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Oregon, RN or LPNMoving from Nevada to Oregon as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Nevada has to do to work in Oregon, what the move does to your pay, and who in Oregon is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement needed. Neither Nevada nor Oregon is in the Nurse Licensure Compact. You apply to the Oregon Board of Nursing for licensure by endorsement: verification of your Nevada licence through Nursys, a fingerprint background check and the fee. Start before you give notice; six to twelve weeks is normal.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Oregon takes roughly $4,158 a year more than Nevada does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | Nevada state tax | Oregon state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $2,772 | -$2,772 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $4,158 | -$4,158 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $6,237 | -$6,237 |
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 Oregon: Portland metro adds local taxes on higher incomes. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Nevada to Oregon
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Nevada certificate stays on the Nevada State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant program; to work in Oregon you apply to the Oregon State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant 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: Nevada to Oregon
Exam likely. Oregon licenses at state level through the Oregon Building Codes Division, Electrical and Elevator Board and reciprocates with other state boards, but Nevada licenses locally through the Nevada State Contractors Board, which is not a party to those agreements. Expect to document your hours and sit the Oregon journeyman exam.
CDL: Nevada to Oregon
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Oregon resident you surrender the Nevada CDL at a Oregon 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 Oregon. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Oregon pay you to come?
No statewide program in Oregon 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 Oregon
76 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Oregon employers who could not fill them locally.
- Relationship Banker- Bilingual Spanish preferredBank of America · Bend
- Relationship Banker, bilingual Spanish preferredBank of America · Eugene
- Beekeeper HelperSweet Bee Honey Company, Inc. · Milton Freewater · $17.65/hr
- Farm WorkerKCK Farms, LLC · Dayton · $17.92/hr
- Farmworker / LaborerWebster Orchards Inc. · The Dalles · $15.55/hr
- Farm LaborerBlooming Nursery, Inc. · Cornelius · $17.65/hr
Your own route from Nevada to Oregon
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From Nevada to the states next to Oregon
Washington (no state income tax) · Idaho (flat 5.3% state income tax) · California (progressive, top rate 13.3%)
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