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Napa County, California
Caregiver Jobs in Napa County
One page for the whole valley: American Canyon and the city of Napa at the south end, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga to the north, and the rural land between them. IHSS here pays $20.90 an hour; requests from any ZIP code in the county land in the list above as they are posted.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Napa County
Napa County is essentially one valley, with its towns strung from American Canyon in the south through Napa and Yountville to St. Helena and Calistoga at the top. The Department of Finance counted 136,374 people in the county on January 1, 2026. The city of Napa holds 77,803 of them, so most private clients live there, but the older households are farther north: in the 2020–2024 American Community Survey, 50.8% of Yountville residents, 32.7% in St. Helena and 25.2% in Calistoga are 65 or older, against 21.1% countywide. A caregiver who lives in Napa and is willing to drive up valley reaches clients whom few applicants can serve.
Write your profile for that geography. Give your home ZIP code and say plainly how far north or south you will go: Napa to Calistoga is the full length of the valley, and American Canyon looks toward Vallejo as much as Napa. If you ride the bus, name the Vine routes you use. Spanish is the second language of the county; the ACS 2020–2024 counts 26.8% of county residents over age four using it at home, and in Calistoga the share is 42.9%. Bilingual? Put that near the top of the profile.
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Families looking for private caregivers in Napa County
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Cities and towns in Napa County
Caregiver jobs by city and town
Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.
- Caregiver jobs in Napapop. 77,803
Area by area
The communities of Napa County
The county runs north to south along the valley floor. Napa is the one town with a separate page (linked above). Elsewhere in the county, search by your own ZIP code from this page.
- NapaThe county seat and largest city, 77,803 residents, home to Queen of the Valley, the IHSS office on Imperial Way and the Napa Valley College main campus.
- American CanyonA city of 22,619 at the south end next to Vallejo, younger than the rest of the county (median age 36.8), with an Asian population of 33.6% in ACS 2020–2024.
- YountvilleIts 2,567 residents have a median age of 65.3, and 50.8% have turned 65, the oldest population in the valley.
- St. Helena5,317 residents, a third of them 65-plus; Adventist Health St. Helena, the Upper Valley college campus and the Rianda House senior center on Main Street are here.
- CalistogaAt the top of the valley, 5,282 residents; a quarter are 65 or older and 42.9% speak Spanish at home.
- Unincorporated valley and hills22,786 people live outside the five cities, on farms, in the hills and in small communities; most clients there need a caregiver who drives.
Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Napa County
Valley households ask for things like bathing and dinner for a widowed parent, trips to appointments at Queen of the Valley in Napa or Adventist Health St. Helena, help with a spouse who has early memory loss, overnight or weekend cover so a relative can rest, and short stretches of support after a discharge from hospital. Newcomers should lead with companionship, errands, cooking and light housekeeping; bathing, transfers and dementia supervision usually go to people with paid experience or a certificate.
- 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.
Pay
Caregiver pay in Napa County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Napa, CA metro (Napa 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, Napa, CA metro (Napa County) | $16.50 median ($19.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,900 jobs; concentration 1.35× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Napa County | $20.90 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Napa, CA metro (Napa County) | $24.21 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.
The Napa metro is the county itself, so the federal figures here are local: 2,900 jobs for home health and personal care aides as of May 2025, a $16.50 median and a $19.48 mean. A mean three dollars above the median points to many jobs near the bottom and some well above it. IHSS is the steadier reference. The CDSS wage table puts Napa County IHSS at $20.90 from the first of January 2026. None of the five cities, Napa, American Canyon, Yountville, St. Helena or Calistoga, shows up in the ordinance list kept by UC Berkeley's Labor Center, which leaves California's $16.90 as the valley-wide floor. For a private client up valley, add the drive time to your rate. For comparison, the county's nursing assistants earned a $24.21 median.
How to enroll as a provider in Napa County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Napa 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.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Napa County
Valley families who take you on privately for bathing, meals or company are not required by the state to check for a license. Working for a licensed home care agency is different: agencies may employ only aides who have paid $35 for a two-year spot on the CDSS aide registry; joining is voluntary for independents. For IHSS, the county office and the Public Authority share 650 Imperial Way, Suite 101, in Napa. You create an account on the state enrollment site, watch the required videos, book an orientation slot, and arrive with valid government photo identification and the original Social Security card; the Live Scan request form is handed out there. A conviction in the past ten years can rule you out. Registry providers also sign an agreement and complete a training with Public Authority staff. Nursing facility work needs CDPH certification. You are a mandated reporter: reach Napa APS at 707-253-4398 during office hours, or 888-619-6913 after 5 p.m. and on weekends. Read the Napa County IHSS guide; statewide rules sit in California caregiver requirements.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Napa County
Training, job help and transport in the county, each read on the organization's own site in October 2026.
- Napa County IHSS Public AuthorityEnrollment help, mediation, provider training and the referral registry. 650 Imperial Way, Suite 101, Napa; 707-259-8359, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Napa Valley College, Health OccupationsMain campus at 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, with an Upper Valley campus at 1088 College Avenue in St. Helena. Programs listed: registered nursing (ADN), respiratory care, psychiatric technician and paramedic; a nursing assistant course is not on the list. Health Occupations office (707) 256-7600.
- Psychiatric Technician paid apprenticeshipNapa Valley College and the Department of State Hospitals-Napa run an 18-month track that pays a monthly wage with on-the-job training at the hospital. The 2026 filing period closed July 31; watch for the next cycle on CalCareers.
- CareerPoint Napa (Workforce Alliance of the North Bay)Career advisors at 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Napa; open weekdays from 8:30 in the morning until 4:30, phone 707-253-4134.
- Vine TransitCountywide buses run by NVTA from the Soscol Gateway Transit Center, 625 Burnell Street. The adult fare is $2.00; riders 65 and over, people with disabilities and Medicare card holders pay $1.00.
The area
Napa County in numbers
Of the county's 136,374 residents, 22,619 live in American Canyon, 5,317 in St. Helena, 5,282 in Calistoga and 2,567 in Yountville, and 22,786 outside any city (DOF E-1, 2026). ACS 2020–2024 counts 28,455 residents 65 and over, 3,587 of them 85 or older; 32.0% of the older group report a disability, and in 6,867 households the only occupant is 65 or older. The median age is 42.9, the median household income $111,471 and the median rent $2,237. Immigrants make up 22.2% of the population, and the typical one-way trip to work takes 24.9 minutes.
Two general hospitals anchor the valley. HCAI lists Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center at 1000 Trancas Street in Napa with 198 licensed beds, and Adventist Health St. Helena at 10 Woodland Road with 149. VineGo paratransit vans also carry riders to Kaiser in Vallejo. Neighboring markets: the Sonoma County and Solano County pages.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Napa County (no agency)
CaregiverConnect is a marketplace, not an agency. Families post what they need, caregivers apply, and the two of you work out the arrangement directly.
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Years of experience, the care types you provide, any certifications. No licence is needed for non-medical care.
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Full-time, part-time or live-in; days and time blocks; hourly rate; travel radius; vehicle.
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Name, email, ZIP code, password. Your profile is live immediately for families in your radius.
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Open postings plus a matched list. Apply, or answer a family's direct request; the family chooses who to hire. Applying to open postings and starting a new conversation are part of Caregiver Premium ($7.99/month, cancel anytime). Replying to a family who contacts you is always free.
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Caregiver jobs near Napa County
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Guides
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.
Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- Napa County HHSA, Registry Care Providers (archived October 2, 2025)
- Napa County HHSA, I Want to be a Paid Care Provider (archived October 2, 2025)
- Napa County HHSA, In-Home Supportive Services (archived October 30, 2025)
- Napa County HHSA, Adult Protective Services (archived October 29, 2025)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Napa, CA metro (31-1120, 31-1131), time series data file
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Napa Valley College, Health Occupations
- Napa Valley College, Psychiatric Technician paid apprenticeship
- Workforce Alliance of the North Bay, career centers
- Vine Transit, fares and VineGo
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles, Napa County and its five cities (via MCDC)
- HCAI facility profiles (Providence Queen of the Valley, Adventist Health St. Helena)
- Rianda House, St. Helena
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Napa County: frequently asked questions
Which Napa County towns have their own page?
Only the city of Napa. Caregivers in American Canyon, Yountville, St. Helena, Calistoga or anywhere else in the county use this page and enter their ZIP code to see the closest requests.
What does IHSS pay in Napa County?
$20.90 an hour. The state wage table shows that figure taking effect on January 1, 2026. That rate applies whether you care for a relative or a client you met through the Public Authority registry.
Do Napa County cities set a higher wage floor?
No. Napa, American Canyon, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga are all missing from the Labor Center's ordinance tracker at UC Berkeley, so from Calistoga down to American Canyon the binding figure is California's, $16.90 as of January 1, 2026.
Is there work up valley in St. Helena or Calistoga?
The population there is older than in the city of Napa: the 2020–2024 ACS puts the 65-plus share at 32.7% in St. Helena and 25.2% in Calistoga. Requests from those ZIP codes show above whenever families post them; say in your profile that you will drive north.
Is there a nursing assistant class in Napa County?
Napa Valley College's Health Occupations page does not list a nursing assistant program; it offers nursing, respiratory care, psychiatric technician and paramedic training. CareerPoint Napa can advise on courses elsewhere.
How do I join the Napa IHSS registry?
Finish regular provider enrollment first, then submit the registry application and complete a training session with Public Authority staff. Call 707-259-8359 with questions; the office is open weekdays from 8 to 5.
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