Caregiver Jobs in Sutter, CA
Sutter is an unincorporated town of about 2,500 people, and one household in three includes someone 65 or older. Family requests for ZIP 95982 are listed above and change whenever a new one is published; widen the search to include Yuba City and Live Oak.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Sutter
Sutter has no city government. Sutter County lists it among the unincorporated communities, alongside places such as Tierra Buena, Meridian and Robbins, and the Census Bureau counts it as a census-designated place. The ACS 2020–2024 estimate is 2,532 residents, with a margin of error of 414. The town is older than a typical California community: the median age is 41.9, and 543 people (21.4%) are 65 or over. Of the 994 households, 325, or about a third, have at least one member 65 or older. Unusually, men make up 58% of the older population in the sample, so expect some requests for a father or grandfather rather than the more common mother or grandmother.
About 39.2% of residents 65 and over report a disability. That is about 213 people, and it suggests a mix of requests: some for hands-on personal care, many others for companionship, meals, housekeeping and rides for someone who is still fairly independent. Almost every household has a car (only 11 report none), 86.7% of workers drive alone, and none commute by public transit, according to ACS. The average trip to work is 24.2 minutes. English is the home language for nearly everyone; only 2.3% of residents five and older speak another language at home. In your profile, say which days you can work, whether you drive, and whether you have cared for someone with a specific condition such as dementia, Parkinson's or diabetes.
Families looking for private caregivers near Sutter, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Sutter by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 103 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Sutter County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Sutter
Typical posts in a town like Sutter: a few hours of help at home on set weekdays, transport to medical visits in Yuba City, cover while a family caregiver is at work, and short-term help after a hospital or rehab stay. IHSS is often how care gets paid for, since an approved recipient can choose a relative or neighbor as the provider. If you have no paid experience yet, companionship and household help are the usual first jobs.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Sutter: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Yuba City, CA metro (Sutter and Yuba 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, Yuba City, CA metro (Sutter and Yuba counties) | $16.50 median ($16.89 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 3,120 jobs; concentration 2.21× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Sutter County | $17.90 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
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 9.1% of Sutter's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. Sutter County's rate over those months was 8.5% and California's 5.3%. EDD builds estimates for small census-designated places such as Sutter from county totals, and this labor force is only about 1,200 people, so the number is approximate; monthly values ran from 7.7% to 10.8%. Care work that does not depend on a seasonal employer, such as a Sutter County IHSS case at $17.90 an hour, can be a useful anchor.
No ordinance for Sutter County or its towns appears in the UC Berkeley Labor Center minimum wage inventory, so a private employer here must pay at least California's $16.90. Domestic Worker Bill of Rights overtime applies to personal attendants after 9 hours in a day or 45 hours in a week. Household budgets here are not the tightest in the region: ACS puts the median household income at $96,173 and owner-occupancy at 77.2%. That means some families can afford private hours on top of IHSS, and it is reasonable to quote a private rate above the IHSS wage when the work includes driving or personal care.
How to enroll as a provider in Sutter County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Sutter 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 Sutter
There is no town permit for caregivers in Sutter, and state rules decide what you need. For non-medical work arranged directly with a family, no license is required; the Home Care Aide Registry is compulsory only for people hired by a licensed home care organization. CDSS files from May 2025 list four such organizations in Yuba City and none in Sutter. IHSS providers enroll through the Sutter County IHSS Public Authority at 539 Garden Highway, Suite B, in Yuba City, (530) 822-7619. The county's provider page lists the steps: an enrollment form, a background check, an orientation, and a signed agreement on a provider's rights and responsibilities. As a paid caregiver you are a mandated reporter: suspected elder or dependent adult abuse must be reported. See the California caregiver requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Sutter
Enrollment, fingerprinting, transport and nearby employers for a Sutter-based caregiver, each checked on the source's own site in October 2026.
- Sutter County IHSS Public AuthorityCall (530) 822-7619 to request a provider application. If you move, file a change of address form with the Public Authority right away, or your paycheck will be delayed.
- Live Scan in Yuba CityThe Attorney General lists the Sutter County Sheriff at 1077 Civic Center Blvd (walk-ins Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., $25) and the Yuba City Police Department at 1545 Poole Blvd (by appointment Tuesday to Thursday, $21). Two private sites on Lincoln Road also open on Saturdays.
- Yuba-Sutter Transit Dial-A-RideShared curb-to-curb trips for seniors (65+) and qualifying disabled riders, limited to the zone marked on the system map. None of the fixed or rural route pages names Sutter as a stop, so call 530-742-2877 to ask whether a client's address is covered. Trips can be booked up to 14 days ahead.
- Skilled nursing employers in Yuba CityCDPH lists The Fountains on Williams Way (145 beds), Bridgeview Post Acute on Lorel Way (130) and Yuba City Post Acute on Plumas Street (59), plus River Valley Care Center on Larkin Road in Live Oak (99). These are where a CNA from Sutter would look for shift work.
- Home health agencies in Yuba CityFour licensed home health agencies have Yuba City addresses in the CDPH listing, among them Sutter Care at Home on Plumas Blvd and Adventist Health Home Care Services on Live Oak Blvd. Agencies of this kind hire aides for visits in clients' homes.
Sutter in numbers
Sutter's housing is mostly owner-occupied single homes. ACS gives a median owner home value of $408,500, and owners without a mortgage pay a median $704 a month in housing costs; renters pay a median gross rent of $1,764. Hispanic or Latino residents are 22.4% of the population, and veterans are 9.5% of adults. Almost a third (31.8%) of employed residents work in education, health care or social assistance. The town has two public school campuses, Brittan Elementary and Sutter Union High School, according to county officials quoted by the Appeal-Democrat in January 2023; the same report said the Sutter branch of the county library was closing "temporarily" for lack of staff.
No hospital, clinic or licensed care home has a Sutter address in the CDPH listing (data date September 16, 2026) or the CDSS licensing files. CDSS shows eight licensed elder care homes in Yuba City with 422 beds between them. HRSA lists several health center sites in Yuba City, including Ampla Health at 1000 Sutter Street and Peach Tree Health on Tharp Road. For the county picture, see the Sutter County page; nearby pages cover Yuba City and Live Oak.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Sutter (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Sutter
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Sutter is part of Sutter 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 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Sutter CDP
- Sutter County, demographics (unincorporated communities)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Yuba City, CA metropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Sutter County, Public Authority (for IHSS Providers)
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Sutter County
- Yuba-Sutter Transit, Dial-A-Ride/Paratransit
- Yuba-Sutter Transit, rural routes
- Appeal-Democrat via Yahoo News, "County library in Sutter to close temporarily" (January 2023)
- HRSA, health center service delivery sites
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Sutter: frequently asked questions
Is Sutter the same place as Sutter County or Yuba City?
No. Sutter is a small unincorporated town inside Sutter County, with its own ZIP code, 95982. Yuba City is a separate incorporated city in the same county, and it is where most of the area's nursing centers, clinics and county offices are.
What does IHSS pay in Sutter?
$17.90 an hour, the Sutter County rate since January 1, 2026, according to CDSS. If you care for someone who lives across the county line in Yuba County, the higher Yuba County rate of $18.78 applies to that case instead.
Can I reach Sutter clients without a car?
It is difficult. The Yuba-Sutter Transit route pages do not list a stop in Sutter, and ACS shows no residents commuting by transit. Dial-A-Ride serves older and disabled riders within a mapped area; call 530-742-2877 to check an address.
Where can I take a CNA job if I live in Sutter?
The skilled nursing centers in the CDPH listing are in Yuba City and Live Oak: The Fountains, Bridgeview Post Acute, Yuba City Post Acute and River Valley Care Center. Sutter itself has none.
How high is unemployment in Sutter?
EDD estimated about 9.1% over the year to August 2026, above Sutter County's 8.5% and the state's 5.3%. Because the town's labor force is small, treat the figure as a rough estimate.
How do families in Sutter find caregivers?
Families post on the Sutter family page, and their requests appear in the list above. Your profile costs nothing, and CaregiverConnect does not take a share of your pay.
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