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GeorgiaMoving from Tennessee to Georgia for work
What moves with you from Tennessee to Georgia: your licence, your take-home pay, and the programs that pay people to come. Every line below is computed from the two states' rules.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Georgia takes roughly $3,114 a year more than Tennessee does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | Tennessee state tax | Georgia state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $2,076 | -$2,076 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $3,114 | -$3,114 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $4,671 | -$4,671 |
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: Tennessee to Georgia
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Tennessee certificate stays on the Tennessee Department of Health, Nurse Aide Registry; to work in Georgia you apply to the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry (Georgia Department of Community Health, 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.
RN and LPN: Tennessee to Georgia
Works on day one. Both Tennessee and Georgia are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Tennessee is valid in Georgia the day you arrive. Once Georgia is your primary residence, apply there for a Georgia multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Tennessee to Georgia
Exam required. Georgia licenses electricians through the Georgia State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Electrical Contractors and does not reciprocate with any state. Your Tennessee hours count toward eligibility, so get them certified in writing by the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors before you move and book the Georgia exam early.
CDL: Tennessee to Georgia
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Georgia resident you surrender the Tennessee CDL at a Georgia 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 Georgia. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Georgia pay you to come?
No statewide program in Georgia 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 Georgia
147 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Georgia employers who could not fill them locally.
- Farmworkers and LaborersRamon Perez · Cobbtown · $12.57/hr
- farm laborerMiles Berry Farm · Baxley · $12.57/hr
- Relationship Banker - Savannah Augusta Market- Augusta, GA AreaBank of America · Augusta
- Relationship Banker - North Lake Drive Financial CenterBank of America · Columbus
- BeekeeperSanders Honey Co. LLC · Waycross · $16.49/hr
- BeekeeperStudier Apiaries, Inc · Guyton · $16.49/hr
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From Tennessee to the states next to Georgia
Florida (no state income tax) · Alabama (progressive, top rate 5%) · North Carolina (flat 4.25% state income tax) · South Carolina (progressive, top rate 6.2%)
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