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Connecticut, Truck driverMoving from Rhode Island to Connecticut as a CDL holder
What a CDL holder licensed in Rhode Island has to do to work in Connecticut, what the move does to your pay, and who in Connecticut is hiring from out of state.
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Connecticut resident you surrender the Rhode Island CDL at a Connecticut 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 Connecticut. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Connecticut takes roughly $420 a year more than Rhode Island does.
| Salary | Rhode Island state tax | Connecticut state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,677 | $1,957 | -$280 |
| $60,000 | $2,516 | $2,936 | -$420 |
| $90,000 | $3,774 | $4,404 | -$630 |
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. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Rhode Island to Connecticut
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Rhode Island certificate stays on the Rhode Island Department of Health, Nursing Assistant licensing; to work in Connecticut you apply to the Connecticut Department of Public 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: Rhode Island to Connecticut
Works on day one. Both Rhode Island and Connecticut are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Rhode Island is valid in Connecticut the day you arrive. Once Connecticut is your primary residence, apply there for a Connecticut multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Rhode Island to Connecticut
Exam required. Connecticut licenses electricians through the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and does not reciprocate with any state. Your Rhode Island hours count toward eligibility, so get them certified in writing by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Board of Examiners of Electricians before you move and book the Connecticut exam early.
Does Connecticut pay you to come?
No statewide program in Connecticut 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 Connecticut
24 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Connecticut employers who could not fill them locally.
- Registered Wealth Management Client AssociateBank of America · Hartford
- RN Homecare Weekend Admission NurseMasonicare · New Haven
- Farmworker Laborer CropHart's Greenhouse & Florist LLC · Canterbury · $16.94/hr
- Winter TechnicianHighlight Landscape & Design, LLC · Glastonbury · $21.2/hr
- People GeneralistSunrun · Darien
- Relationship Banker - Greater Bridgeport / Trumbull AreaBank of America · Bridgeport
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