Director, Bureau of Geological Survey, DCNR pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14970
- Class code
- 14970
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Geological Survey, DCNR is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14970.
- 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 07/07/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work directing the activities of the Bureau of Geological Survey in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The employee in this job directs, through subordinate managers, the activities of a professional and technical staff engaged in a variety of duties involving the statewide topographic and geologic survey program. Work involves determining goals, objectives, and priorities for the survey program; developing and implementing policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to manage program activities; and determining and preparing budgetary requests. An important aspect of the work is serving as the senior geologic expert in the commonwealth, including serving as its representative to the Association of American State Geologists (AASG), and advising other commonwealth agencies and the public on geologic matters.
Examples of the work
• Directs, through subordinate managers, the planning, development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of the statewide topographic and geologic survey program. • Directs the development of statewide topographic and geologic survey program policies, standards, and procedures. • Performs the final critical and technical review of professional manuscripts, maps, and other illustrations, and gives final authorization for publication. • Coordinates program activities with other departmental programs, federal agencies, and other commonwealth agencies. • Reviews reports, correspondence, and program activity reports for accuracy and adherence to policies.
Minimum qualifications
• Nine years of professional experience in the field of geologic research, which includes four years of supervisory experience, and a master's degree in geology, hydrogeology, or a related geologic specialty field; or • An equivalent combination of professional experience and training in the field of geologic research, which included four years of supervisory experience.
Special requirements
• This position requires possession of an active license as a professional geologist issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
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.