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North Carolina, RN or LPNMoving from Virginia to North Carolina as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Virginia has to do to work in North Carolina, what the move does to your pay, and who in North Carolina is hiring from out of state.
Works on day one. Both Virginia and North Carolina are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Virginia is valid in North Carolina the day you arrive. Once North Carolina is your primary residence, apply there for a North Carolina multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
What the move does to your paycheck
Virginia and North Carolina take about the same from a $60,000 salary; the difference is under $150 a year either way.
| Salary | Virginia state tax | North Carolina state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,610 | $1,700 | -$90 |
| $60,000 | $2,415 | $2,550 | -$135 |
| $90,000 | $3,622 | $3,825 | -$203 |
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: Virginia to North Carolina
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Virginia certificate stays on the Virginia Board of Nursing, Certified Nurse Aide registry; to work in North Carolina you apply to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Nurse Aide I 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: Virginia to North Carolina
Reciprocity likely. North Carolina licenses electricians at state level through the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, and The state licenses electrical contractors in classes; journeymen are not licensed at state level. Limited contractor reciprocity with neighbouring states. Your Virginia licence comes from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for Contractors, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Virginia to North Carolina
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a North Carolina resident you surrender the Virginia CDL at a North 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 North Carolina. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does North Carolina pay you to come?
No statewide program in North 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 North Carolina
169 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by North Carolina employers who could not fill them locally.
- Talent Consultant II - Global OperationsBank of America · Charlotte
- Analyst II - Tech DeliveryBank of America · Charlotte
- Relationship Banker - Charlotte South Rock Hill Market - Matthews, NC AreaBank of America · Charlotte
- Strategy & Initiative ManagerBank of America · Charlotte
- Quantitative Finance Manager - Stress Testing DesignBank of America · Charlotte
- Treasury Advisory ExecutiveBank of America · Charlotte
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From Virginia to the states next to North Carolina
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