Forest Pest Suppression Supervisor, DCNR pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54430
- Class code
- 54430
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forest Pest Suppression Supervisor, DCNR is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54430.
- 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 10/24/2000.
What the state says the job is
This is professional supervisory work administering the Commonwealth-wide Forest Pest Suppression Program in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The employee in this class is responsible for planning and coordinating the statewide Forest Pest Suppression Program in the Bureau of Forestry, Forest Pest Management Division, and supervising technical subordinate staff involved in performing research and other activities in support of the program. Work includes developing, planning, supervising, and evaluating the Forest Pest Suppression Program for both public and private lands.
Examples of the work
Plans and implements the Commonwealth-wide Forest Pest Suppression Program. Develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates program goals, objectives, and priorities based upon data collected by field personnel and requests for local governments and private landowners. Prepares work plans, safety plans, and environmental assessment documents to ensure all state, federal, and local guidelines for spraying have been met. Coordinates and supervises the implementation of the application phase of the program. Evaluates field data to determine the effectiveness of the spraying program.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of professional experience in the field of forest pest management which included one year of experience supervising technical employees, and a bachelor's degree in Biology, Forestry, Entomology, Pathology, Forest Entomology, Forest Ecology, or Forest Pathology; 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.