Wildlife Biometrician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 62090
- Class code
- 62090
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Wildlife Biometrician is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 62090.
- 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 06/30/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional work in wildlife biometrics, research study design, statistical data analysis, and human dimensions surveys. The employee in this job designs, directs, and evaluates wildlife research and social survey projects to assess trends of wildlife populations and analyze public attitude and knowledge of wildlife conservation issues. Work involves developing and evaluating population assessment techniques and procedures, designing and implementing sample surveys and databases, and applying data analytics to interpret and resolve wildlife problems.
Examples of the work
• Manages and coordinates the statewide wildlife survey and statistical support program. • Develops operational policies and procedures for designing, implementing, and analyzing sample surveys and biometric data. • Initiates and conducts research investigations of wildlife problems and prepares interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations. • Reviews and provides technical assistance to wildlife biologists and administrative and managerial officials in wildlife research design, data management, and population and statistical analysis. • Approves and disapproves wildlife research proposals. • Designs sampling plans and directs their implementation and subsequent data analysis.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional experience in wildlife research involving biometric analysis, and a master’s degree in a biological science field that includes or is supplemented by 18 college credits in statistics or biometrics; or • Three years of professional experience in wildlife research involving biometric analysis, and 18 college credits in statistics or biometrics; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 18 college credits in statistics or biometrics.
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.