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Rhode Island, CNAMoving from Massachusetts to Rhode Island as a certified nursing assistant
What a certified nursing assistant licensed in Massachusetts has to do to work in Rhode Island, what the move does to your pay, and who in Rhode Island is hiring from out of state.
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Massachusetts certificate stays on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Registry; to work in Rhode Island you apply to the Rhode Island Department of Health, Nursing Assistant licensing for reciprocity. Rhode Island licenses nursing assistants; an out-of-state CNA applies for a licence by endorsement. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Rhode Island leaves you roughly $484 a year more than Massachusetts does, because Rhode Island's rate is lower.
| Salary | Massachusetts state tax | Rhode Island state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,000 | $1,677 | +$323 |
| $60,000 | $3,000 | $2,516 | +$484 |
| $90,000 | $4,500 | $3,774 | +$726 |
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. In Massachusetts: plus 4% on income above about $1 million. Property and sales tax are not in it.
RN and LPN: Massachusetts to Rhode Island
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. Massachusetts is not in the compact, so your Massachusetts licence is single-state. Apply to the Rhode Island board for licensure by endorsement (Nursys verification, fingerprints, the board's fee); six to twelve weeks is normal, so start before you give notice. Because Rhode Island is a compact state, ask for the new licence to be issued as a multistate licence: from then on it works in every compact state.
Electrician: Massachusetts to Rhode Island
Reciprocity likely. Rhode Island licenses electricians at state level through the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Board of Examiners of Electricians, and no general reciprocity, out-of-state experience counts toward exam eligibility. Your Massachusetts licence comes from the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Massachusetts to Rhode Island
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Rhode Island resident you surrender the Massachusetts CDL at a Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Rhode Island pay you to come?
No statewide program in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
23 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Rhode Island employers who could not fill them locally.
- Tax Accountant II (TA II), Private BankingBank of America · Providence
- Tax Accountant II (TA II), Fiduciary Tax, Private BankingBank of America · Providence
- Credit Officer IIBank of America · Providence
- Senior Manager, Area Store OperationsSpectrum · Warwick
- Credit Officer II-Special Assets GroupBank of America · Providence
- Audit Manager - Credit Risk and Data Quality SMEBank of America · Providence
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