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Maine, Truck driverMoving from Georgia to Maine as a CDL holder
What a CDL holder licensed in Georgia has to do to work in Maine, what the move does to your pay, and who in Maine 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 Maine resident you surrender the Georgia CDL at a Maine 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 Maine. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
What the move does to your paycheck
Georgia and Maine take about the same from a $60,000 salary; the difference is under $150 a year either way.
| Salary | Georgia state tax | Maine state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,076 | $2,002 | +$74 |
| $60,000 | $3,114 | $3,003 | +$111 |
| $90,000 | $4,671 | $4,505 | +$166 |
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: Georgia to Maine
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Georgia certificate stays on the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry (Georgia Department of Community Health, administered by Credentia); to work in Maine you apply to the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers 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: Georgia to Maine
Works on day one. Both Georgia and Maine are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Georgia is valid in Maine the day you arrive. Once Maine is your primary residence, apply there for a Maine multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Georgia to Maine
Reciprocity likely. Maine licenses electricians at state level through the Maine Electricians' Examining Board, and Maine reciprocates with New Hampshire, Vermont and a few other states for journeymen. Your Georgia licence comes from the Georgia State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Electrical Contractors, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
Does Maine pay you to come?
- Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit: up to $2,500 a year against Maine income tax. For workers living and paying off student loans in Maine.
Openings filed in Maine
10 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Maine employers who could not fill them locally.
- HOUSEKEEPERDRAPERS HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT INC · SOUTH PORTLAND · $19.35/hr
- Maple Tree Tapper, Farm LaborerMaple Ridge Sugarbush, Inc. · Somerset County · $18.83/hr
- Maple tree tapper, farm laborerRPDM Sugar Camp, Inc. · Somerset County · $15.1/hr
- Relationship Banker - Maine MarketBank of America · Portland
- (USA) Pharmacy Tech Certified Sam'sWalmart · Portland
- IDI Billing Experience ConsultantUnum Group · Portland
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