New Hampshireto
Iowa, ElectricianMoving from New Hampshire to Iowa as a journeyman electrician
What a journeyman electrician licensed in New Hampshire has to do to work in Iowa, what the move does to your pay, and who in Iowa is hiring from out of state.
Reciprocity likely. Iowa licenses electricians at state level through the Iowa Electrical Examining Board, and reciprocity with a list of states for journeymen who passed an equivalent exam. Your New Hampshire licence comes from the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Iowa takes roughly $2,280 a year more than New Hampshire does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | New Hampshire state tax | Iowa state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $1,520 | -$1,520 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $2,280 | -$2,280 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $3,420 | -$3,420 |
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 New Hampshire: no tax on wages; the tax on interest and dividends ended in 2025. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: New Hampshire to Iowa
Transfers by reciprocity. Your New Hampshire certificate stays on the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Licensed Nursing Assistant); to work in Iowa you apply to the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing) 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: New Hampshire to Iowa
Works on day one. Both New Hampshire and Iowa are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from New Hampshire is valid in Iowa the day you arrive. Once Iowa is your primary residence, apply there for a Iowa multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
CDL: New Hampshire to Iowa
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Iowa resident you surrender the New Hampshire CDL at a Iowa 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 Iowa. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Iowa pay you to come?
- Newton Housing Initiative: up to $10,000 toward a newly built home. For anyone building or buying a new home in Newton; a construction incentive rather than a hiring one.
Openings filed in Iowa
52 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Iowa employers who could not fill them locally.
- Truck DriverRoger Groth · Battle Creek · $21.04/hr
- Agricultural Equipment OperatorFarson Farms LLC · Hedrick · $19.52/hr
- Farmworkers/ LaborersLauritsen Cattle Company · Exira · $14.96/hr
- Farm WorkerHippen Farms · Aplington · $19.52/hr
- Ag Equipment OperatorBuffington Ag LLC · Swea City · $18.87/hr
- Farmworkers/LaborersWard Family Farms LLC · Walker · $14.96/hr
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From New Hampshire to the states next to Iowa
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