914 and has an evacuation siren that sounds only for an evacuation order: two seconds on, two seconds off, for two minutes. If your client lives near the river or Alder Creek, learn the plan with the family.
Which CNA course serves Dunsmuir?
College of the Siskiyous, whose flyer gives the program address as 2001 Campus Drive in Yreka; the next class starts January 26, 2027, and state testing currently takes place in Redding. Registration goes through the college's Counseling Services.
How high is unemployment in Dunsmuir?
Averaged over the 12 months ending August 2026, EDD puts Dunsmuir near 9.5%, against 7.6% across Siskiyou County. With only around 572 people in the labor force, the estimate is rough.
How will Dunsmuir families contact me?
Through the Dunsmuir family page, where they post requests that then appear on this page. There is no fee to list yourself, and no commission is taken from family payments.
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