Forest Nursery Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54413
- Class code
- 54413
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forest Nursery Manager is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54413.
- 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 06/01/1989.
What the state says the job is
An employee in this class directs, through subordinate supervisors, several work units engaged in the full range of activities at a Forest Tree Nursery. Work includes determining work priorities; developing, implementing, evaluating, and monitoring nursery operation procedures; and interpreting rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for subordinates, forestry personnel, and the public. Work involves developing technical nursery management programs such as seed testing, harvesting, and storage; weed, insect, disease and pest control; and soil fertilization and development. Work includes planning the maintenance of buildings and mechanical equipment; planting, developing, harvesting, storing, and shipping tree seedlings; and evaluating current operating methods to determine if production goals and seed quality standards are being met.
Examples of the work
Directs, through subordinate supervisors, the activities of several work units engaged in the implementation of the full range of activities at a Forest Tree Nursery including the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of all activities. Develops, implements, directs, coordinates, evaluates, and adjusts nursery goals, objectives, priorities, activities, and production quotas. Reviews and analyzes monthly activities reports to determine work being performed, effectiveness of nursery operations, and whether goals and objectives are being met. Reviews reports, correspondence, and memoranda to determine work being performed and adherence to established goals and objectives.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a Forest Nursery Assistant Manager; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training which affords the applicant the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.
Special requirements
Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license, of the proper class for the vehicles operated, as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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.