Caregiver Jobs in Jamestown, CA
Jamestown is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County with its own clinics, a dialysis center and a bus line to Sonora. IHSS pays $17.90 an hour here, and any request a Jamestown family posts is listed above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Jamestown
Jamestown has no city hall: it is a census-designated place, never incorporated as a city. The Census Bureau estimates 3,265 residents (ACS 2020–2024, margin of error ±540). Its health and support services come from the county, a tribe, the school district and other providers. The Chicken Ranch Rancheria Me-Wuk Indians opened Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic at 18144 Seco Street in 2008, and the clinic also runs Mathiesen on Main, a walk-in clinic at 18268 Main Street open 7:30 to 4:30 on weekdays. Satellite Healthcare Jamestown, a 13-station dialysis clinic, is at 18330 State Highway 108 (CDPH). The county's IHSS and APS offices are in Sonora, on Cedar Road North.
For a caregiver, clinic visits and dialysis sessions can stay in Jamestown, while a hospital stay or IHSS paperwork means a trip to Sonora. Set 95327 as your home ZIP, name any other communities you serve, and state plainly if you can handle dialysis driving on a fixed weekly schedule.
Families looking for private caregivers near Jamestown, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Jamestown
Older Jamestown residents are more likely to live alone than older residents countywide. ACS counts 16.3% of local households as women 65 or older living by themselves and 8.9% as men in the same position, and 40.4% of households have someone 65 or older. One resident in ten (10.1%) is between 75 and 84, and 32.0% of people 65 and up report a disability. Likely requests: help washing and getting dressed in the morning, lunch and company, medication reminders, and rides to Mathiesen or to Sonora. If you are starting out, offer meal preparation, laundry and errands, and add personal care as you gain experience.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Jamestown: 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 Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Tuolumne County | $17.90 | 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 Tuolumne 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.
About 3.0% of Jamestown's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That is below both Tuolumne County's 5.4% and California's 5.3%; monthly estimates ranged from 2.5% to 3.0% in a labor force of about 1,312. Because EDD derives small-place estimates like this one from county data, the Jamestown number is approximate. Steady care work still matters here, because so many older residents live alone: IHSS pays a relative or neighbor $17.90 an hour for authorized hours, and the Tuolumne County IHSS guide explains how to enroll. As an unincorporated community, Jamestown is not on UC Berkeley's list of places with wage ordinances, leaving the $16.90 state minimum as the lowest legal private rate. Aides in the BLS region earned a $16.52 median in May 2025.
How to enroll as a provider in Tuolumne County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Tuolumne 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 Jamestown
You do not need a license to give non-medical care to a Jamestown family that pays you directly; home care agencies, not private families, must register their aides. IHSS providers enroll with the Tuolumne County Department of Social Services, which is in Sonora at 20075 Cedar Road North (open weekdays until 4 p.m.); the independent provider line is 209-533-7352. Jobs at the clinics or the dialysis center may carry their own certification rules, so ask the employer. Paid caregivers are mandated reporters of suspected abuse; Tuolumne County APS answers 209-533-5717 on weekdays and 209-533-HELP after hours. The Tuolumne County page covers training and county programs, and the state rules are in our requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Jamestown
Jamestown places that help caregivers reach work or support clients, verified with each organization online this month.
- Tuolumne County Transit Route 3Route 3 runs between Jamestown and Sonora, with a flag stop at the Jamestown Post Office on the trip to Sonora and an on-demand stop at the Food Bank with at least 15 minutes' notice to dispatch on 532-0404. The agency posted Route 3 delay notices in May and October 2026, so check alerts before a shift.
- Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic18144 Seco Street, 209-984-4820, a federally qualified health center in the CDPH listing. Besides family medicine it runs the walk-in clinic on Main Street, the Red Feather Clinic and a dental practice, and its website has an employment page.
- Jamestown Family Resource CenterSet up by the Jamestown School District in 1998, it gives referrals, emergency food and clothing, and classes on nutrition, health, ESL and basic life skills. Phone 209-984-4704.
- ATCAA Food BankATCAA's food bank warehouse is at 10059 Victoria Way, open 8 to 2 on weekdays, with food distributions there on the first and third Tuesdays from 10 to noon. Call 209-984-3960. Useful when a client needs groceries and cannot get out.
Jamestown in numbers
The ACS 2020–2024 estimates for Jamestown CDP give a median age of 47.3 and count 898 residents aged 65 or older (27.5%), of whom 61.5% are women. Before using those numbers we checked group quarters: CDCR lists Sierra Conservation Center at 5100 O'Byrnes Ferry Road with a Jamestown address, yet ACS counts only 15 people in group quarters inside the CDP, so the facility's population is not part of these figures and they describe people living in households. The sex ratio is 84.7 males per 100 females. Median household income is $57,276, the median gross rent $944, and 39.2% of homes are rented. Workers average a 20.4-minute commute, and 29.1% of those with jobs work in education, health or social services. About 7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home. Small-area estimates carry wide margins.
The May 2025 CDSS licensing file shows no open elderly care home in Jamestown; both Jamestown records in it are closed. For hospital and agency work, see the Sonora page. Calaveras County is covered on the Copperopolis and San Andreas pages.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Jamestown (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Jamestown
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Jamestown is part of Tuolumne 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
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Jamestown CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 B26001 group quarters population, Jamestown CDP
- CDCR, Sierra Conservation Center facility page
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), sub-county places, 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Tuolumne County DSS, In-Home Supportive Services (Wayback capture, October 30, 2025)
- Tuolumne County DSS, Report Neglect or Abuse (Wayback capture, July 22, 2025)
- Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic, home and walk-in clinic
- Tuolumne County Transit, Route 3 Sonora - Jamestown
- Jamestown School District, Jamestown Family Resource Center
- ATCAA, Food Bank
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (RCFE file, May 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Jamestown: frequently asked questions
Is Jamestown a city?
No. Jamestown is an unincorporated census-designated place in Tuolumne County with no city government. Sonora is the county's only incorporated city.
Does the prison change the Jamestown population numbers?
Not in the ACS figures used here. Sierra Conservation Center has a Jamestown address, but the survey counts just 15 group-quarters residents in the CDP, so its age and income figures reflect households.
Unemployment is low in Jamestown. Is care work still worth it?
EDD's approximate estimate for Jamestown is 3.0%, below the county and the state. Demand for care comes from the age of residents rather than the job market: about a quarter of households are older people living alone, and each authorized IHSS hour pays $17.90.
Where is the nearest IHSS office to Jamestown?
In Sonora, at 20075 Cedar Road North. Call 209-533-7352 about provider enrollment and orientation before you go; Route 3 links Jamestown and Sonora.
Is there a senior lunch in Jamestown my client could attend?
Sierra Senior Providers runs congregate dining at the Jamestown Community Hall, 18250 Main Street. Reservations are due by Tuesday on 209-533-2622.
Where do Jamestown families post requests?
On the Jamestown family page. Requests posted there are listed above for caregivers near 95327.
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