Caregiver Jobs in Empire, CA
Empire is a compact unincorporated town east of Modesto where four in ten residents speak Spanish at home. Stanislaus County IHSS pays $18.75 an hour, and new local postings appear above as families add them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Empire
Empire is a census-designated place of about 3,400 residents on just 1.2 square miles of land, about 3 miles southeast of the City of Modesto according to Stanislaus LAFCO. It has no city government. The Empire Sanitary District was formed in 1948 to provide sewer service to the town, the City of Modesto has acted as its board since 2015, and LAFCO notes that water and structural fire protection come from the City of Modesto, other special districts or private systems. LAFCO also names an Empire Municipal Advisory Council among the bodies the city works with. For caregivers, the useful fact is distance: the agencies that run IHSS, the provider registry and Adult Protective Services are on Coffee Road and Hackett Road in Modesto, 7.6 and 9.0 road miles from the middle of Empire.
Write your profile for a bilingual town. Spanish is the home language for 40.6% of Empire residents aged five and up, and the ACS 2020–2024 puts 18.3% in the "less than very well" English group, so say which language you are stronger in and whether you can explain a medication list or a discharge sheet in Spanish. Use 95319 as your ZIP. A 10-mile radius takes in most of Modesto, and Memorial Medical Center is 6.2 road miles away, so short visits are practical here in a way they are not in more remote towns.
Families looking for private caregivers near Empire, CA
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 83 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Stanislaus County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Empire
A third of Empire households (34.3%) include someone 65 or older, and the ACS 2020–2024 counts a disability among 36.1% of those older residents. Typical requests involve help with bathing and dressing, meals, rides to Modesto appointments, and company for a grandparent while the rest of the family works. Two licensed residential care homes in Empire, with 15 and 32 beds, appear in CDSS licensing data, but no home care agency gives an Empire address, so most local care is arranged directly or through IHSS. Housekeeping and errands are a reasonable first job for someone new.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Empire: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus 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, Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus County) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 9,160 jobs; concentration 1.7× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Stanislaus County | $18.75 | CDSS; effective July 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.
These are metro figures for the whole county. EDD estimates that about 13.3% of Empire's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, compared with 7.0% across Stanislaus County and 5.3% statewide. EDD derives small-place estimates such as Empire's from county totals, so the figure is approximate. The median household income in Empire is $52,563 and 22.3% of residents have incomes under the poverty line (ACS), which makes IHSS the steadiest paid care work available: Since July 1, 2026, Stanislaus County IHSS has paid providers $18.75 an hour. Private employers in Empire answer only to the state's $16.90 minimum; the UC Berkeley Labor Center tracks no ordinance for the town or for unincorporated Stanislaus County. The Stanislaus County IHSS guide covers enrollment.
How to enroll as a provider in Stanislaus County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Stanislaus 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 Empire
Empire follows the state rules, applied by Stanislaus County. Non-medical work for a family needs no license, while agency jobs require a listing on the Home Care Aide Registry. When a relative or friend wants you as their IHSS provider, call In-Home Supportive Services at (209) 558-2637 to find out what to do next. To join the StanLink2Care registry, which refers providers to recipients they do not know, you first attend an IHSS orientation (book it on (209) 558-1650) and then complete the State Orientation with fingerprinting and a background check. Under state law, a conviction for child or adult abuse, or for fraud against a government health care program, keeps a person out of IHSS work for ten years. Welfare and Institutions Code §15630 requires you to report suspected abuse; the Stanislaus County APS line, 1-800-336-4316, is staffed day and night. Read the requirements guide for the rest.
Training and career resources near Empire
Empire has a new county library; certification and county enrollment are a short drive away in Modesto.
- Empire LibraryAt 98 I Street; call (209) 524-5505. Open Tuesday to Saturday. The 4,720-square-foot branch opened in June 2021 next to the Empire pool and park, with public computers, Chromebooks and a document station for scanning, faxing and printing. Its community room seats 82 and rents for $10.
- Modesto Junior College, Nurse Assistant and Home Health Aide435 College Avenue, Modesto, 6.3 road miles from Empire. MJC estimates the CNA program at about $750 in fees, books, uniform and exam, including $253 in enrollment fees for the 5.5-unit Nurse 52 class. Certified nursing assistants can then take Nurse 53, the home health aide course. Program specialist: (209) 575-6914.
- StanLink2Care provider registryThe IHSS Public Authority on Coffee Road in Modesto (number 3500, Suite 19), phone (209) 558-1650, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Runs the provider orientation and the registry. Registry providers must accept weekend and holiday shifts and take clients in Oakdale, Patterson or Newman, which the county lists as underserved. It also offers free GetSetUp online classes.
- Modesto Job Center (Stanislaus County Workforce Development)629 12th Street, Modesto, (209) 558-6135; open 8:30 to 4:30 on weekdays, closed the third Thursday of each month. Partners listed there include SER-Jobs for Progress, which runs the Senior Community Service Employment Program.
- StanRTA routes 24 and 50Route 24 runs between Empire and Riverbank by way of Yosemite and Oakdale Road; route 50 runs from the Modesto Transit Center through Empire on Yosemite to Waterford and Hickman. A day pass is $2, or $1 for seniors and riders with disabilities, and MJC students ride free.
Empire in numbers
Census estimates (ACS 2020–2024) give Empire CDP 3,429 people and a median age of 41.1; 16.1% are 65 or older. Because the sample is small, the margins of error are large. Nearly half the population (48.6%) is Hispanic or Latino, mostly of Mexican origin (42.1%), and 21.0% were born abroad. Of employed residents, 11.2% work in agriculture and 21.3% in schools, health care and social services. About 61% of occupied homes are owned; the median value is $335,200 and median gross rent $1,238. The mean commute is 22.8 minutes, and 81.0% of workers drive alone.
HCAI licensing data list three general hospitals in Modesto: Memorial Medical Center on Coffee Road (419 beds), Doctors Medical Center on Florida Avenue (394), 6.7 road miles from Empire, and Kaiser's Modesto hospital (176). For the wider job market see Modesto and Turlock; county figures are on the Stanislaus County page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Empire (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Empire
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Empire is part of Stanislaus 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), sub-county places, 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Empire CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer, places in California (land area, internal point)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Modesto, CA (31-1120)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Stanislaus LAFCO, Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence Update, Empire Sanitary District (adopted February 28, 2024)
- Stanislaus County Library, Empire Library and hours and locations
- StanLink2Care, Stanislaus County IHSS Public Authority
- Stanislaus County Community Services Agency, Adult Services (IHSS, APS)
- Modesto Junior College, Nurse Assistant program
- Stanislaus County Workforce Development, job center locations
- StanRTA, routes and schedules; fares
- HCAI facility profiles: Memorial Medical Center, Doctors Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Hospital Modesto
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (RCFE and home care organization files, May 2025)
- Road distances: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, addresses geocoded with the Census geocoder
Caregiver jobs in Empire: frequently asked questions
Is Empire part of Modesto?
No. Empire is an unincorporated community governed by Stanislaus County. The City of Modesto runs the Empire Sanitary District's sewer system under a 2015 agreement, but the town is outside city limits.
How does an Empire caregiver join the IHSS registry?
Book the provider orientation through StanLink2Care, (209) 558-1650, then complete the State Orientation with fingerprints and a background check. Registry providers agree to work weekends and holidays and to take clients in Oakdale, Patterson or Newman.
Why is IHSS work important in Empire?
EDD estimates about 13.3% of Empire's labor force was out of work over the year to August 2026, close to twice the county rate. IHSS pays $18.75 an hour in Stanislaus County for the hours it authorizes when a Medi-Cal relative or neighbor qualifies. The town estimate is built from county totals, so treat it as approximate.
Can I reach clients and classes by bus?
Partly. StanRTA route 50 links Empire with the Modesto Transit Center along Yosemite, and route 24 runs to Riverbank. MJC students ride free with a mobile student ID.
Does Spanish help?
Very much. Spanish is spoken at home by 40.6% of residents five and older, and nearly one in five speaks English less than very well. Say on your profile exactly which care tasks you can explain in Spanish.
Where do Empire families post?
On the Empire family page, where caregivers closest to 95319 are shown first.
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