Forest Pathologist, DCNR pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54510
- Class code
- 54510
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forest Pathologist, DCNR is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54510.
- 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 05/31/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work detecting and controlling forest diseases in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). An employee in this job plans, organizes, and directs a statewide program to prevent, detect, manage, and suppress forest diseases. Work involves planning and coordinating forest aerial and ground surveillance to identify areas with diseases; preparing and conducting a training program to inform field personnel of the latest developments in disease detection and pest control methods; coordinating with the federal government, universities, and other participating agencies on pest surveys, experimental control projects, and related research work; and providing advisory and consultative services to field personnel and private forest owners on tree disease surveillance, evaluation, and management methods.
Examples of the work
• Plans and directs the activities of professional and technical employees involved in forest disease studies and projects. • Evaluates the results and applications of studies, field investigations, and research related to forest pathology. • Provides technical assistance to district foresters on forest disease 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 disease problems and the most suitable control methods.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional experience in forest pathology, plant pathology, or mycology and a master’s degree in plant pathology, plant physiology, forest pathology, dendrology, forest ecology, forest entomology, botany or a closely-related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes two years of professional experience in forest pathology, plant pathology, or mycology.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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.