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Indiana, CNAMoving from Tennessee to Indiana as a certified nursing assistant
What a certified nursing assistant licensed in Tennessee has to do to work in Indiana, what the move does to your pay, and who in Indiana is hiring from out of state.
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Tennessee certificate stays on the Tennessee Department of Health, Nurse Aide Registry; to work in Indiana you apply to the Indiana 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.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Indiana takes roughly $1,800 a year more than Tennessee does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | Tennessee state tax | Indiana state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $1,200 | -$1,200 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $1,800 | -$1,800 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $2,700 | -$2,700 |
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 Indiana: counties add a local income tax, roughly 1 to 3%. Property and sales tax are not in it.
RN and LPN: Tennessee to Indiana
Works on day one. Both Tennessee and Indiana are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Tennessee is valid in Indiana the day you arrive. Once Indiana is your primary residence, apply there for a Indiana multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Tennessee to Indiana
Licensed by the city. Indiana has no state electrician licence; the City and county building departments decide what card you need, and it can differ between cities. No state electrician licence; Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and other cities issue their own, several with reciprocity among Indiana cities. Ask the contractor hiring you which municipality the first job is in and apply to that one. Your Tennessee state licence is evidence of hours, not a licence there.
CDL: Tennessee to Indiana
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Indiana resident you surrender the Tennessee CDL at a Indiana 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 Indiana. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Indiana pay you to come?
- MakeMyMove town offers: typically $5,000 plus local perks. For remote workers moving to participating Indiana towns (Noblesville, Greensburg and others); each offer is its own program.
Openings filed in Indiana
58 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Indiana employers who could not fill them locally.
- Landscape LaborerWild Ridge Lawn & Landscape · Indianapolis · $19.69/hr
- Registered Wealth Management Client AssociateBank of America · Indianapolis
- Asset Based Lending Senior Business Development OfficerBank of America · Indianapolis
- Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, GreenhouseLennard Ag · Howe · $19.13/hr
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - LivestockP Shafer Trucking Inc. · Andrews · $19.13/hr
- Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck DriversBio Town Ag Inc · Reynolds · $21.09/hr
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From Tennessee to the states next to Indiana
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