Caregiver Jobs in Yuba City, CA
Yuba City is the seat of Sutter County, with 71,572 residents, four nursing and post-acute centers and both county IHSS offices. Build a free profile, set your travel radius and apply when Yuba City families post.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Yuba City
Despite its name, Yuba City is not in Yuba County. It is the Sutter County seat, while Marysville, directly across the Feather River, belongs to Yuba County. That split decides which IHSS office enrolls you, which wage applies and which Adult Protective Services line you call, so check the county of every client's address. Inside the city, the work tends to come from three directions: families caring for a parent at home, people leaving one of the post-acute centers on Plumas Street, Lorel Way or Williams Way, and IHSS recipients who choose their own provider. Postings for both ZIP codes, 95991 and 95993, appear above as families publish them; widen your radius to pick up Live Oak and the rural parts of the county.
Put your languages first. ACS 2020–2024 shows 39.2% of Yuba City residents aged five and up using a home language besides English: 20.2% Spanish and 15.6% another Indo-European language, a census category that includes Punjabi. The ACS also counts 12.5% of residents as Asian Indian by origin, and the city hosts Nagar Kirtan, an annual three-day Sikh festival whose parade begins and ends at the Sikh Temple Gurdwara on Tierra Buena Road. An older client who prefers Punjabi or Spanish will often pick the caregiver who can speak it. Our profile guide shows where to list this.
Families looking for private caregivers near Yuba City, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Yuba City by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Yuba City right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 101 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 Yuba City
Yuba City requests usually involve help with bathing, dressing and meals, medication reminders, housekeeping and rides to appointments at the community clinics on Plumas Street and Market Street. Families with a parent recovering from surgery may ask for a few weeks of daily help; others want steady companionship for someone with memory loss. No experience? Start with companion and errand work, then train for hands-on care.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Yuba City: 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 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, Yuba City, CA metro (Sutter County) | $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.
An IHSS client living in Yuba City pays through Sutter County, at $17.90 an hour since January 1, 2026. Cross the river to a client in Marysville and the Yuba County rate, $18.78, applies instead, because IHSS wages follow the recipient's county. For private work, BLS put the metro's median aide wage at $16.50 in May 2025 and the mean $16.89. The city does not appear in UC Berkeley's inventory of local minimum wage ordinances, which leaves California's $16.90 as the lowest legal wage. Rents are moderate for California: the ACS median gross rent is $1,454. For live-in or long-shift jobs, remember the overtime rule for domestic workers: anything over nine hours on a day, or over 45 in the week, is paid at time-and-a-half.
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 Yuba City
No state license is needed when a Yuba City household pays you directly for non-medical care. Agencies, by contrast, must list their aides on the $35 state Home Care Aide Registry; independents may join voluntarily. For IHSS, enrollment is handled by the Sutter County Public Authority on Garden Highway ((530) 822-7619), and it starts only after your client is approved and phones in your start date. Expect online videos and forms, a Live Scan at your own cost of about $57, and an in-person appointment with photo ID and the original Social Security card; copies are refused. The Fountains, Bridgeview Post Acute and Yuba City Post Acute employ CDPH-certified nursing assistants. Details: our Sutter County IHSS guide and the California requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Yuba City
Places in and near Yuba City for enrollment, study, job leads and getting around, each checked on its own site this month.
- Sutter County IHSS Public AuthorityEnrollment appointments are booked through the online system, and questions go to (530) 822-7619 or IHSS@sutter.gov. Wait four to five weeks after your appointment before asking about timesheets, then sign up for the state Electronic Services Portal.
- IHSS provider FAQExplains that one enrollment covers any number of IHSS clients, that a lost Social Security card must be replaced before you book, and that providers unpaid for over a year should call to check whether they must re-enroll.
- Yuba College nursing, Marysville campusAcross the river at 2088 North Beale Road: a registered nursing associate degree and an LVN-to-RN mobility program. The nursing and medical careers office answers on (530) 740-1745. Worth a look if you hope to become a licensed nurse one day.
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center classesFree public education on dementia care and frail elders, offered across a 13-county region that includes Sutter; Citrus Heights office (916) 728-9333.
- Yuba-Sutter TransitLocal routes connect Yuba City and Marysville. Weekday commuter and midday express buses run to downtown Sacramento, and a Lincoln/Roseville route began October 12, 2026. Discount passes apply to riders 65 and over. (530) 742-2877.
Yuba City in numbers
The Department of Finance estimates 71,572 residents on January 1, 2026, about seven in ten of everyone in Sutter County. ACS 2020–2024 counts 11,432 residents aged 65 or over (16.5%), with 1.9% aged 85 or over and a median age of 36.0. Among residents 65 and older, 37.2% report a disability, and 2,458 households consist of one person 65 or older living alone. A third of residents (33.3%) are Hispanic or Latino. Three in four workers (74.3%) drive alone and 15.9% carpool; the mean commute is 26.9 minutes, and 5.6% of households have no vehicle.
The CDPH facility list (September 16, 2026) shows the 14-bed Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley on Plumas Boulevard, three skilled nursing facilities (The Fountains with 145 beds, Bridgeview Post Acute with 130 and Yuba City Post Acute with 59), four home health agencies and four hospices with Yuba City addresses. Emergency and general inpatient care is at Adventist Health and Rideout in Marysville. Compare the Marysville page for Yuba County work, and see the Sutter County page for Live Oak and the farm towns.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Yuba City (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Yuba City
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Yuba City 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
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Yuba City, CA metro
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Sutter County HHS, How to become an IHSS provider in Sutter County
- Sutter County HHS, IHSS provider FAQ
- Yuba College, Health and Medical Careers
- Yuba College, Nursing program
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center
- Yuba-Sutter Transit
- City of Yuba City, Hospital & Health (emergency room)
- Appeal-Democrat, annual Sikh festival and parade return to Yuba City (November 6, 2023)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Yuba City city
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
Caregiver jobs in Yuba City: frequently asked questions
Is Yuba City in Yuba County or Sutter County?
Sutter County; Yuba City is its county seat. Marysville, just over the Feather River, is the Yuba County seat. The two counties run separate IHSS programs with different provider wages.
How much do IHSS caregivers in Yuba City make?
$17.90 an hour, the Sutter County rate effective January 1, 2026. A client whose home is in Marysville or elsewhere in Yuba County is paid at that county's $18.78.
Where do I go to become an IHSS provider in Yuba City?
The Sutter County IHSS Public Authority, Suite B at 539 Garden Highway. It works by appointment booked online, not walk-in; call (530) 822-7619 or email IHSS@sutter.gov with questions.
Does speaking Punjabi help with caregiver jobs here?
It can. Yuba City has a large Asian Indian community (12.5% of residents in the ACS), and 15.6% of residents speak an Indo-European language other than English or Spanish at home. Say so in your profile, along with Spanish if you speak it.
Can I commute from Yuba City to caregiver work in Sacramento or Roseville?
Yuba-Sutter Transit runs weekday commuter and midday express buses to downtown Sacramento, and its Lincoln/Roseville route links to Placer County Transit. Most private caregiving still calls for a car once you arrive.
Where do Yuba City families post jobs?
On the Yuba City family page. Families post for free, caregivers apply for free, and CaregiverConnect takes no cut of your wage.
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