Wildlife Habitat Group Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 60131
- Class code
- 60131
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Wildlife Habitat Group Manager is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 60131.
- 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 12/31/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial work developing and managing wildlife habitat management programs for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. An employee in this job plans, develops, and oversees wildlife habitat management projects that promote game and non-game wildlife habitats. Work involves managing prescribed fires, infrastructure projects, right-of-way plans, and special use permits; supervising Game Lands Maintenance Supervisors responsible for implementing wildlife habitat management projects through game lands maintenance workers; developing, coordinating, and monitoring wildlife habitat development third-party contracts; and collecting and analyzing Geographic Information System Mapping (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) data for project planning.
Examples of the work
• Supervises Game Lands Maintenance Supervisors responsible for overseeing wildlife habitat management and development projects involving equipment operation; building repair; and tree, shrub, and grassland habitats. • Plans and manages wildlife habitat and infrastructure projects, such as those involving wildlife nesting and pollinator habitats, gas and power line rights of way, prescribed fire plans, and infrastructure construction and maintenance. • Develops, coordinates, and implements comprehensive game land management and annual work plans according to prescribed schedules; determines required resources and budget, and evaluates and documents outcomes.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional natural resource management experience; and a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, parks and recreation, biology, forestry, ecology, geosciences, environmental sciences, wildlife management, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle operator’s license. • All employees must obtain a Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator certification within the employee probationary period.
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.