Forest Field Operations Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54419
- Class code
- 54419
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forest Field Operations Manager is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54419.
- 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 06/07/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work directing statewide forest field operations for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). An employee in this job manages forest protection, conservation, and stewardship operations throughout all state forest districts. Work involves supervising Forest District Managers; directing, implementing, evaluating, and recommending improvements to statewide and district-level operational programs; and determining district regulations, policies, procedures, goals, and priorities. Work includes reviewing proposed legislation to identify program impacts and make recommendations for adjustments; and preparing and reviewing district budgets, annual plans, and reports.
Examples of the work
• Manages through subordinate supervisors statewide forest district operations and programs, including fire, insect, and disease protection; timber; oil and gas leasing; infrastructure; and recreation programs. • Assists directors with planning and developing statewide forestry programs within the field districts, such as community-level conservation programs, state forest land recreational programs, and wildfire suppression. • Directs and implements forestry programs within the field districts, evaluates program effectiveness, identifies deficiencies, and recommends improvements.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Forest District Manager or Forest Program Operations Manager (commonwealth titles); or • Eight years of professional experience in natural resources management, which includes four years of supervisory experience involving fiscal management and policy development; and a bachelor’s degree in forestry, natural resources, ecology, ecosystem management, environmental science, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training, which includes four years of professional and supervisory natural resources management experience involving fiscal management and policy development.
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.