Wildlife Conservation Officer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 60110
- Class code
- 60110
- Pay scale group
- GO 01
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- K8
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Wildlife Conservation Officer is $55,206 to $87,817 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 60110.
- 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 06/15/2004.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized field work in the Commonwealth's wildlife conservation management program. An employee in this job is assigned to a district in the Commonwealth and is responsible for the enforcement of Pennsylvania's game laws and regulations, public information and educational programs, hunter education, and safety programs. Work includes interpreting and enforcing the game laws by patrolling game lands; investigating, apprehending and prosecuting violators; and presenting evidence and testimony and representing the Commonwealth at hearings and court proceedings. Duties also include investigating hunting accidents, servicing complaints and calls, removing dead and injured animals from highways and other places, stocking, trapping and transferring game, teaching hunter education and providing coordinative direction to Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officers.
Examples of the work
Patrols an assigned district by vehicle, boat, and foot in various weather conditions and terrain to detect violations of Pennsylvania game laws and regulations or other related rules and regulations. Conducts on-site inspections to assure conformance with laws regarding such items as licensure, seasons, species and limit requirements, and safety. Pursues violators on foot and by vehicle and boat to apprehend for violation of Pennsylvania's game laws and regulations. Apprehends individuals suspected of violations by taking them into custody, reading and explaining their legal rights and advising of legal options.
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from the Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer Trainee program.
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 GO schedule.