Caregiver Jobs in Modoc County
This page covers all of Modoc County: Alturas, Canby and Likely, Adin and Lookout in Big Valley, and Cedarville, Eagleville, Lake City and Fort Bidwell in Surprise Valley. Requests posted from any Modoc ZIP code appear above as families publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Modoc County
The Department of Finance estimated 8,467 residents on January 1, 2026, and 2,769 of them in Alturas, which the regional Area Agency on Aging describes as the county's largest city. Its county profile gives Modoc 4,203 square miles, about 2.4 people per square mile, with Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. Two in three residents live outside Alturas.
That shapes caregiving work in two ways. First, plan on driving. ACS 2020–2024 finds that 66.0% of the county's workers drove alone, 12.5% carpooled and 11.9% worked from home, while the survey counted no one commuting by public transit; the average trip to work took 22.5 minutes. Second, the county splits into separate service areas. Surprise Valley's health district says patients from the rest of the county reach its Cedarville hospital by crossing Cedar Pass, and the Modoc Medical Center ambulance covers about 4,500 square miles, part of Lassen County included. On your profile, name the valleys you will drive to and say whether you can take full-day shifts.
Families looking for private caregivers in Modoc County
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Caregiver jobs by city and town
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- Caregiver jobs in Alturaspop. 2,769
The communities of Modoc County
Modoc County's city and its unincorporated communities. Alturas has its own page; elsewhere, search by the local ZIP code.
- AlturasHome to 2,769 people, the county courthouse, Social Services, Modoc Medical Center and the T.E.A.C.H. office that enrolls IHSS providers.
- CanbyModoc Medical Center runs a medical, dental and behavioral health clinic at 670 County Road 83, and Sage Stage stops here on the Redding and Klamath Falls runs.
- Adin and Lookout (Big Valley)The county library has branches in both. The PSA 2 provider list names Big Valley 50 Plus, based in Bieber, for meals and rides.
- Likely and Davis CreekSmall communities with their own ZIP codes (96116 and 96108); Likely is a stop on the Sage Stage route to Susanville and Reno.
- Cedarville, Eagleville, Lake City and Fort BidwellSurprise Valley, served by its own hospital, clinic and nursing unit in Cedarville. A caregiver who lives in the valley avoids the drive over Cedar Pass.
Types of caregiver jobs in Modoc County
Work in Modoc falls into three groups. IHSS pays a provider chosen by an approved client, often a relative or neighbor, for the hours the county authorizes. Both hospital districts hire for their nursing homes: Modoc Medical Center lists certified nurse assistant posts, full time or per diem, and a student nursing assistant opening, and Surprise Valley lists CNA, LVN and RN vacancies. Private families ask for help after a hospital or swing-bed stay, company for a parent living alone, and a companion on trips to specialists. New caregivers can start with meals and errands.
- Senior caregiving: day-to-day help so an older adult can stay at home.
- Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers.
- Companion care: company, errands, appointments, light help.
- Dementia care: routine-based support for memory loss.
- Respite care: cover so a family caregiver can rest or work.
- Live-in: room and board as part of the arrangement.
- Overnight: supervision through the night.
- Part-time and full-time: set by day and time block on your profile.
Caregiver pay in Modoc County: 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 (Modoc and nine 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, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Modoc and nine other counties) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Modoc County | $17.75 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Modoc and nine other counties) | $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.
BLS publishes no separate wage figures for Modoc County. Its May 2025 survey places the county in a ten-county nonmetropolitan area along with Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity, where 5,000 home health and personal care aides earned a $16.50 median and a $17.00 mean. Nursing assistants there had a $22.66 median. CDSS lists $17.75 an hour for Modoc County IHSS providers from January 1, 2026, which is 85 cents over the $16.90 state minimum. UC Berkeley's inventory shows no local minimum wage in Modoc, so the state rate is the floor for private work, and a family that employs you directly owes time-and-a-half past nine hours in a day or 45 in a week.
About 7.1% of Modoc County's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, compared with 5.3% statewide; the monthly rate ran from 5.7% to 9.3%. In Alturas the average was 11.3%. With 12.7% of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and mining (ACS), regular hours caring for an older neighbor through IHSS in Modoc County are among the steadier paid jobs here.
How to enroll as a provider in Modoc County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Modoc 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 Modoc County
Private, non-medical care for a family needs no state license; the Home Care Aide Registry is required only when a licensed agency employs you. Modoc County Social Services runs IHSS and Adult Protective Services from 120 N Main Street in Alturas, (530) 233-6501, weekdays 8:15 to 4:15. Provider sign-up goes through the IHSS Public Authority, whose registry coordinator works from T.E.A.C.H., Inc. at 112 East 2nd Street, (530) 233-3111. The steps are an online account and mandatory videos, electronic signatures on SOC 426 and SOC 846, a Live Scan you pay for at the Sheriff's Office or Alturas Police, and an in-person orientation with original photo ID and Social Security card. Unfinished applications lapse after 90 days. Nursing home jobs need a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. You are a mandated reporter; after hours, the county takes abuse reports on (530) 233-4416. See California caregiver rules.
Training and career resources near Modoc County
Where Modoc County caregivers enroll, train and find work, confirmed with each organization in October 2026.
- IHSS Public Authority registry, run with T.E.A.C.H., Inc.Providers can enroll for one named client only, or ask to join the registry that refers job seekers to recipients. Registry applicants list at least three references and past jobs, sit an in-person interview, and wait for a reference check and a letter. Paper applications are at the T.E.A.C.H. office in Alturas; call (530) 233-3111, extension 119.
- Modoc Medical Center ambulance classesThe hospital's ambulance department teaches community EMT and refresher courses as well as first aid and CPR, all useful on a caregiver profile. Ask on (530) 708-8800, extension 16301. Its recruitment office, (530) 708-8826, handles nursing home and hospital openings.
- Surprise Valley Health Care DistrictThe hospital and clinic at 741 North Main Street, Cedarville, (530) 279-6111, list openings for certified nursing assistants, LVNs and RNs. Its nursing unit is staffed around the clock.
- Sage Stage intercity busesModoc Transportation Agency runs reservation buses from Alturas to Reno on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, toward Redding on Tuesdays and to Klamath Falls on Thursdays, with stops that include Canby, Adin, Likely and Tulelake. In August 2026 the Tuesday Redding run was suspended for Caltrans work on State Route 299; book and check on (530) 233-6410.
Modoc County in numbers
Modoc is an old county. ACS 2020–2024 counts 2,722 residents aged 65 and over, 31.7% of the population, and 386 aged 85 or older; the median age is 47.5. Half of all households (50.5%) include someone 65 or older, and 34.3% of older residents report a disability. Median household income is $59,455.
The CDPH facility file dated September 16, 2026 lists two general hospitals: Modoc Medical Center in Alturas (12 beds, with 84 skilled nursing beds attached) and Surprise Valley Community Hospital in Cedarville (4 beds, with a 22-bed nursing unit). Rural health clinics operate in Alturas, Canby and Cedarville. The file shows no licensed home health agency or hospice with a Modoc County address, so help at home falls mostly to relatives, IHSS providers and private caregivers. Town detail is on the Alturas caregiver page; neighboring markets are on the Lassen County and Siskiyou County pages.
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Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Modoc County, Department of Social Services
- T.E.A.C.H., Inc., In-Home Supportive Services (Public Authority registry and enrollment)
- PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging, Modoc County profile and 2026-2027 service provider listing
- Modoc Medical Center, home page, ambulance services and employment
- Surprise Valley Health Care District
- Sage Stage (Modoc Transportation Agency), routes and notices, Wayback Machine capture of August 2026
- Modoc County Library, branch locations
- 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, Modoc County
Caregiver jobs in Modoc County: frequently asked questions
What does IHSS pay in Modoc County?
$17.75 an hour, effective January 1, 2026, according to the CDSS county wage table. The rate belongs to the county where the client lives, so a client across the line in Lassen or Siskiyou County is paid at that county's rate.
Who do I call to become an IHSS provider in Modoc County?
Call the Public Authority's registry coordinator at T.E.A.C.H., Inc. in Alturas, (530) 233-3111, extension 119. Questions about a client's case or authorized hours go to Modoc County Social Services on (530) 233-6501.
How much does the fingerprint check cost?
T.E.A.C.H. says IHSS applicants pay for their own Live Scan and that the fee usually falls between $15 and $25. Make the appointment with the Modoc County Sheriff's Office or the Alturas Police Department and bring the printed form.
Are there nursing assistant jobs in the county?
Yes. Modoc Medical Center lists full-time and per diem CNA positions in its skilled nursing facilities plus a student nursing assistant opening, and Surprise Valley Health Care District lists CNA vacancies in Cedarville. Modoc Medical Center hires only after a background check and drug screen.
Where do Modoc County families post requests?
On the Modoc County family page or the Alturas page. Their posts appear in the list at the top of this page, and applying is free for caregivers, with no commission taken.
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