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Louisiana credential facts
Checked against the board October 14, 2026- Credential
- Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
- Who issues it
- Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine
- VTNE
- Required
- State exam
- Louisiana state board exam (RVT)
- Continuing education
- 10 hours per year (July 1 to June 30)
- Renewal
- Every year (certificate lapses September 30 if CE is not met)
- Fees
- Not published on the pages we read; see the board fee schedule
Board lists a separate application path for RVTs actively certified in another state. At most 5 of the 10 CE hours may be online.
State board website (last checked October 14, 2026)
Step by step
- 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 Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine before you do anything else.
- 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.
- 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.
- Apply and sit the state exam. Louisiana requires the Louisiana state board exam (RVT). Fees are on the board fee schedule.
- Keep it current. Every year (certificate lapses September 30 if CE is not met). CE: 10 hours per year (July 1 to June 30).
Pay and jobs in Louisiana
The BLS median for vet techs in Louisiana was $17.08 an hour in May 2025 ($35,530 a year), 10th percentile $13.70, 90th $22.93. VetTeamJobs lists 80 open tech, assistant, CSR, kennel and manager jobs in Louisiana as of the last refresh, no DVM listings. The Louisiana jobs page has the shift, setting and credential filters.
The full path from zero is on how to become a vet tech in Louisiana. Every other state is in the license transfer hub.
Questions people search for
louisiana vet tech license transfer
You apply to the Louisiana 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, and the Louisiana state board exam (RVT). The facts on this page were read on the board site on 2026-10-14.
can you transfer vet tech license to louisiana
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 Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine before you give notice. Board lists a separate application path for RVTs actively certified in another state. At most 5 of the 10 CE hours may be online.
how long does it take to become a vet tech in louisiana
If you are already credentialed elsewhere, the Louisiana application is paperwork plus any state exam, usually weeks. Starting from zero, it is a two-year accredited degree, the VTNE, then the Louisiana application. Our Louisiana page covers the full path.
how much do vet techs make in louisiana
BLS median $17.08 an hour ($35,530 a year) in May 2025, with a 90th percentile of $22.93. 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.
Heartland Veterinary Partners Group
Baton Rouge, LA
- $16.00 to $20.00/hr
- Full time
- GP
Destination Pet Group
Baton Rouge, LA
- $25.00 to $29.00/hr
- Full time
- 4x10s
- Specialty
Destination Pet Group
Baton Rouge, LA
- $25.00 to $29.00/hr
- Full time
- 4x10s
- GP
Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group
New Orleans, LA
- $20.00 to $22.00/hr
- Full time
- GP
Innovetive Petcare Group
Bossier City, LA
- $16.00 to $19.00/hr
- Full time
- GP
Louisiana SPCA Nonprofit
New Orleans, LA
- $20.00 to $23.00/hr
- Sign-on bonus
Sources
- Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine
- AAVSB: Veterinary Technician Regulated and Non-regulated Jurisdictions (updated 08/2026, PDF)
- AAVSB: Licensure assistance, score transfer and VAULT
- 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.