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Moving from Washington to Delaware as a journeyman electrician

What a journeyman electrician licensed in Washington has to do to work in Delaware, what the move does to your pay, and who in Delaware is hiring from out of state.

Reciprocity likely. Delaware licenses electricians at state level through the Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, and State licences for journeymen and masters; reciprocity for licence holders from states with an equivalent exam. Your Washington licence comes from the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.

What the move does to your paycheck

On a $60,000 salary Delaware takes roughly $2,772 a year more than Washington does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.

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 Washington: no tax on wages; a 7% tax on large capital gains and a payroll premium for long-term care. Property and sales tax are not in it.

CNA: Washington to Delaware

Transfers by reciprocity. Your Washington certificate stays on the Washington State Department of Health, Nursing Assistant Certified program; to work in Delaware you apply to the Delaware Division of Health Care Quality, 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.

RN and LPN: Washington to Delaware

Works on day one. Both Washington and Delaware are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Washington is valid in Delaware the day you arrive. Once Delaware is your primary residence, apply there for a Delaware multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.

CDL: Washington to Delaware

Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Delaware resident you surrender the Washington CDL at a Delaware 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 Delaware. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.

Does Delaware pay you to come?

No statewide program in Delaware 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 Delaware

43 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Delaware employers who could not fill them locally.

• Delaware Trust Administrative Officer I (DE TAO I)Bank of America · Wilmington
• Senior Fraud Analyst - Merrill Wealth ManagementBank of America · Newark
• Process Design Consultant II/ Solution Manager - Outbound CorrespondenceBank of America · Newark
• Ops Professional - Investigations Analyst ManagerBank of America · Newark
• Fraud Client Services Representatives - ATM Debit - 2nd shiftBank of America · Newark
• Business Support Manager - Enterprise Transaction ServicesBank of America · Newark

Same move, by trade

CNA: Washington to Delaware · RN or LPN: Washington to Delaware · Truck driver: Washington to Delaware · All licences: Washington to Delaware

From Washington to the states next to Delaware

Maryland (progressive, top rate 5.75%) · Pennsylvania (flat 3.07% state income tax) · New Jersey (progressive, top rate 10.75%)

To Delaware from the states next to Washington

Oregon · Idaho

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