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Maine credential facts
Unverified: check the boardWe have not yet read Maine's requirements on the board's own site. The title below comes from the AAVSB jurisdiction list (August 2026). Confirm hours, fees and exams with the board before you plan around them.
- Credential
- Veterinary Technician (licensed) (RVT)
- Who issues it
- Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine
- VTNE
- Required
- State exam
- Not confirmed
- Continuing education
- Not published on the pages we read
- Renewal
- Not confirmed
- Fees
- Not published on the pages we read; see the board fee schedule
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 Maine State 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. No separate state exam is listed by the board. Fees are on the board fee schedule.
- Keep it current.
We have not yet read Maine's rules on the board's own site. The facts above are the AAVSB title and general practice. Use the board link, and if you find the hours and fees, email us so we can add them.
Pay and jobs in Maine
The BLS median for vet techs in Maine was $24.43 an hour in May 2025 ($50,810 a year), 10th percentile $22.76, 90th $27.74. VetTeamJobs lists 67 open tech, assistant, CSR, kennel and manager jobs in Maine as of the last refresh, no DVM listings. The Maine jobs page has the shift, setting and credential filters.
The full path from zero is on how to become a vet tech in Maine. Every other state is in the license transfer hub.
Questions people search for
maine vet tech license transfer
You apply to the Maine State 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. We have not yet verified Maine's requirements on the board site; use the link and check.
can you transfer vet tech license to maine
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 Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine before you give notice.
how long does it take to become a vet tech in maine
If you are already credentialed elsewhere, the Maine application is paperwork plus any state exam, usually weeks. Starting from zero, it is a two-year accredited degree, the VTNE, then the Maine application. Our Maine page covers the full path.
how much do vet techs make in maine
BLS median $24.43 an hour ($50,810 a year) in May 2025, with a 90th percentile of $27.74. 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.
Veterinary Practice Partners Group
Bangor, ME
- $24.00 to $26.00/hr
- Full time
- Days, 4x10s
- GP
AmeriVet Veterinary Partners Group
Wells, ME
- $25.00/hr
- Full time
- Swings
- GP
Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group
SCARBOROUGH, ME
- $25.00 to $30.00/hr
- Full time
- Urgent care
- Sign-on bonus
Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group
Brunswick, ME
- $25.00 to $30.00/hr
- Full time
- Weekends
- Urgent care
Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group
Brunswick, ME
- $27.00 to $32.00/hr
- Full time
- 4x10s
- ER / ECC
Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group
Lewiston, ME
- $23.00 to $26.00/hr
- Part time
- ER / ECC
Sources
- Maine State 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.