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North Dakota, RN or LPNMoving from Arizona to North Dakota as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Arizona has to do to work in North Dakota, what the move does to your pay, and who in North Dakota is hiring from out of state.
Works on day one. Both Arizona and North Dakota are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Arizona is valid in North Dakota the day you arrive. Once North Dakota is your primary residence, apply there for a North Dakota multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary North Dakota leaves you roughly $450 a year more than Arizona does, because North Dakota's rate is lower.
| Salary | Arizona state tax | North Dakota state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,000 | $700 | +$300 |
| $60,000 | $1,500 | $1,050 | +$450 |
| $90,000 | $2,250 | $1,575 | +$675 |
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. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Arizona to North Dakota
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Arizona certificate stays on the Arizona State Board of Nursing (CNA and LNA certification); to work in North Dakota you apply to the North Dakota Board of Nursing, Nurse Aide 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: Arizona to North Dakota
Exam likely. North Dakota licenses at state level through the North Dakota State Electrical Board and reciprocates with other state boards, but Arizona licenses locally through the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, which is not a party to those agreements. Expect to document your hours and sit the North Dakota journeyman exam.
CDL: Arizona to North Dakota
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a North Dakota resident you surrender the Arizona CDL at a North Dakota 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 North Dakota. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does North Dakota pay you to come?
No statewide program in North Dakota 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.
Openings filed in North Dakota
67 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by North Dakota employers who could not fill them locally.
- Packers and Packagers, HandBrad Lundstrom Farms · Finley · $14.29/hr
- Ag Equipment OperatorDaniel Lagein · Rock Lake · $14.29/hr
- General Farm WorkerJorde Certified Seed LLC · Cando · $14.29/hr
- Packers and Packagers, HandLoren Bock · Belfield · $19.99/hr
- Farm Equipment Mechanic and OperatorJames Fritel · Dunn Center · $24.09/hr
- Beekeeper HelperJesse Gifford/Who's Your Honey · Mandan · $19.99/hr
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