Natural Resource Program Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54930
- Class code
- 54930
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Natural Resource Program Manager is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54930.
- 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 01/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible managerial work directing natural resource, outdoor recreational, and interpretive learning and educational programs and projects designed to manage, protect, conserve, promote, and enhance outdoor recreational, natural, and cultural resources in state owned parks and forests. An employee in this job is responsible for directing, through subordinate supervisors, the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of natural resource programs to include geologic, mineral, forest, plant and wildlife, terrestrial, land management, and aquatic and invasive species management programs and projects. Work involves directing the planning and development of projects for outdoor recreational facilities; new park and forest activities and development; and capital projects to include major improvements to offices, buildings, and camp sites.
Examples of the work
• Develops and revises management plans for statewide, regional, and individual outdoor recreational areas to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of implementation. • Directs the assessment of environmental impacts associated with development of recreational facilities, including infrastructure and trails. • Develops interpretive management plans to include policies and guidelines for parks or forestry programs. • Makes recommendations to improve field operations and directs the implementation of approved changes. • Reviews and analyzes program activity reports to evaluate work being performed, program trends and effectiveness, and adherence to established goals and objectives.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Natural Resource Program Supervisor (commonwealth title); or • Five years of professional experience in natural resource management or outdoor recreation management, which includes one year of professional supervisory experience and a bachelor's degree in natural resource management, parks and recreation, education, biology, forestry, ecology, geosciences, environmental sciences, or a closely related natural resources major; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of professional supervisory experience in natural resource management or outdoor recreation management.
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.