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Nevada, CNAMoving from Iowa to Nevada as a certified nursing assistant
What a certified nursing assistant licensed in Iowa has to do to work in Nevada, what the move does to your pay, and who in Nevada is hiring from out of state.
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Iowa certificate stays on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing); to work in Nevada you apply to the Nevada State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant program 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.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Nevada leaves you roughly $2,280 a year more than Iowa does, because Nevada has no state income tax on wages.
| Salary | Iowa state tax | Nevada state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,520 | $0 | +$1,520 |
| $60,000 | $2,280 | $0 | +$2,280 |
| $90,000 | $3,420 | $0 | +$3,420 |
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.
RN and LPN: Iowa to Nevada
Endorsement needed. Nevada is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so your Iowa multistate licence does not work there. Apply to the Nevada Board of Nursing for licensure by endorsement before you move; it commonly takes six to twelve weeks. Your Iowa licence stays valid for compact states.
Electrician: Iowa to Nevada
Licensed by the city. Nevada has no state electrician licence; the Nevada State Contractors Board decide what card you need, and it can differ between cities. Contractor licences are state-issued; journeyman cards are county-issued in Clark and Washoe counties where required. Ask the contractor hiring you which municipality the first job is in and apply to that one. Your Iowa state licence is evidence of hours, not a licence there.
CDL: Iowa to Nevada
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Nevada resident you surrender the Iowa CDL at a Nevada 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 Nevada. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Nevada pay you to come?
No statewide program in Nevada 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? Iowa has Newton Housing Initiative. See moving from Nevada to Iowa.
Openings filed in Nevada
47 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Nevada employers who could not fill them locally.
- Private Client Advisor IIBank of America · Las Vegas
- Farm/Irrigation/Livestock WorkerPark Ranch, LLC · Minden · $16.63/hr
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansMorrison Chopping LLC (2027.1) · Yerington · $30.55/hr
- Livestock/Ranch WorkerPark Livestock Company · Gardnerville · $16.63/hr
- Administrative AssistantEquity Lifestyle Properties · Las Vegas
- Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, GreenhouseRuby Land & Cattle LLC · Wells · $14.73/hr
Your own route from Iowa to Nevada
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From Iowa to the states next to Nevada
Oregon (progressive, top rate 9.9%) · Idaho (flat 5.3% state income tax) · Utah (flat 4.5% state income tax) · Arizona (flat 2.5% state income tax) · California (progressive, top rate 13.3%)
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