Forest Entomologist, DCNR pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54480
- Class code
- 54480
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forest Entomologist, DCNR is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54480.
- 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 03/01/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) in the detection and control of forest insects. An employee in this job is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing a statewide program to prevent, detect, manage, and suppress forest insect pests. Work involves planning and coordinating aerial and ground surveillance of forests to identify areas with insect pests; preparing and conducting a training program for field personnel on the latest developments in insect pest detection and control methods; coordinating with the federal government, universities, and other participating agencies on pest surveys, experimental control projects, and related research work; and providing ongoing advisory and consultative services to field personnel and private forest owners on forest insect pest surveillance, evaluation, and management methods.
Examples of the work
• Plans and directs the activities of professional and technical employees involved in forest insect pest studies and projects. • Evaluates the results and applications of studies, field investigations, and research related to forest entomology. • Travels to field sites and provides technical assistance to district foresters on forest insect pest control projects. • Performs laboratory identification of specimens submitted by field personnel or the general public. • Provides information to field personnel to inform them of current forest pest and insect problems and the most suitable control methods.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional experience in forest entomology or entomology, and a master’s degree in forest entomology, entomology, or a similar field; 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.