STATE CLASSIFICATION JOB DESCRIPTION
Salary Group A15	Class No. 2693

FISH AND WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN II

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Performs highly complex (senior-level) fish and wildlife resources conservation program work. Work involves tracking, recording, and maintaining records on fish or wildlife population densities, physical conditions, and rate of utilization. May train others. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED

Applies herbicides or fish toxicants for the control of noxious weeds or fish.

Attends public hearings as a witness and provides technical assistance to the public.

Issues permits for harvesting surplus deer.

Maintains and/or inventories supplies, equipment, buildings, and grounds.

Observes 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.

Operates and maintains motor vehicles, power boats, and specialized equipment.

Prepares and maintains fish hatchery ponds during the hatching and rearing of fish.

Propagates, handles, or distributes fish or wildlife specimens.

Assists in the care, feeding, handling, distribution, and planting of fish and in the trapping and transplanting of game.

Assists in the maintenance of hatchery records.

May collect, record, and process the collection, recording, and processing of biological data for fish or wildlife studies.

May train others.

Performs related work as assigned.

GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES

Experience and Education

Experience in fish and wildlife work. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in biology or a related field is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of fish and wildlife and of environmental laws and regulations.

Ability to observe and record biological data; to maintain field equipment, facilities, and improvements; to learn methods employed in fish and wildlife culture; and to train others.

State Auditor’s Office

Revised 9-1-09