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North Dakota, RN or LPNMoving from Michigan to North Dakota as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Michigan has to do to work in North Dakota, what the move does to your pay, and who in North Dakota is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. Michigan is not in the compact, so your Michigan licence is single-state. Apply to the North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary North Dakota leaves you roughly $1,500 a year more than Michigan does, because North Dakota's rate is lower.
| Salary | Michigan state tax | North Dakota state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,700 | $700 | +$1,000 |
| $60,000 | $2,550 | $1,050 | +$1,500 |
| $90,000 | $3,825 | $1,575 | +$2,250 |
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 Michigan: Detroit and some cities add a local income tax. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Michigan to North Dakota
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Michigan certificate stays on the Michigan Nurse Aide Registry (administered by Prometric for the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs); to work in North Dakota you apply to the North Dakota Board of Nursing, 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: Michigan to North Dakota
Reciprocity likely. North Dakota licenses electricians at state level through the North Dakota State Electrical Board, and reciprocity with a group of upper-midwest and western states for journeymen. Your Michigan licence comes from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Electrical Administrative Board, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Michigan to North Dakota
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a North Dakota resident you surrender the Michigan CDL at a North Dakota 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 North Dakota. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does North Dakota pay you to come?
No statewide program in North Dakota 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 North Dakota
67 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by North Dakota employers who could not fill them locally.
- Packers and Packagers, HandBrad Lundstrom Farms · Finley · $14.29/hr
- Ag Equipment OperatorDaniel Lagein · Rock Lake · $14.29/hr
- General Farm WorkerJorde Certified Seed LLC · Cando · $14.29/hr
- Packers and Packagers, HandLoren Bock · Belfield · $19.99/hr
- Farm Equipment Mechanic and OperatorJames Fritel · Dunn Center · $24.09/hr
- Beekeeper HelperJesse Gifford/Who's Your Honey · Mandan · $19.99/hr
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