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Mississippi, ElectricianMoving from Pennsylvania to Mississippi as a journeyman electrician
What a journeyman electrician licensed in Pennsylvania has to do to work in Mississippi, what the move does to your pay, and who in Mississippi is hiring from out of state.
Exam likely. Mississippi licenses at state level through the Mississippi State Board of Contractors and reciprocates with other state boards, but Pennsylvania 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 Mississippi journeyman exam.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Mississippi takes roughly $798 a year more than Pennsylvania does.
| Salary | Pennsylvania state tax | Mississippi state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,228 | $1,760 | -$532 |
| $60,000 | $1,842 | $2,640 | -$798 |
| $90,000 | $2,763 | $3,960 | -$1,197 |
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 Pennsylvania: municipalities add an earned income tax, 1% in most places and 3.75% in Philadelphia. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Pennsylvania to Mississippi
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Pennsylvania certificate stays on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry (Pennsylvania Department of Education, administered by Credentia); to work in Mississippi you apply to the Mississippi State Department of Health, Nurse Aide 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.
RN and LPN: Pennsylvania to Mississippi
Works on day one. Both Pennsylvania and Mississippi are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Pennsylvania is valid in Mississippi the day you arrive. Once Mississippi is your primary residence, apply there for a Mississippi multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
CDL: Pennsylvania to Mississippi
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Mississippi resident you surrender the Pennsylvania CDL at a Mississippi 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 Mississippi. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Mississippi pay you to come?
No statewide program in Mississippi 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 Mississippi
53 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Mississippi employers who could not fill them locally.
- Farm WorkerJack Weaver Farms LLC · Newton · $13.93/hr
- Farm WorkerPrewitt Farms · Boyle · $9.95/hr
- Farm WorkerTackett Fish Farms · Schlater · $12/hr
- Nursery Worker (45-2092.00)Murray's Nursery LLC · Moss Point · $15.04/hr
- Ag Equipment OperatorSimpson's Sod Company, Inc. · Poplarville · $15.04/hr
- Farm WorkerEvans Planting Co. · Anguilla · $15.04/hr
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