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Minnesota, RN or LPNMoving from New York to Minnesota as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in New York has to do to work in Minnesota, what the move does to your pay, and who in Minnesota is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement needed. Neither New York nor Minnesota is in the Nurse Licensure Compact. You apply to the Minnesota Board of Nursing for licensure by endorsement: verification of your New York 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 Minnesota leaves you roughly $441 a year more than New York does, because Minnesota's rate is lower.
| Salary | New York state tax | Minnesota state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $3,052 | $2,758 | +$294 |
| $60,000 | $4,578 | $4,137 | +$441 |
| $90,000 | $6,867 | $6,206 | +$661 |
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 York: New York City adds up to 3.876%. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: New York to Minnesota
Transfers by reciprocity. Your New York certificate stays on the New York State Nurse Aide Registry (administered by Prometric for the Department of Health); to work in Minnesota you apply to the Minnesota Department of Health, 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: New York to Minnesota
Exam likely. Minnesota licenses at state level through the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry and reciprocates with other state boards, but New York licenses locally through the City and county building departments, which is not a party to those agreements. Expect to document your hours and sit the Minnesota journeyman exam.
CDL: New York to Minnesota
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Minnesota resident you surrender the New York CDL at a Minnesota 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 Minnesota. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Minnesota pay you to come?
- Harmony new-home rebate: $5,000 to $12,000. For anyone building a new home in the city of Harmony.
Openings filed in Minnesota
72 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Minnesota employers who could not fill them locally.
- Ag Equipment OperatorAvalon Ridge LLC · Roseau · $20.45/hr
- Farm Laborer - Seasonal livestockRAGUSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP · WHEATON · $18.73/hr
- Loan Sales SpecialistOneMain Financial · Rochester
- FarmworkerIdeal Farms, Inc. · Doran · $15.63/hr
- FarmworkerNew Horizon Dairy · Hoffman · $15.63/hr
- Farmworker/LaborerHickory Orchard, LLC · La Crescent · $15.63/hr
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From New York to the states next to Minnesota
North Dakota (progressive, top rate 2.5%) · South Dakota (no state income tax) · Iowa (flat 3.8% state income tax) · Wisconsin (progressive, top rate 7.65%)
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