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West Virginia, RN or LPNMoving from South Carolina to West Virginia as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in South Carolina has to do to work in West Virginia, what the move does to your pay, and who in West Virginia is hiring from out of state.
Works on day one. Both South Carolina and West Virginia are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from South Carolina is valid in West Virginia the day you arrive. Once West Virginia is your primary residence, apply there for a West Virginia multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary West Virginia leaves you roughly $580 a year more than South Carolina does, because West Virginia's rate is lower.
| Salary | South Carolina state tax | West Virginia state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,736 | $1,350 | +$386 |
| $60,000 | $2,604 | $2,024 | +$580 |
| $90,000 | $3,906 | $3,037 | +$869 |
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: South Carolina to West Virginia
Transfers by reciprocity. Your South Carolina certificate stays on the South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry (Department of Health and Human Services, administered by Credentia); to work in West Virginia you apply to the West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification, 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.
Electrician: South Carolina to West Virginia
Reciprocity likely. West Virginia licenses electricians at state level through the West Virginia State Fire Marshal, Electrician Licensing, and reciprocity with a few states for licence holders who passed an equivalent exam. Your South Carolina licence comes from the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board and Residential Builders Commission, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: South Carolina to West Virginia
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a West Virginia resident you surrender the South Carolina CDL at a West Virginia 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 West Virginia. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does West Virginia pay you to come?
- Ascend West Virginia: $12,000 over two years plus outdoor perks. For remote workers who move to one of the participating communities (Morgantown, Lewisburg, Shepherdstown and others).
Openings filed in West Virginia
14 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by West Virginia employers who could not fill them locally.
- 35-3023.00 Fast Food & Counter Workers – Mobile Food ConcessMiller & Company Concessions, LLC · Lewisburg · $15.68 to 23.32/hr
- Physical Therapist - $5K Sign on Bonus!Optum · Charleston
- Physical Therapist - $5K Sign on Bonus!Optum · Charleston
- Physical Therapist AssistantOptum · Charleston
- Delivery DriverAarons · Charleston
- Route Sales and Service DriverClean Harbors · Charleston
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