Wildlife Conservation Forestry Specialist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000118
- Class code
- 32000118
- Pay group
- NC15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Wildlife Conservation Forestry Specialist is $55,221 to $96,639 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000118.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). 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 09/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional work for the Wildlife Resources Commission for the management of forestry and wildlife on statewide or regional state lands. Positions serve as administrators prescribing and implementing forest wildlife habitat management, research, and survey activities. Positions apply wildlife and forest management science to benefit wildlife species and adapt practices to accommodate listed species. They provide technical assistance, coordinate wildlife plans, and make recommendations to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), conservation partners, universities, State Forestry Service, state and federal land managers, and other biologists. Positions are technical experts in forestry management overseeing timber resources and inventory. They plan, coordinate, and conduct prescribed burns.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of wildlife species and their habitats with skill in identifying a variety of wildlife species and plants, wildlife habitat management practices and ecological principles Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of technical forestry as they apply to forest management, marketing, utilization, forest health, and habitat protection, impacts of forest management practices on wildlife habitat and populations Intermediate knowledge of the principles and practices of prescribed fire management, herbicides and pesticides commonly used in forest management and their impacts on wildlife populations Thorough knowledge of applicable mapping and modelling technology and unde ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in wildlife management, supplemented by 15 hours of forestry coursework, or forestry or a related biological degree, supplemented by 15 hours of wildlife management coursework, from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Must possess a Prescribed Burner Certification or obtain one within 24 months of employment is required May require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL). <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.