Caregiver Jobs in Mammoth Lakes, CA
Mammoth Lakes is an incorporated town of 7,035 people and the largest community in Mono County. Requests from ZIP code 93546 show above as families post them, and you can widen your radius toward June Lake, Crowley Lake or Bishop.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Mammoth Lakes
The Town of Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in Mono County, and most of the county's care services sit inside it. Mammoth Hospital is on Sierra Park Road, the county's Health and Human Services office, home of IHSS and Adult Protective Services, is on Tavern Road, and Cerro Coso Community College's Eastern Sierra College Center is on College Parkway. The Department of Finance counted 7,035 residents on January 1, 2026. The county's own description puts the year-round population of the Mammoth area at about 7,500 and says it grows past 35,000 at the peak of winter, so the number of people in town changes a great deal through the year.
Home care, though, is for the people who live here all year. ACS 2020–2024 counts 1,093 residents aged 65 or older in the town, 15.2% of the population, and 206 households in which someone that age lives alone. A profile that says you live in town all year, can work through the winter and can get to clients without relying on a visitor-season job will read well to a family here.
Families looking for private caregivers near Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Mammoth Lakes
Private requests in town are mostly for help at home: meals, cleaning, laundry, bathing, dressing, errands and rides to Sierra Park Road for appointments. IHSS providers do the same tasks for the hours the county authorizes. Mammoth Hospital is the town's main health employer; its careers page describes full and part-time jobs with paid time off, a retirement match and a subsidized preschool for staff children. With no nursing home or home health agency in the state's Mono County facility file, those are the main kinds of care work available locally.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Mammoth Lakes: 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 Mono 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 Mono County) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Mono County | $17.95 | 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 Mono 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 4.5% of Mammoth Lakes's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. California averaged 5.3% over the same months, and Mono County as a whole 4.1%; the town's monthly rate ran from 3.5% to 5.4%. For a caregiver, the steadier income comes from regular clients, and a client approved for IHSS in Mono County brings hours that do not end with a season.
The Town of Mammoth Lakes is absent from UC Berkeley's ordinance inventory, leaving $16.90 as the floor for private care jobs. IHSS pays $17.95 an hour from January 1, 2026. BLS puts the median at $16.52 and the mean at $17.48 for aides in the seven-county area around Mono County, and the nursing assistant median at $22.79. Price private work with the town's costs in mind: ACS puts median gross rent in Mammoth Lakes at $1,645 a month.
How to enroll as a provider in Mono County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Mono 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 Mammoth Lakes
Private, non-medical work for a Mammoth Lakes family that pays you itself carries no state licensing requirement, and only agency staff must join the Home Care Aide Registry. To become an IHSS provider, contact Mono County Social Services, (760) 924-1770, at 1290 Tavern Road, Suite 246, and Community Service Solutions, which runs the county registry and orientation; the steps are on the Mono County page. Hospital aide jobs normally ask for a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. State rules in full: California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Mammoth Lakes
Employers, training and services in and near Mammoth Lakes, each checked against its own website in October 2026.
- Mammoth HospitalAt 85 Sierra Park Road. The hospital describes itself as a 17-bed critical access hospital with 24-hour emergency care and 12 outpatient clinics; CDPH's file shows 15 licensed acute beds. It is run by the Southern Mono Healthcare District, which has an elected board. The careers page lists a 403(b) plan with a 30% employer match, up to five weeks of paid time off a year for full and part-time staff, and the Little Lupins Preschool for children aged 2 to 6.
- Cerro Coso Eastern Sierra College Center, Mammoth LakesAt 101 College Parkway, (760) 934-2875. The center offers general education classes and admissions help. Cerro Coso's nurse assistant course is coordinated through its Bishop site, (760) 872-1565, and requires a background check; the college also runs an LVN program for those who want to go further.
- Live Scan at Mammoth Lakes PoliceThe police station at 58 Thompsons Way, (760) 965-3700, takes fingerprints by appointment on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The Attorney General's list gives a $35 rolling fee and accepts cash, checks and cards. IHSS enrollment needs this step.
- Free town buses (Purple and Teal lines)The Town of Mammoth Lakes provides free year-round buses, operated by ESTA. The Teal Line stops at Sierra Park Road and Tavern Road by the hospital, and the Purple Line serves the college; both run every 30 minutes, seven days a week, from 6:55 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. An evening trolley runs until 10:30 p.m.
- Mammoth Express to BishopESTA's daily bus between Bishop and Mammoth Lakes stops at Crowley Lake; the full adult fare is $7.00 one way and the discount fare $6.00. Book online at least two hours ahead or call (760) 872-1901, extension 2.
Mammoth Lakes in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 counts 7,214 people in the town, with a median age of 41.3 and 131 people 85 or older. A disability is reported by 34.1% of those 65-plus, and 22.9% of households have a member that age. Spanish is the home language of 23.5% of town residents five and older, and 29.1% of the town is Hispanic or Latino, so a caregiver who speaks Spanish has a real advantage. Median household income is $98,056, a typical owner-occupied home is worth $866,700 (median), and 44.4% of occupied homes are rented. Of 9,649 housing units, 65.6% were counted as vacant.
Workers in town have a 14.8-minute average commute; 65.3% drive alone, 14.1% work from home and 0.5% take transit. CDPH lists Mammoth Hospital and two primary care clinics, all at 85 Sierra Park Road, as the town's licensed health facilities. Clients outside town are covered on the Mono County page; the Bishop page covers the other end of the Mammoth Express route.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Mammoth Lakes (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Mammoth Lakes
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Mammoth Lakes is part of Mono 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
- Mono County, About Mono County (incorporated town, population)
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 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
- Mono County HHS, Adult & Aging (Mammoth Lakes office)
- Mono County, Southern Mono Healthcare District
- Mammoth Hospital, About Us (Wayback capture April 24, 2026)
- Mammoth Hospital, Careers (Wayback capture April 13, 2026)
- Cerro Coso Community College, Eastern Sierra College Center Mammoth Lakes
- Cerro Coso Community College, Allied Health
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations in Mono County
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, Mammoth Lakes year-round routes
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, Mammoth Express
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Mammoth Lakes town
Caregiver jobs in Mammoth Lakes: frequently asked questions
Is Mammoth Hospital hiring caregivers or CNAs?
Check its careers page for current openings. The hospital is the only licensed hospital in Mono County, and it describes a benefits package for full and part-time staff that includes paid time off, a 30% retirement match and a staff preschool.
Where do I get Live Scan fingerprints in Mammoth Lakes?
At the police department, 58 Thompsons Way. It fingerprints by appointment only, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; call (760) 965-3700 to book.
What is the unemployment rate in Mammoth Lakes?
EDD's estimates average 4.5% for August 2025 to August 2026, below the 5.3% statewide figure and slightly above Mono County's 4.1%. The monthly figure ranged from 3.5% to 5.4%.
Can I get to clients in Mammoth Lakes without a car?
Partly. The free Purple and Teal lines run every half hour all day, every day of the year, and the Teal Line stops by the hospital. Dial-a-Ride goes door to door on weekdays. Early, late and out-of-town shifts are much easier with a car.
How much do IHSS providers earn in Mammoth Lakes?
$17.95 an hour, the Mono County rate since January 1, 2026. Pay covers the hours the county authorizes for each client.
How do Mammoth Lakes families find me?
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