Recreation and Conservation Advisor 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 55120
- Class code
- 55120
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Recreation and Conservation Advisor 2 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 55120.
- 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 07/31/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work providing technical and advisory services in parks, recreation, and natural resource conservation planning, development, and administration. An employee in this job provides 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 managing assigned community recreation and conservation grant projects in a programmatic or geographic area; reviewing and recommending approval of proposed project elements including design, activities, project approaches, and estimated costs; and providing technical assistance and advice to grantees, communities, and conservation groups on recreation and conservation projects and programs.
Examples of the work
• Provides advice, training, and technical assistance to local groups and governmental officials for the planning, development, and implementation of local recreation, parks, and conservation projects. • Conducts recreation and conservation research projects and other studies necessary to develop and implement state and local recreation, parks, and conservation plans. • Reviews project proposals for probability of success, desirability, and conformance with recreation and park program guidelines. • Reviews and approves completeness of project designs, approach, and costs, and prepares responses according to policies and procedures.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Recreation and Conservation Advisor 1 (Commonwealth title); or • Two years 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.