Game Commission Career & Volunteer Opportunities
State Game Warden Careers
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a duty to manage the commonwealth's wild birds and mammals for current and future generations and is looking for men and women willing to make a career-long commitment to this mission. If you are interested in a unique law enforcement career, take time to review the information below and consider if this demanding, but fulfilling lifestyle is for you.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission will begin recruiting the 32nd class of Wildlife Conservation Officer Cadets at its Ross Leffler School of Conservation in Harrisburg.
The State Civil Service Commission will begin accepting applications on or about January 28, 2019 until February 23, 2019 or until 1000 applications are received, whichever occurs first.
The class will report for training in March of 2020 and graduate in 2021.
The agency is seeking up to 35 qualified candidates who have a genuine interest in becoming a Pennsylvania Wildlife Conservation Officer.
For more information on the position please visit
www.pgc.pa.gov and click on Information & Resources and then on Career and Volunteers
Applications will only be accepted online. To view the announcement and apply please visit
www.employment.pa.gov on or after January 28, 2019.
To be eligible to test you must have completed 60 college credits or have two years and a minimum of 400 service hours as a commissioned Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or have four years of active duty military service with honorable discharge.
Civil Service will be sending out scores for those who took the written and oral exams for the Wildlife Conservation Officer Cadet. The Pennsylvania Game Commission's Human Resources Office will be contacting those who scored high enough for next steps within the next two weeks.
Pennsylvania Game Commission Careers
Commonwealth of PA Internal Job Opportunities page lists openings that are
ONLY for current and former Commonwealth employees. Some positions are also available for current and former local government employees who have held civil service status
If you do not have this experience, please visit the
Commonwealth of PA Job Opportunities page for a complete listing of employment opportunities available for
ALL job seekers.
The Following Civil Service Exams are Closed:
Currently, Civil Service has closed the tests listed on this page due to technical updates, so they are not available until further notice. Please note, the Game Commission is working on requesting the Forest Technician and Forester tests to reopen in the near future. Please check either this site or the Civil Service Commission website for future opening dates as they become available.
Information Technology Generalists and Administrators
Applications Developers and Administrators
Forest Ast Managers and Program Specialists
Forester – closed until further notice
Forest Tech – closed until further notice
Licensed Professional Geologists
Wildlife Maintenance Propagator
Surveyor
Survey Technician
Additional information, including minimum experience and training required, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at
www.scsc.pa.gov under the "Job Seekers" tab.
Employment Applications
Commonwealth of PA Internal Job Opportunities page lists openings that are
ONLY for current and former Commonwealth employees. Some positions are also available for current and former local government employees who have held civil service status
If you do not have this experience, please visit the
Commonwealth of PA Job Opportunities page for a complete listing of employment opportunities available for
ALL job seekers.
Additional Opportunities
Deputy Game Warden
Hunter Education Instructor