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Oregon, RN or LPNMoving from Alaska to Oregon as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Alaska has to do to work in Oregon, what the move does to your pay, and who in Oregon is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement needed. Neither Alaska nor Oregon is in the Nurse Licensure Compact. You apply to the Oregon Board of Nursing for licensure by endorsement: verification of your Alaska licence through Nursys, a fingerprint background check and the fee. Start before you give notice; six to twelve weeks is normal.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Oregon takes roughly $4,158 a year more than Alaska does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | Alaska state tax | Oregon state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $2,772 | -$2,772 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $4,158 | -$4,158 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $6,237 | -$6,237 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In Oregon: Portland metro adds local taxes on higher incomes. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Alaska to Oregon
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Alaska certificate stays on the Alaska Board of Nursing (Certified Nurse Aide program); to work in Oregon you apply to the Oregon State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant registry for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
Electrician: Alaska to Oregon
Reciprocity likely. Oregon licenses electricians at state level through the Oregon Building Codes Division, Electrical and Elevator Board, and reciprocity with a short list of western states for general journeymen. Your Alaska licence comes from the Alaska Department of Labor, Mechanical Inspection, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Alaska to Oregon
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Oregon resident you surrender the Alaska CDL at a Oregon driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Oregon. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Oregon pay you to come?
No statewide program in Oregon pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Going the other way? Alaska has Permanent Fund Dividend. See moving from Oregon to Alaska.
Openings filed in Oregon
76 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Oregon employers who could not fill them locally.
- Relationship Banker- Bilingual Spanish preferredBank of America · Bend
- Relationship Banker, bilingual Spanish preferredBank of America · Eugene
- Beekeeper HelperSweet Bee Honey Company, Inc. · Milton Freewater · $17.65/hr
- Farm WorkerKCK Farms, LLC · Dayton · $17.92/hr
- Farmworker / LaborerWebster Orchards Inc. · The Dalles · $15.55/hr
- Farm LaborerBlooming Nursery, Inc. · Cornelius · $17.65/hr
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