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South Carolina, RN or LPNMoving from South Dakota to South Carolina as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in South Dakota has to do to work in South Carolina, what the move does to your pay, and who in South Carolina is hiring from out of state.
Works on day one. Both South Dakota and South Carolina are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from South Dakota is valid in South Carolina the day you arrive. Once South Carolina is your primary residence, apply there for a South Carolina multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary South Carolina takes roughly $2,604 a year more than South Dakota does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | South Dakota state tax | South Carolina state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $1,736 | -$1,736 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $2,604 | -$2,604 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $3,906 | -$3,906 |
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 Dakota to South Carolina
Transfers by reciprocity. Your South Dakota certificate stays on the South Dakota Board of Nursing, Nurse Aide Registry; to work in South Carolina you apply to the South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry (Department of Health and Human Services, administered by Credentia) 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 Dakota to South Carolina
Reciprocity likely. South Carolina licenses electricians at state level through the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board and Residential Builders Commission, and Electrical contractors are state-licensed; journeymen are licensed by some cities and counties. Contractor reciprocity with a few states. Your South Dakota licence comes from the South Dakota Electrical Commission, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: South Dakota to South Carolina
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a South Carolina resident you surrender the South Dakota CDL at a South Carolina 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 South Carolina. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does South Carolina pay you to come?
No statewide program in South Carolina 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 South Carolina
78 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by South Carolina employers who could not fill them locally.
- Farm WorkerBoyd's Bonnie Bay Farm LLP · Loris · $16.37/hr
- Relationship Banker - Charleston Market - Mt. Pleasant, SC AreaBank of America · Charleston
- Relationship Banker - Upstate SC Market - Greenville, SC AreaBank of America · Greenville
- Nursery WorkerManzana LLC · York · $12.56/hr
- Farmworker: Diversified (45-2092.00)JE Cooley Farms Inc. · Chesnee · $12.56/hr
- Nursery WorkerManzana LLC · Fort Mill · $12.56/hr
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