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New Hampshire, CNAMoving from Oregon to New Hampshire as a certified nursing assistant
What a certified nursing assistant licensed in Oregon 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 Oregon certificate stays on the Oregon State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant 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 $4,158 a year more than Oregon does, because New Hampshire has no state income tax on wages.
| Salary | Oregon state tax | New Hampshire state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,772 | $0 | +$2,772 |
| $60,000 | $4,158 | $0 | +$4,158 |
| $90,000 | $6,237 | $0 | +$6,237 |
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 Oregon: Portland metro adds local taxes on higher incomes. Property and sales tax are not in it.
RN and LPN: Oregon to New Hampshire
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. Oregon is not in the compact, so your Oregon licence is single-state. Apply to the New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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.
Electrician: Oregon to New Hampshire
Reciprocity likely. New Hampshire licenses electricians at state level through the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), and reciprocity with Maine, Vermont and a few other states. Your Oregon licence comes from the Oregon Building Codes Division, Electrical and Elevator Board, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Oregon 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 Oregon 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.
Does New Hampshire pay you to come?
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.
Openings filed in New Hampshire
26 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by New Hampshire employers who could not fill them locally.
- Relationship Banker - NH Central MarketBank of America · Concord
- Farmworkers Laborers CropDS Cole Growers Inc · Loudon · $16/hr
- Farmworkers Laborers CropDS Cole Growers Inc · Loudon · $16/hr
- BARISTA SERVERGUSTO FOOD GROUP · MOULTONBUROUGH · $15.19/hr
- Relationship Banker - NH Central MarketBank of America · Concord
- Sr Integration & Test Engineer (Space Optical Systems)L3Harris Technologies · Nashua
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From Oregon to the states next to New Hampshire
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