Conservation Program Specialist 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 55060
- Class code
- 55060
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Conservation Program Specialist 1 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 55060.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. 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 12/01/1974.
What the state says the job is
This is professional conservation work associated with the planning and development of specialized conservation activities within the conservation program. Employees in this class coordinate the state participation in technical conservation activities such as watershed development, flood prevention, erosion and sediment control, or environmental advisory councils with other cooperating agencies. Work involves investigating the feasibility of proposed projects, the preparation of technical recommendations on varied and complex conservation activities and representing the State Conservation Commission during the execution phase of specialized projects in cooperation with related local, state and Federal agencies. Work may include supervision over subordinate professional or technical field personnel when assigned to specialized projects.
Examples of the work
PERFORMED: Plans, develops and coordinates the State Conservation Commission's participation in specialized conservation activities such as watershed development, flood prevention or erosion and sediment control projects. Conducts preliminary investigations of proposed specialized conservation projects and prepares technical recommendations consolidating the view of the State Conservation Commission. Attends conservation district meetings integrating specialized conservation activities with local projects.
Minimum qualifications
Two years experience as a Conservation District Field Representative 2. or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.