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Moving from New Hampshire to Vermont as a certified nursing assistant

What a certified nursing assistant licensed in New Hampshire has to do to work in Vermont, what the move does to your pay, and who in Vermont is hiring from out of state.

Transfers by reciprocity. Your New Hampshire certificate stays on the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Licensed Nursing Assistant); to work in Vermont you apply to the Vermont Board of Nursing (Licensed Nursing Assistant) for reciprocity. Vermont licenses nursing assistants; an out-of-state CNA applies for an LNA licence by endorsement. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.

What the move does to your paycheck

On a $60,000 salary Vermont takes roughly $3,675 a year more than New Hampshire does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.

SalaryNew Hampshire state taxVermont state taxDifference a year
$40,000$0$2,450-$2,450
$60,000$0$3,675-$3,675
$90,000$0$5,513-$5,513

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.

RN and LPN: New Hampshire to Vermont

Works on day one. Both New Hampshire and Vermont are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from New Hampshire is valid in Vermont the day you arrive. Once Vermont is your primary residence, apply there for a Vermont multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.

Electrician: New Hampshire to Vermont

Reciprocity likely. Vermont licenses electricians at state level through the Vermont Division of Fire Safety, Electrical Licensing, and reciprocity with Maine and New Hampshire and endorsement for others with equivalent licences. 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.

CDL: New Hampshire to Vermont

Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Vermont resident you surrender the New Hampshire CDL at a Vermont 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 Vermont. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.

  • New Relocating Worker Grant: up to $7,500 for moving costs. For people who move to Vermont for a job with a Vermont employer; funded in rounds, closes when the money is gone.

Openings filed in Vermont

11 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Vermont employers who could not fill them locally.

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From New Hampshire to the states next to Vermont

New York (progressive, top rate 10.9%) · Massachusetts (flat 5% state income tax)

To Vermont from the states next to New Hampshire

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