Fisheries Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 61045
- Class code
- 61045
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Fisheries Technician is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 61045.
- 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 09/26/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work in the field of fisheries biology. An employee in this job performs technical duties using office, laboratory, field equipment, and sampling protocols to collect, identify, organize, and record fisheries data. Work includes performing biological and water quality sampling functions; conducting field surveys; maintaining and operating sampling equipment; collecting fisheries management and research data; formatting and inputting data; and preparing descriptive statistics. Work may also involve serving as a lead-worker over Wildlife Fisheries Biologist Aides. Work is distinguished from the Fisheries Biologist series by gathering and preparing data in support of management, research, hatchery or other fishery projects and does not involve the analysis of data or the application of theory, research and scientific methods to plan and execute the assignment.
Examples of the work
PERFORMED: Collects data in support of investigations in water quality, fish pathology, hatchery operations, fisheries environments, or fisheries management. Uses and maintains various sampling gear such as trap nets, electrofishers, and water quality sampling equipment. Uses topographical maps, GPS instruments for locating and recording sample sites. Collects, identifies, and processes field, office, and laboratory data for analysis by fisheries biologists. Collects water quality and quantity data for evaluation by fisheries biologists relative to fishery interests.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of technical fisheries science experience; or Three years of college with 18 credits in biological sciences of which nine credits must be directly related to fish biology, fish ecology, fisheries management, ichthyology, fish culture, fish physiology, fish pathology, limnology, aquatic ecology, aquatic entomology or water quality; or An 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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Fisheries Technician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $22.65 | $32.09 | $47,112 to $66,747 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.