Caregiver Jobs in Mariposa, CA
The town of Mariposa is a census-designated place of about 1,100 residents, and four in ten of them are 65 or older. Requests posted from ZIP 95338 show in the list above; that ZIP also reaches beyond the town, so check each family's location.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Mariposa
Mariposa is unincorporated: the Census Bureau defines a 4.04-square-mile census-designated place, and Mariposa County, not a city, governs it. Inside town, the Mariposa Public Utility District, formed in 1947, supplies water and sewer service to 722 connections across roughly 873 acres from its office on 7th Street. ACS 2020–2024 counts 1,137 people in the CDP (±270), and about 202 of them (±51) live in group quarters, so the town's ACS age figures include people living in institutional or shared settings as well as private homes.
Most care employers in town cluster on Hospital Road. CDPH's October 16, 2026 listing places the 18-bed John C. Fremont hospital, its 16-bed skilled nursing unit and two of its clinics there, alongside MACT Health Board's medical and dental clinics at 5192 and 5204 Hospital Road. Community Health Centers of America has a clinic on State Highway 49 North, and Camarena Health parks a mobile unit on Old Highway North. For private work, tell families in your profile whether you live in town, how quickly you can get to a client's door, and which parts of the 95338 ZIP you are willing to drive to.
Families looking for private caregivers near Mariposa, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Mariposa
Expect requests for personal care, meals, housekeeping, medication reminders and company, and rides to appointments on Hospital Road. ACS 2020–2024 counts 473 residents aged 65 or older (41.6%), 87 aged 85 or older, and a median age of 59.0; more than half of residents 65 and over (54.8%) report a disability, and 58.9% of households include someone 65 or older. These estimates include the group-quarters population and carry wide margins. With 22.3% of households lacking a vehicle, being able to drive clients counts for a lot here. If you are new to the work, the Senior Center asks for lunch-hour volunteers on weekdays, which is a practical way to meet older residents and earn a local reference.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Mariposa: 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 (Mariposa and six other counties); 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 (Mariposa and six other counties) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Mariposa County | $17.50 | 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 (Mariposa and six other counties) | $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 6.6% of Mariposa's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. The county average was 6.0% and California's 5.3%, so the town sits a little above both. Treat the town figure with care: the labor force behind it is only about 290 people, EDD models places this size from county data, and the monthly figure swung between 5.5% and 8.3%. ACS also finds only 32.1% of residents 16 and older in the labor force, which fits an older town. For those who do work in care, IHSS hours at the county rate of $17.50 are a dependable base (the Mariposa County IHSS guide covers enrollment), and the $16.90 state minimum is the floor for private jobs, since UC Berkeley's inventory lists no local ordinance. Across the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode nonmetro area, nursing assistants earned a $22.79 median against $16.52 for home health and personal care aides (BLS, May 2025), a gap that rewards CNA certification if you can work at the skilled nursing unit. ACS puts the town's median household income at $40,772 (±$20,374) and median gross rent at $593.
How to enroll as a provider in Mariposa County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Mariposa 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 Mariposa
No state license stands between you and a Mariposa family that wants non-medical help; the Home Care Aide Registry would apply only if a licensed home care agency employed you. For IHSS, Mariposa County Health and Human Services at 5362 Lemee Lane handles both recipients and providers (209-966-2000 or 800-266-3609), and provider enrollment needs Live Scan fingerprints. In town, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office at 5284 Highway 49 North rolls Live Scan prints by appointment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 2:30, for a $5 rolling fee plus any agency fee; call (209) 966-3615. Work at the hospital's skilled nursing unit calls for a CNA certificate. As a paid caregiver you must report suspected abuse; Mariposa County APS takes daytime calls on 209-742-0900. Statewide rules: California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Mariposa
Town-of-Mariposa employers, enrollment steps and ways in, checked in October 2026; county-wide programs are on the Mariposa County page.
- MACT Health Board, Mariposa clinicsMedical and behavioral health at 5192 Hospital Road (209-742-6144) and dental at 5204 Hospital Road (209-966-0573), open weekdays 8 to 5. MACT is replacing its 4,775-square-foot clinic with a two-story building of about 13,000 square feet for medical, optometry, behavioral health, OB/GYN and chiropractic care; by its September 2026 update the old building was down and the new structure up, with the clinic open throughout.
- Live Scan at the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office5284 Highway 49 North; appointments only, Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; $5 rolling fee. Needed for IHSS provider enrollment.
- Mariposa Senior Center volunteeringThe center at 5246 Spriggs Lane needs volunteers every weekday from 11 to 1, around the noon lunch it serves. Call 209-966-6632 for the volunteer application.
- Adult day programs in the state fileThe May 2025 CDSS file lists Mariposa Day Program, an adult day program for up to 25 people on Ashworth Road, with its license pending, and shows the SVS Mariposa Adult Day Program on Bullion Street as closed since May 31, 2023. Ask Mariposa Day Program directly whether it has opened and is hiring.
- Mari-Go in-town ridesCounty Mari-Go buses serve the town and a 3-mile radius on Tuesdays and Thursdays, curb to curb; within 2 miles the fare is $2 one way. Book on 209-966-5315.
Mariposa in numbers
Of the town's 613 households, 248 are women living alone and 127 are men living alone; 212 of those people living on their own (144 women, 68 men) are 65 or older. Half of homes (50.6%) are lived in by their owners, at a median value of $270,900, and nearly everyone speaks English at home, with other languages used by just 6.9% of residents aged five and up. Among workers, just 36.0% drive alone to work, and the mean commute is 34.7 minutes. Like every ACS figure for a place this small, these come with wide margins.
John C. Fremont Healthcare District's hospital and nursing unit, county offices on Lemee Lane and the Senior Center on Spriggs Lane are all in town; their county-wide programs, from IHSS enrollment to CPR classes, are described on the Mariposa County page rather than repeated here. For other foothill and valley job markets, see Oakhurst in Madera County, where IHSS pays a different county rate, and Le Grand in Merced County.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Mariposa (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Mariposa
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Mariposa is part of Mariposa 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), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Mariposa CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 B26001 group quarters population, Mariposa CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer, places in California (land area)
- Mariposa Public Utility District, home page
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- HRSA, Health Center Service Delivery Sites data file
- MACT Health Board, locations and New Mariposa Clinic Project
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Mariposa County
- Mariposa County, Senior Services
- Mariposa County Transportation, Mari-Go and Medi-Trans
- Mariposa County, In-Home Supportive Services
- Mariposa County, Adult Protective Services
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
Caregiver jobs in Mariposa: frequently asked questions
Is Mariposa an incorporated city?
No. The town of Mariposa is a census-designated place governed by Mariposa County. Water and sewer in the town come from the Mariposa Public Utility District.
Which employers in Mariposa hire people with caregiving skills?
The health employers on the state lists are on Hospital Road: John C. Fremont Healthcare District, with its hospital and 16-bed skilled nursing unit, and MACT Health Board's clinics. Community Health Centers of America also runs a clinic on Highway 49 North.
Where do I get fingerprinted in Mariposa?
At the Sheriff's Office on Highway 49 North, by appointment, Tuesday through Thursday between 9:30 and 2:30. The Attorney General lists a $5 rolling fee there.
Is unemployment in Mariposa higher than in the county?
Slightly. EDD's 12-month estimate is 6.6% for the town and 6.0% for Mariposa County, but the town's labor force is only about 290, so read the gap cautiously.
Do many older people in Mariposa live alone?
Yes. ACS estimates that 212 residents 65 and older live alone, out of 613 households in town, and that 58.9% of households include someone 65 or older. Companionship and daily check-in visits are a natural fit for that need.
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