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Rhode Island, RN or LPNMoving from New York to Rhode Island as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in New York has to do to work in Rhode Island, what the move does to your pay, and who in Rhode Island is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. New York is not in the compact, so your New York licence is single-state. Apply to the Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Rhode Island leaves you roughly $2,062 a year more than New York does, because Rhode Island's rate is lower.
| Salary | New York state tax | Rhode Island state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $3,052 | $1,677 | +$1,375 |
| $60,000 | $4,578 | $2,516 | +$2,062 |
| $90,000 | $6,867 | $3,774 | +$3,093 |
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 Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island you apply to the Rhode Island Department of Health, Nursing Assistant licensing for reciprocity. Rhode Island licenses nursing assistants; an out-of-state CNA applies for a licence by endorsement. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
Electrician: New York to Rhode Island
Exam likely. Rhode Island licenses at state level through the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Board of Examiners of Electricians 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 Rhode Island journeyman exam.
CDL: New York to Rhode Island
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Rhode Island resident you surrender the New York CDL at a Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Rhode Island pay you to come?
No statewide program in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
23 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Rhode Island employers who could not fill them locally.
- Tax Accountant II (TA II), Private BankingBank of America · Providence
- Tax Accountant II (TA II), Fiduciary Tax, Private BankingBank of America · Providence
- Credit Officer IIBank of America · Providence
- Senior Manager, Area Store OperationsSpectrum · Warwick
- Credit Officer II-Special Assets GroupBank of America · Providence
- Audit Manager - Credit Risk and Data Quality SMEBank of America · Providence
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From New York to the states next to Rhode Island
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