Recreation and Conservation Advisor 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 55110
- Class code
- 55110
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Recreation and Conservation Advisor 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 55110.
- 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 02/01/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is beginning level professional work providing technical and advisory services in parks, recreation, and natural resource conservation planning and administration. An employee in this job assists higher level advisors or specialists in providing technical assistance and training in recreation, parks, and conservation planning, development, and implementation to local government officials, non-profit organizations, grantees, and special interest groups. Work involves assisting in the review and selection of community conservation projects; recommending approval or denial of proposed project elements, including design, activities, project approaches, and estimated costs; contacting applicants or grantees to obtain project related information; and providing technical assistance to ensure project success.
Examples of the work
Assists in providing advice, training, and technical assistance to local groups and governmental officials in the planning, development, and implementation of local recreation, parks, and conservation projects and programs. • Assists local groups in the formulation of projects and programs and helps stimulate interest in initiating recreation and conservation planning and development programs. • Assists in conducting recreation and conservation research projects and other studies necessary to develop and implement state and local recreation, parks, and conservation plans and identify trends and best practices in the parks, recreation, and conservation fields.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of the Recreation and Conservation Advisor Trainee program (commonwealth title); or • One year of professional experience in parks, recreation, or natural resource conservation administration, planning, or development, and a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation, landscape architecture, environmental sciences, city, regional, urban, or environmental planning, 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.