Fish & Wildlife Information Specl I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001583
- Class code
- 20001583
- Pay grade
- 12
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Fish & Wildlife Information Specl I is $3,036 to $4,857 per month, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Kentucky publishes an entry rate and a midpoint for each pay grade, not a maximum, so the upper figure on this page is the grade midpoint.
- That works out to about $36,426 to $58,282 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001583.
- The plan defines 3 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which criteria an employee meets.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Alternate ranges
| Range | Entry | Midpoint | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range 37.5-hour week | $3,036 | $4,553 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,238 | $4,857 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $18.68 | $28.02 | per hour |
Which alternate range applies is set by the plan's own criteria (experience, certification or assignment). The criteria text lives in the source document.
Class specification
The Personnel Cabinet class specification for this class is published by Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 09/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Informs, interprets, conveys and explains fishery and wildlife management techniques, concepts and programs, hunting and fishing statutes and regulations, licensing requirements, and other wildlife related recreational and conservation opportunities to the public. Responds to public request for information through direct verbal explanation, electronic written response, researching, creating or otherwise supplying written and illustrated publications, signage, graphics, advertisements, fine art productions, exhibits and displays. Contributes to the production, distribution and subscription processes of Kentucky Afield Magazine, numerous hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing and other promotional materials. Reviews web versions of publications for accuracy and assists public with web applications to obtain licenses, download information and apply for various permits.
Examples of the work
GRAPHICS OPTION: Designs, creates and produces illustrations, computer-generated graphics, photographs and three- dimensional exhibits. May serve as agency liaison with contract printers and contract exhibit designers and builders. Generates by computer desk-top publishing layout and overall design and illustration of Kentucky Afield - The Magazine and other four- color process publications and agency reports. Produces all interpretive signage, fine art wildlife illustrations and paintings and computer or conventional graphics for Salato Wildlife Center educational displays and promotional exhibits for other agency facilities and displays on conservation-related programs.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in graphic arts, communications, art, journalism, public relations, English, biological sciences or a related field. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience in painting, sculpting, photography or other fine art illustration or depiction of wildlife or nature-related topics; computer-generated design and graphic illustration of wildlife-related publications or exhibits; feature or news style writing for publications that address the hunting and fishing sports, wildlife-associated recreation, or fisheries and wildlife management, or experience in customer relations and informational services will substitute on a year-for-year basis for required education.
Quoted from the Personnel Cabinet class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Kentucky Personnel Cabinet publishes this figure in Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule, effective September 16, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
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