Moving between states / New Jersey
Floridato
New Jersey, Truck driverMoving from Florida to New Jersey as a CDL holder
What a CDL holder licensed in Florida has to do to work in New Jersey, what the move does to your pay, and who in New Jersey is hiring from out of state.
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a New Jersey resident you surrender the Florida CDL at a New Jersey 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 New Jersey. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary New Jersey takes roughly $4,515 a year more than Florida does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | Florida state tax | New Jersey state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $3,010 | -$3,010 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $4,515 | -$4,515 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $6,773 | -$6,773 |
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: Florida to New Jersey
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Florida certificate stays on the Florida Board of Nursing (CNA certification by endorsement); to work in New Jersey you apply to the New Jersey Department of Health, 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.
RN and LPN: Florida to New Jersey
Works on day one. Both Florida and New Jersey are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Florida is valid in New Jersey the day you arrive. Once New Jersey is your primary residence, apply there for a New Jersey multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Florida to New Jersey
Exam required. New Jersey licenses electricians through the New Jersey Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors and does not reciprocate with any state. Your Florida hours count toward eligibility, so get them certified in writing by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board before you move and book the New Jersey exam early.
Does New Jersey pay you to come?
No statewide program in New Jersey 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 New Jersey
45 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by New Jersey employers who could not fill them locally.
- Senior Engineer - Global Rates eTrading TechBank of America · Jersey City
- Horticultural Worker (45-2092.00)Selle Farm LLC · Wrightstown · $16.57/hr
- Landscape LaborerMariani Enterprises LLC · Red Bank · $22.02/hr
- FarmworkerRMV10, LLC · Sewell · $16.57/hr
- Nursery Worker - DockAltman Specialty Plants, LLC - NJ · Allentown · $16.57/hr
- Data Scientist IBank of America · Jersey City
Your own route from Florida to New Jersey
Tell us your trade and your licence. We write the steps for your case, check the job offer for scams, and keep your resume ready for New Jersey employers.
Plan my move to New JerseySame move, by trade
CNA: Florida to New Jersey · RN or LPN: Florida to New Jersey · Electrician: Florida to New Jersey · All licences: Florida to New Jersey
From Florida to the states next to New Jersey
New York (progressive, top rate 10.9%) · Pennsylvania (flat 3.07% state income tax) · Delaware (progressive, top rate 6.6%)
To New Jersey from the states next to Florida
Everything about working in New Jersey · All moves between states · All 50 states