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Delaware vet tech license transfer

Moving to Delaware with a credential from another state means applying to the Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine for the Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT). Here is what that takes, what it costs to keep, and what the job pays here.

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Updated October 2026. About 8 minutes.

Data Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine (checked 2026-10-14); BLS OEWS May 2025

Delaware credential
LVT
state regulated
State exam
None listed
CE to keep it
12 hrs
per 2-year renewal
Delaware vet tech median
$23.25
an hour, BLS May 2025

How we built this. Credential facts: Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine, read 2026-10-14. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025. Jobs: our live Delaware listings.

In this guide

    Delaware credential facts

    Checked against the board October 14, 2026
    Credential
    Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)
    Who issues it
    Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine
    VTNE
    Required
    State exam
    None listed by the board
    Continuing education
    12 hours per 2-year renewal
    Renewal
    Every 2 years (biennium starts August 1 of even-numbered years)
    Fees
    $130 application (fee schedule also lists $183 and $65 for other technician transactions)

    Licensure by examination or by reciprocity (current active license elsewhere). Requires a transcript from an AVMA-accredited program. First-cycle CE is prorated (6 or 3 hours).

    State board website (last checked October 14, 2026)

    Step by step

    1. Check your education route. An AVMA-CVTEA or CVMA accredited degree is accepted. If your credential came from an on-the-job or alternate pathway, email the Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine before you do anything else.
    2. Request your VTNE score transfer from the AAVSB. Only the AAVSB can send an official score report. Do it first; it is the slowest document.
    3. Have your school send a transcript direct to the board, and request verification from every board where you have held a credential, active or lapsed.
    4. Apply. No separate state exam is listed by the board. Fees as published: $130 application (fee schedule also lists $183 and $65 for other technician transactions).
    5. Keep it current. Every 2 years (biennium starts August 1 of even-numbered years). CE: 12 hours per 2-year renewal.

    Pay and jobs in Delaware

    The BLS median for vet techs in Delaware was $23.25 an hour in May 2025 ($48,370 a year), 10th percentile $17.91, 90th $29.75. VetTeamJobs lists 9 open tech, assistant, CSR, kennel and manager jobs in Delaware as of the last refresh, no DVM listings. The Delaware jobs page has the shift, setting and credential filters.

    The full path from zero is on how to become a vet tech in Delaware. Every other state is in the license transfer hub.

    Questions people search for

    delaware vet tech license transfer

    You apply to the Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine by endorsement: VTNE score sent by the AAVSB, transcript sent by your school, verification from every board where you have held a credential. The facts on this page were read on the board site on 2026-10-14.

    can you transfer vet tech license to delaware

    Yes, if you graduated from an AVMA or CVMA accredited program and passed the VTNE. Credentials earned through an on-the-job or alternate route may not be accepted; ask the Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine before you give notice. Licensure by examination or by reciprocity (current active license elsewhere). Requires a transcript from an AVMA-accredited program. First-cycle CE is prorated (6 or 3 hours).

    how long does it take to become a vet tech in delaware

    If you are already credentialed elsewhere, the Delaware application is paperwork plus any state exam, usually weeks. Starting from zero, it is a two-year accredited degree, the VTNE, then the Delaware application. Our Delaware page covers the full path.

    how much do vet techs make in delaware

    BLS median $23.25 an hour ($48,370 a year) in May 2025, with a 90th percentile of $29.75. The US median was $22.78.

    Jobs that match this guide

    Pay-listed first. 7,515 open tech, assistant, CSR, kennel and manager jobs on the board, refreshed daily. No DVM listings. Every Apply goes to the clinic's own site.

    All Delaware jobs

    Vet Technician

    Community Veterinary Partners Group

    The Woodlands, TX

    • $17.00 to $23.00/hr
    • Part time

    Posted todayAbove Texas median (+6%)

    Veterinary Technician

    Community Veterinary Partners Group

    Phillipsburg, NJ

    • $18.00 to $26.00/hr
    • Full time
    • Swings

    Posted yesterdayBelow New Jersey median (-7%)

    Registered Veterinary Technician

    Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

    Parma Heights, OH

    • $20.00 to $25.00/hr
    • Full time
    • GP

    Posted yesterdayAt Ohio median

    Registered Veterinary Technician

    Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

    Eagle, CO

    • $22.00 to $26.00/hr
    • Full time
    • GP

    Posted yesterdayAt Colorado median

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    Sources

    1. Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine
    2. AAVSB: Veterinary Technician Regulated and Non-regulated Jurisdictions (updated 08/2026, PDF)
    3. AAVSB: Licensure assistance, score transfer and VAULT
    4. BLS OEWS May 2025 state data (download)

    Pay guides are re-run each spring when the new OEWS release lands; career and credential guides are re-checked against state boards every six months. If you spot something out of date, email bynumenterprisesbe@gmail.com and we will fix it.

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