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Patient sitter jobs in California

5 open patient sitter jobs in California at 4 employers, posting $17.28–$21.93 an hour. BLS measures a median of $24.00 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies in California, opens in a new tab) for orderlies here.

5
Open in CA
4
Employers hiring
$17.48
Median posted /hr
$24.00
BLS median in CA
1st of 48 states and territories

Newest patient sitter jobs in California

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 18:24 UTC

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    Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Doctors, Therapy & rehab

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Where the patient sitter jobs are in California

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What patient sitters earn in California

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in California

$17.28–$21.93/hr

Middle half of 3 jobs stating an hourly rate from 3 employers, median $17.48/hr.

Measured by BLS in California, May 2025

$24.00/hr ($49,920 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies in California, opens in a new tab)

Median for orderlies, against $18.41 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 4,870 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies in California, opens in a new tab) employed in California.

Hourly wages in California, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Orderlies (31-1132)$19.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$22.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$24.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$30.29 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$35.58 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)4,870 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$19.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.04 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$26.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$29.38 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)110,060 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Orderlies; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Nursing Assistants & Patient Care Techs in California, in our research: median posted pay $26.50 · employers 63 (Nursing Assistants & Patient Care Techs job market). California in our research

Employers hiring patient sitters in California

What the job takes

A high school diploma; hospitals train on the job, some ask for CNA certification.

Patient sitter jobs in California: common questions

How much do patient sitters make in California?

Open patient sitter jobs in California that post an hourly rate pay $17.28–$21.93 an hour in the middle half, median $17.48 (3 jobs from 3 employers). BLS measured a median of $24.00/hr ($49,920 a year) for orderlies in California (May 2025), against $18.41 nationally, 1st highest of 48 states and territories.

Where in California are the most patient sitter jobs?

Arcadia (2), Highland (1), Santa Cruz (1) and Ventura (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring patient sitters in California?

By open jobs on this board: Keck Medicine of USC (2), Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura (1) and PACS Group (1). In all, 4 employers have patient sitter jobs open in California.

What do you need to work as a patient sitter in California?

A high school diploma; hospitals train on the job, some ask for CNA certification. Where a license is state-issued, it comes from California's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in California, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in California, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies (SOC 31-1132), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient sitter jobs in California. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/patient-sitter/california

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