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Oklahoma, RN or LPNMoving from Maine to Oklahoma as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Maine has to do to work in Oklahoma, what the move does to your pay, and who in Oklahoma is hiring from out of state.
Works on day one. Both Maine and Oklahoma are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Maine is valid in Oklahoma the day you arrive. Once Oklahoma is your primary residence, apply there for a Oklahoma multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Oklahoma leaves you roughly $1,008 a year more than Maine does, because Oklahoma's rate is lower.
| Salary | Maine state tax | Oklahoma state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,002 | $1,330 | +$672 |
| $60,000 | $3,003 | $1,995 | +$1,008 |
| $90,000 | $4,505 | $2,993 | +$1,512 |
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: Maine to Oklahoma
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Maine certificate stays on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers; to work in Oklahoma you apply to the Oklahoma State 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.
Electrician: Maine to Oklahoma
Reciprocity likely. Oklahoma licenses electricians at state level through the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board, and reciprocity for journeymen with a licence from a state Oklahoma has an agreement with. Your Maine licence comes from the Maine Electricians' Examining Board, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Maine to Oklahoma
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Oklahoma resident you surrender the Maine CDL at a Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Oklahoma pay you to come?
- Tulsa Remote: $10,000. For full-time remote workers who move to Tulsa for at least a year; the longest-running program of its kind.
Going the other way? Maine has Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit. See moving from Oklahoma to Maine.
Openings filed in Oklahoma
85 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Oklahoma employers who could not fill them locally.
- Night Shift Operations Supervisor (Sunday- Thursday)McKesson · Oklahoma City
- Farm and Ranch HandCharlie's Hill Top · Rattan · $16.66/hr
- Farm LaborerFlag Ranch, LLC · Purcell · $11.88/hr
- Planting Crew MemberSouthwood Landscape & Nursery Co., Inc. · Tulsa · $16.66/hr
- Farm WorkerNewkirk Farmers-Ranchers Livestock Auction LLC · Newkirk · $11.88/hr
- Ag Equipment OperatorSchrock Well Service LLC · Thomas · $11.88/hr
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