Fish and Wildlife pay range
State of Texas · class code 2690
- Class code
- 2690
- Pay group
- A17
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Fish and Wildlife is $42,976 to $64,469 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 2690.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Fish and Wildlife Technician series, which includes this class. 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.
What the state says the job is
Performs fish and wildlife conservation work involving tracking, recording, and maintaining records on fish or wildlife population densities, physical conditions, and rates of utilization.
Examples of the work
Observes, tracks, and records ecological conditions and the effects of fish or wildlife on the habitat; and uses specialized equipment and techniques to obtain fish or wildlife specimens for study. Issues and reviews permits for fish and wildlife programs. Prepares and maintains fish hatchery ponds during the hatching and rearing of fish. Takes periodic censuses of fish or wildlife and records physical conditions, population densities, and rates of utilization. Traps and tags live fish and game. Operates and maintains motor vehicles, power boats, and specialized equipment. Maintains equipment, buildings, and grounds.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in fish and wildlife management work. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.