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Alabama, RN or LPNMoving from Arkansas to Alabama as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Arkansas has to do to work in Alabama, what the move does to your pay, and who in Alabama is hiring from out of state.
Works on day one. Both Arkansas and Alabama are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Arkansas is valid in Alabama the day you arrive. Once Alabama is your primary residence, apply there for a Alabama multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Alabama takes roughly $462 a year more than Arkansas does.
| Salary | Arkansas state tax | Alabama state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,092 | $1,400 | -$308 |
| $60,000 | $1,638 | $2,100 | -$462 |
| $90,000 | $2,457 | $3,150 | -$693 |
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: Arkansas to Alabama
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Arkansas certificate stays on the Arkansas Office of Long Term Care, Nurse Aide Registry; to work in Alabama you apply to the Alabama Nurse Aide Registry (Alabama Department of Public Health) 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: Arkansas to Alabama
Reciprocity likely. Alabama licenses electricians at state level through the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board, and Journeyman and contractor licences are state-issued; the board reciprocates with a short list of states for journeymen who passed a comparable exam. Your Arkansas licence comes from the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Electrical Section, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Arkansas to Alabama
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Alabama resident you surrender the Arkansas CDL at a Alabama 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 Alabama. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Alabama pay you to come?
- Remote Shoals: up to $10,000. For remote workers moving to the Shoals area (Florence, Muscle Shoals).
Going the other way? Arkansas has Life Works Here (Northwest Arkansas). See moving from Alabama to Arkansas.
Openings filed in Alabama
65 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Alabama employers who could not fill them locally.
- Nursery Worker (45-2092.00)Waters Nursery LLC · Robertsdale · $11.85/hr
- Farmworker: Diversified (45-2092.00)Dairyland Nursery · Mobile · $12/hr
- Tree Farm Worker (45-2092.00)The Plant Factory · Theodore · $16.04/hr
- Horticultural WorkersYoung's Plant Farm, Inc. (AL) · Auburn · $11.85/hr
- Farm WorkerJ Durbin Farms · Clanton · $11.85/hr
- Ranch WorkerFrank Turner Construction Co Inc · Mobile · $16.08/hr
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