Caregiver Jobs in Sutter Creek, CA
Sutter Creek is a city of 2,575 where more than four in ten households have a member aged 65 or over, and the offices a new IHSS provider deals with carry a Sutter Creek address. Amador IHSS pays $19.40 an hour; requests from local families show above once posted.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Sutter Creek
Sutter Creek covers less than 3 square miles, according to the city, which was incorporated on February 13, 1913, and lists Amador City, Plymouth, Jackson, Ione and Pine Grove as its neighbors. The Department of Finance counted 2,575 residents on January 1, 2026. The town is small, but the paperwork side of care work is concentrated here. Amador County gives 10877 Conductor Boulevard as the home of its Public Authority, its Adult Protective Services unit and IHSS intake, with a Sutter Creek mailing address, although the Census geocoder places that building in Martell, just outside city limits. Mother Lode Job Training's Amador office uses a Sutter Creek address too, and every Amador Transit route starts and ends at the Sutter Hill Transit Center on Valley View Way, inside the city.
Within city limits, the licensed care settings are a 47-bed retirement home on Bryson Drive and an adult day program on Academy Drive. Most private work, though, is in ordinary homes. Someone 65 or older lives in 42.3% of the city's 1,218 households, and the median resident is 46.9 years old. In your profile, use 95685 as your base, say whether you can walk or take the shuttle to a client's home, and list the nearby towns you will also cover.
Families looking for private caregivers near Sutter Creek, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Sutter Creek by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Sutter Creek right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 99 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Amador 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 Creek
ACS 2020–2024 counts 27.9% of Sutter Creek residents as 65 or older, including 3.8% aged 85 and up, and an older person living solo heads 16.4% of households (13.8% women, 2.6% men). Likely requests: a morning hand with showering and getting dressed, cooking for a parent on their own, rides to Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson, and company at the Monday senior lunch. Newer caregivers often start with housekeeping, errands and companion visits before taking on personal care.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Sutter Creek: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Amador 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, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Amador County) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Amador County | $19.40 | CDSS; effective August 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Amador County) | $22.79 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.
About 10.3% of Sutter Creek's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. Amador County's average over the same months was 5.8%, and California's was 5.3%. The city's monthly estimates ran from 8.6% to 11.3%, in a labor force of about 1,248. Paid IHSS hours for a relative or neighbor who qualifies are one source of steady local work, at the county rate of $19.40; the Amador County IHSS guide explains enrollment. Sutter Creek is absent from UC Berkeley's ordinance inventory, which leaves California's $16.90 as the private-job minimum. In May 2025, BLS reported a $16.52 aide median across the seven counties it groups with Amador; the nursing assistant median there was $22.79.
How to enroll as a provider in Amador County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Amador 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 Creek
No license is needed for a Sutter Creek family to pay you for non-medical care. Listing on the home care aide registry matters only if a licensed agency hires you, and the CDSS file shows no licensed agency at a Sutter Creek address. IHSS pay depends on enrolling with the Amador County Public Authority, (209) 223-6781, whose office is on Conductor Boulevard; the full sequence of steps is on the Amador County page. Jobs at a licensed retirement home or adult day program follow that facility's own hiring and training rules, so ask them directly. California treats paid caregivers as mandated reporters, so signs that an elderly or dependent client is being harmed must be reported. For the state picture, read our requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Sutter Creek
Places with a Sutter Creek address that help caregivers get started or get around, checked with each organization in October 2026.
- Mother Lode Job Training, Amador CenterThe regional job training agency keeps its Amador office at 1 Prosperity Court. Phone (209) 223-3341 on a weekday, 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. (state holidays excepted), to find out which of its services fit you.
- Amador County IHSS Public AuthorityEnrollment appointments and the provider registry are handled at 10877 Conductor Blvd., (209) 223-6781. The Public Authority also runs the state-required provider orientation.
- Sutter Hill Transit CenterAmador Transit's hub at 115 Valley View Way sells monthly passes and prepaid tickets. Shuttles 5 and 6 stop at the post office lot and at Badger Street and Old Highway 49 on weekdays. Phone (209) 267-9395.
- Gold Quartz Inn Retirement HomeA residential care facility for the elderly licensed for 47 residents at 15 Bryson Drive, (209) 267-9155, in the May 2025 CDSS file. Facility work can add experience; contact it directly, as we do not track its openings.
- Arc of Amador/Calaveras adult day programLicensed by CDSS as an adult day program with a capacity of 45, at 75 Academy Drive, (209) 267-5978.
Sutter Creek in numbers
The ACS 2020–2024 estimate for Sutter Creek is 2,702 residents, none of them in group quarters, with 57.5% female. Households average 2.22 people. Renters occupy 44.7% of homes, more than twice the county share of 19.6%, and the median gross rent is $1,572; the median home value is $543,800. Median household income is $88,478 and 7.1% of residents are below the poverty line. Workers average a 21.2-minute commute, shorter than the county's 34.0 minutes, and 76.1% drive alone. Spanish is spoken at home by 1.3% of residents. Figures for a city this size carry wide margins of error.
The hospital is not in town. Amador Transit's Shuttle 5 leaves the Sutter Hill Transit Center five times each weekday and reaches the Sutter Amador Hospital stop in Jackson about an hour into its loop. More nearby work is listed on the Jackson and Ione pages, and on Placerville in El Dorado County.

How to find private caregiver jobs in Sutter Creek (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Sutter Creek
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Sutter Creek is part of Amador 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 Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Sutter Creek city
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 B26001 group quarters population, Sutter Creek city
- City of Sutter Creek, Living in Sutter Creek
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority
- Amador County, In-Home Supportive Services
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, 10877 Conductor Blvd and 115 Valley View Way
- Mother Lode Job Training, locations and hours
- Amador Transit, fares and Shuttles 5 and 6 (effective August 1, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (RCFE, adult day and home care organization files, May 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Sutter Creek: frequently asked questions
Is the Amador IHSS office in Sutter Creek?
Its mailing address is. The county lists IHSS, APS and the Public Authority at 10877 Conductor Boulevard, Sutter Creek, but the Census geocoder places the building in Martell, just outside city limits. Call (209) 223-6781 for provider enrollment.
Why is Sutter Creek's unemployment figure so much higher than the county's?
EDD's 12-month average for the city is 10.3%, against 5.8% for Amador County, in a labor force of about 1,248. We report the figure as EDD publishes it.
Can I reach clients in Sutter Creek without a car?
Partly. Shuttles 5 and 6 stop at the post office lot and at Badger Street on weekdays, and both start at the Sutter Hill Transit Center. There is no weekend service, so a car widens what you can accept.
Is there a retirement home in Sutter Creek?
Gold Quartz Inn Retirement Home on Bryson Drive is licensed for 47 residents in the May 2025 CDSS file. It is the only licensed elderly care home in the city.
What does IHSS pay in Sutter Creek?
$19.40 an hour from August 1, 2026, the Amador County rate on the CDSS table. The Public Authority's own web page still shows an older $18.00 rate, so go by CDSS.
Where do Sutter Creek families post care requests?
On the Sutter Creek family page. Those posts show up above for caregivers who work near 95685.
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