DCNR Ranger Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74745
- Class code
- 74745
- Pay scale group
- RG 28
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- R4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for DCNR Ranger Trainee is $48,300 to $48,300 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74745.
- 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 08/01/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is structured trainee work performing customer service, visitor safety, and law enforcement duties in state parks and state forests. An employee in this job receives formal and on-the-job training to develop understanding and competence in providing recreational, conservation, educational, visitor safety, law enforcement, and rescue services in state parks and forests. Work involves assisting an experienced ranger or park manager with providing activity and educational information; park and forest grounds maps; and general assistance to visitors, school groups, civic groups, sporting associations, and other special interest groups.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formal and on-the-job training and demonstrates practical field applications of classroom training. • Participates in a structured law enforcement training program involving firearms use, physical fitness drills, and field and classroom components to obtain authority to exercise the power of arrest. • Explains and enforces state park and state forest laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to promote visitor safety and conservation. • Conducts patrols and participates in complaint, accident, and crime investigations.
Minimum qualifications
• Completion of 15 college credits in natural or environmental sciences, natural resource management, park management, parks or outdoor recreation, forestry, environmental education, ecology, wildlife management, or in a closely related field; or • Six months of experience providing visitor services in a public park, forest, recreation area, or a privately-owned and operated nature or outdoor education center; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• Must be at least 21 years of age at time of employment. • All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • All employees must successfully complete a structured law enforcement training program to obtain authority in exercising the powers of arrest during the trainee period.
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 RG schedule.