Pennsylvania Game Commission Dispatcher pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 73021
- Class code
- 73021
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Pennsylvania Game Commission Dispatcher is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 73021.
- 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 02/04/2013.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized dispatching work in receiving, transmitting, maintaining, and coordinating information in support of a variety of functions in a Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) regional office. An employee in this job performs dispatching and related communications activities in transmitting and coordinating information to and from Wildlife Conservation Officers (WCOs), Game Land Management Group Supervisors, Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officers, other PGC personnel, law enforcement agencies, other Commonwealth agencies, and the public.
Examples of the work
Relays information to WCOs regarding wildlife concerns and issues, program requests, and alleged Game Law violations. Receives and responds to inquiries from the public concerning wildlife, hunting, and the Pennsylvania Game Law. Establishes and maintains information in the CAD system by creating electronic incident slips for assignment to appropriate personnel for further action and by researching or updating previously created incidents. Receives calls from other law enforcement agencies and provides information and assistance, creates incident records in CAD, or refers to other PGC staff for response.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of dispatch operations experience, two-way radio operation experience, or complex clerical experience. Possession of a valid Public Safety Telecommunicator certificate issued by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials may be substituted for six months of the required experience. Possession of a valid Pennsylvania hunting license may be substituted for three months of the required experience.
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.