Natural Resource Program Specialist 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54910
- Class code
- 54910
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Natural Resource Program Specialist 2 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54910.
- 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 11/09/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional work planning, developing, and implementing a large-scale natural resource program or project designed to manage, protect, conserve, promote, and enhance natural resources within Pennsylvania. An employee in this job develops, recommends, implements, and evaluates program regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines; analyzes and makes recommendations on proposed legislation impacting programs; and evaluates program performance by establishing key performance indicators, monitoring the implementation and management of programs, and preparing reports of findings and recommendations.
Examples of the work
• Develops and implements large-scale or high-profile natural resource and outdoor recreational programs such as PA Wilds, Rails to Trails, ecological communities, invasive species, the DCNR Ranger program, and wildlife, wild plant, and wetland management. • Develops, recommends, implements, coordinates, and evaluates program policies, regulations, rules, procedures, and guidelines. • Develops print and media materials to educate and communicate to the public. • Reviews proposed legislation for possible impact on programs and makes recommendations. • Creates project plans and develops and conducts feasibility studies for new projects and initiatives.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Natural Resource Program Specialist 1 (commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional experience in natural resource management or natural resource education; and a bachelor's degree in natural resource management, parks and recreation, education, biology, forestry, ecology, geosciences, environmental sciences, or a closely related field; 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.