Oil and Gas Program Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71820
- Class code
- 71820
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Oil and Gas Program Specialist is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71820.
- 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 03/01/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in the development and evaluation of a statewide oil and gas management program in the Department of Environmental Protection. An employee in this job performs technical and administrative duties for the environmental regulatory program governing oil and gas operations in Pennsylvania. Work involves developing, interpreting, and recommending changes to rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the oil and gas management program; conducting evaluations of regional or district programs for consistency and attainment of program goals and objectives; and developing technical program guidance. Work includes conducting technical investigations of issues with significant statewide impact, conducting training for field staff and the regulated community, and coordinating with federal and state agencies.
Examples of the work
• Develops and evaluates rules, regulations, policies, and procedures associated with oil and gas activities. • Conducts surveillance and enforcement activities, evaluates compliance, and reports on the statewide oil and gas environmental regulatory program. • Prepares, reviews, and analyzes reports to determine program work, trends, and effectiveness. • Compiles and presents data for use in program planning, evaluation, and budget preparation. • Develops methods and procedures for conducting field investigations, collecting samples, and performing field testing and related surveillance.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as an Environmental Protection Specialist or Environmental Protection Compliance Specialist (commonwealth titles); or • Two years of experience as an Oil and Gas Inspector, Water Quality Specialist, or Solid Waste Specialist (commonwealth titles); or • Three years of professional environmental protection experience and a bachelor's degree in biological, physical, or environmental sciences, or closely related field; or • Three years of professional environmental protection experience and four years of technical experience in well design, drilling, completion, production, plugging, or underground storage operations in the oil or natural gas industry; or • An equivalent ...
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.