Vermont State Requirements

You must be registered with the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation before working as a pharmacy technician. Note that being employed or submitting an application does not allow you to begin work before registration is issued.

Vermont now has one state credential: Pharmacy Technician. The previous Registered Pharmacy Technician and Certified Pharmacy Technician categories were combined into a single registration under the rules effective February 1, 2026.

Registration is not required when someone’s pharmacy work is limited to cashiering, delivering medications, or performing another activity that Vermont law does not classify as a pharmacy technician duty.

You must be at least 16 years old.

Vermont does not require applicants to hold a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent qualification. Employers and training providers may set their own education requirements.

Applicants must complete an accepted pharmacy technician training pathway. This may include a qualifying college or educational program, military or Public Health Service training, an employer-provided competency program, or another program accepted under Vermont’s pharmacy rules.

Employer-based training must cover the knowledge and practical competencies needed for the duties the technician will perform. A pharmacy technician may only carry out duties for which they have received appropriate training and demonstrated competency.

PTCB, NHA, or another national certification is not required for Vermont registration. National certification may support an accepted training pathway, but Vermont no longer issues a separate Certified Pharmacy Technician registration.

Vermont’s standard pharmacy technician application does not require fingerprint submission or a separate fingerprint-based criminal-history check. Applicants must still answer all professional-conduct, criminal-history, and fitness questions on the application accurately.

Applications are submitted through the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation’s Online Services system.

The current registration fee is $85.

Registrations are renewed every two years. Renewals must be completed by July 31 in odd-numbered years.

The current biennial renewal fee is $70.

Registered pharmacy technicians are authorized to administer vaccines after completing an ACPE-accredited immunization-administration program approved by Vermont and maintaining current CPR certification. Technicians may administer authorized vaccines to patients age 18 or older and influenza and COVID-19 vaccines to patients age five or older. Administration must follow the applicable immunization schedule and take place with a licensed pharmacist present and able to assist. Pharmacy technicians who administer vaccines must also complete 2 hours of ACPE-approved immunization-related continuing education during every two-year licensing period.