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Moving from Ohio to New Hampshire as a certified nursing assistant

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

Transfers by reciprocity. Your Ohio certificate stays on the Ohio Department of Health, Nurse Aide Registry; to work in New Hampshire you apply to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Licensed Nursing Assistant) for reciprocity. New Hampshire licenses nursing assistants (LNA) rather than certifying them, so an out-of-state CNA applies for an LNA by endorsement. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.

What the move does to your paycheck

On a $60,000 salary New Hampshire leaves you roughly $1,470 a year more than Ohio does, because New Hampshire has no state income tax on wages.

SalaryOhio state taxNew Hampshire state taxDifference a year
$40,000$980$0+$980
$60,000$1,470$0+$1,470
$90,000$2,205$0+$2,205

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. In Ohio: most cities add a 1 to 2.5% municipal income tax. Property and sales tax are not in it.

RN and LPN: Ohio to New Hampshire

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

Electrician: Ohio to New Hampshire

Exam likely. New Hampshire licenses at state level through the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) and reciprocates with other state boards, but Ohio licenses locally through the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (contractors) and city building departments, which is not a party to those agreements. Expect to document your hours and sit the New Hampshire journeyman exam.

CDL: Ohio to New Hampshire

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

No statewide program in New Hampshire 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.

Going the other way? Ohio has Hamilton Talent Attraction Program. See moving from New Hampshire to Ohio.

Openings filed in New Hampshire

26 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by New Hampshire employers who could not fill them locally.

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RN or LPN: Ohio to New Hampshire · Electrician: Ohio to New Hampshire · Truck driver: Ohio to New Hampshire · All licences: Ohio to New Hampshire

From Ohio to the states next to New Hampshire

Maine (progressive, top rate 7.15%) · Vermont (progressive, top rate 8.75%) · Massachusetts (flat 5% state income tax)

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