Healthcare jobs in Riverside, CA
CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, CA
12 open CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, California, at 6 employers, typically posting $20.13–$21.88 an hour. Help patients with daily care, vital signs and getting around, as part of the nursing team.
- 25th percentile$20.13/hr
- Median (50th)$21/hr
- 75th percentile$21.88/hr
- Distinct posted rates8
- Jobs stating an hourly rate8
- Employers4
The median is the middle of the 8 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $20.13–$21.88 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside
Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:49 UTC
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- $20–$22/hr
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- $18.50–$22.00/hr
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- $18.50–$21.00/hr
- $17–$20/hr
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AHS StaffingTravel nursing agency
Places travel and local contract nurses and allied professionals.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Mental health

AmergisHealthcare staffing agency
Nationwide healthcare staffing company (formerly Maxim Healthcare Staffing) placing medical assistants, aides, medical coders, utilization review and administrative staff alongside clinicians.
Places: Medical assistants, Front desk & admin, CNAs & PCTs
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CNAs & PCTs occupations in Riverside
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What CNA and patient care technician jobs pay in Riverside
Typical posted hourly pay
The middle half of 8 posted hourly rates from 4 employers, median $21/hr.
| Occupation (BLS) | Median /hr | Median a year | Employed in area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides(31-1120 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1120)) | $16.50 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $34,320 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 102,760 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses(29-2061 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2061)) | $37.01 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $76,970 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 8,200 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Physical Therapists(29-1123 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1123)) | $57.74 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $120,110 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 2,240 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Registered Nurses(29-1141 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1141)) | $64.40 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $133,940 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 35,290 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians(29-2034 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2034)) | $50.57 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $105,190 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 2,140 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Occupational Therapists(29-1122 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1122)) | $57.47 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $119,530 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 1,110 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Nursing Assistants(31-1131 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1131)) | $22.32 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $46,430 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 9,940 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Dental Assistants(31-9091 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-9091)) | $23.32 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $48,500 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 5,240 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists(29-1031 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1031)) | $45.81 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | $95,280 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) | 710 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area) |
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area.
What CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside offer
Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.
Daily pay: 1 job
- Memory Care Med Tech PM shift 2 -10pm - Riverside, CA at Integral Senior Living...offer rewarding career opportunities that include Competitive wages Access to wages before payday...
How the employers hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside compare
What each one's jobs here post and state: the pay is the range its jobs here most often post (else the middle of its posted hourly rates), and each term opens the job that states it.
| Employer | Open here | Posted pay | Sign-on bonus | Shift differential | School help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integral Senior Living | 3 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| PACS Group | 3 | $18.50–$22/hr3 posted rates of 3 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| AHMC Healthcare | 2 | $23.00/hr2 posted rates of 2 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| Riverside PostAcute Care | 2 | $20–$22.50/hr2 posted rates of 2 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| BrightStar Care of Central Western Riverside Co. | 1 | $17–$20/hr1 posted rate of 1 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| VITAS Healthcare | 1 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
"None stated" means none of its open jobs here states it, not that the employer never offers it. Nursing practice is what its postings here say: ANCC Magnet or Pathway to Excellence recognition, a union representing the job, the nurse-to-patient ratios its units state (lowest to highest) and self-scheduling. Pay is the range its jobs here most often post (the median low end to the median high end of their distinct ranges), else the middle of their distinct hourly rates, before differentials and bonuses; "on each job" opens its jobs here, each with the pay it posts.
Nursing homes in Riverside, by staffing
The nursing homes in Riverside hiring on this site, with their open CNA and patient care technician jobs here and posted pay where they have them, beside what each reports to Medicare from its payroll (Oct 2026), fewest residents per nurse aide on duty first; California's middle nursing home has one aide for every 9.3 residents.
| Nursing home | Open here | Posted pay | Residents per aide on duty | Staff turnover | Staffing rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Postacute Care | 2 | $21.25/hr | 9.0 | 62.6% | Not rated |
Hospitals hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, by Medicare rating
The hospitals in Riverside of the employers hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs here, with Medicare's star rating (Jul 2026) and the share of patients who said their nurses always communicated well. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center (AHMC Healthcare): 3 of 5 stars, 76% said nurses always communicated well
Hospices hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, by what families say
The hospices in Riverside of the employers hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs here, with the share of patients' families who said the team always communicated well in Medicare's hospice survey. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.
- Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California (VITAS Healthcare): 81% of families said the team always communicated well, 4 stars
CNA and patient care technician jobs near Riverside
Towns within thirty-five miles with a page for this kind of job, nearest first.
CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, CA: common questions
What do CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, CA pay?
Across 8 open CNA and patient care technician jobs here that post an hourly rate, from 4 employers, the middle half pays $20.13–$21.88 an hour, median $21.
Who has the most CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, CA?
By open jobs on this board: Integral Senior Living (3), PACS Group (3) and AHMC Healthcare (2).
Which employers pay CNAs & PCTs the most in Riverside, CA?
Ranked by the hourly rates each one posts for the CNA and patient care technician jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: AHMC Healthcare (a median of $23 an hour across 2 posted rates), Riverside PostAcute Care (most often $20–$22.50 an hour, a median of $21.25 across 2 posted rates) and PACS Group (most often $18.50–$22 an hour, a median of $20.25 across 3 posted rates). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, CA offer daily pay?
1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Memory Care Med Tech PM shift 2 -10pm - Riverside, CA at Integral Senior Living (...offer rewarding career opportunities that include Competitive wages Access to wages before payday...).
Which nursing homes in Riverside have the most aides per resident?
Of the one nursing home in Riverside hiring on this site, by what each reports to Medicare (Oct 2026): Riverside Postacute Care (one aide for every 9.0 residents, posting a middle of $21.25 an hour). The middle nursing home in California has one aide on duty for every 9.3 residents. Every one is listed with its turnover and ratings.
How does Medicare rate the hospitals hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside?
Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center: 3 of 5 stars, 76% of patients said nurses always communicated well (Medicare, Jul 2026). Each one opens its employer's other hospitals and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.
How do families rate the hospices hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside?
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California: 81% of families said the team always communicated well (4 stars), in Medicare's hospice survey. Each one opens its employer's other hospices and jobs. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.
What do hospitals in Riverside pay nursing aides per hour?
By each hospital's own report to Medicare (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits), nursing aide hours averaged $36.07 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside, $32.49 at Riverside Community Hospital, $21.70 at Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center, against $27.98 an hour across California's hospitals. An average over every hour, not one job's pay. Every California hospital.
How often are workers injured at the healthcare employers hiring in Riverside?
By what they reported to OSHA for 2025, in work injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers: Riverside Postacute Care, LLC (Riverside PostAcute Care) 17.5, best estimate 15.6, against 5.2 at nursing homes nationwide. These are the employers' own reports. Workplace injuries in California.
What do you need to get hired?
State CNA certification for most roles; some hospitals train you or hire nursing students as techs. Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Riverside, CA, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). CNA and patient care technician jobs in Riverside, CA. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/california/riverside/nursing-assistants