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Ohio, Truck driverMoving from Michigan to Ohio as a CDL holder
What a CDL holder licensed in Michigan has to do to work in Ohio, what the move does to your pay, and who in Ohio 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 Ohio resident you surrender the Michigan CDL at a Ohio 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 Ohio. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Ohio leaves you roughly $1,080 a year more than Michigan does, because Ohio's rate is lower.
| Salary | Michigan state tax | Ohio state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,700 | $980 | +$720 |
| $60,000 | $2,550 | $1,470 | +$1,080 |
| $90,000 | $3,825 | $2,205 | +$1,620 |
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 Ohio: most cities add a 1 to 2.5% municipal income tax. In Michigan: Detroit and some cities add a local income tax. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Michigan to Ohio
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 Ohio you apply to the Ohio 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.
RN and LPN: Michigan to Ohio
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. Michigan is not in the compact, so your Michigan licence is single-state. Apply to the Ohio 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 Ohio 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: Michigan to Ohio
Licensed by the city. Ohio has no state electrician licence; the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (contractors) and city building departments decide what card you need, and it can differ between cities. Electrical contractors are state-licensed; journeyman cards are issued by cities where required. No state reciprocity for the contractor exam. Ask the contractor hiring you which municipality the first job is in and apply to that one. Your Michigan state licence is evidence of hours, not a licence there.
Does Ohio pay you to come?
- Hamilton Talent Attraction Program: student loan reimbursement paid over several years. For recent graduates moving to Hamilton, Ohio; check the current round.
Openings filed in Ohio
134 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Ohio employers who could not fill them locally.
- Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch AnimalsTriple-A Farm LLC · Deshler · $14.42/hr
- Hotel HousekeeperSOLNRUS LLC · Perrysburg · $15.51/hr
- Production Technician/Machine Operator (2nd Shift, Forklift exp a PLUS)The Coca-Cola Company · Columbus
- Inventory SpecialistBechtel · Columbus
- Relationship Banker - Euclid, Willoughby, Mentor, Mayfield Heights, Shaker Heights, Woodmere and SolonBank of America · Beachwood
- Amusement and Recreation AttendantCroydon, Inc. · Bryan · $16.75 to 22.6/hr
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