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Fish and Game Wardens

$59.5K Median Salary 800 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 0% Job Growth

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About This Career

Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.

Reported Job Titles

Fisheries Enforcement Officer, Game Warden, Natural Resource Officer, State Game Warden, State Wildlife Officer, Wildlife Conservation Officer, Wildlife Officer

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Abilities

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Deductive Reasoning

Far Vision

Near Vision

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Flexibility of Closure

Category Flexibility

Information Ordering

Spatial Orientation

Control Precision

Depth Perception

Multilimb Coordination

Selective Attention

Speed of Closure

Stamina

Time Sharing

Knowledge

Law and Government

Public Safety and Security

Biology

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Psychology

Geography

Sociology and Anthropology

Education and Training

Administration and Management

Administrative

Communications and Media

Computers and Electronics

Skills

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Speaking

Reading Comprehension

Judgment and Decision Making

Complex Problem Solving

Monitoring

Persuasion

Social Perceptiveness

Coordination

Service Orientation

Systems Analysis

Writing

Active Learning

Instructing

Operations Monitoring

Systems Evaluation

Time Management

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Configuration management software

Mobile location based services software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Object or component oriented development software

Internet browser software

Data base user interface and query software

Map creation software

Customer relationship management CRM software

Tools

Recreational motorboats

Police or security shotguns

Military rifles

Handguns

Biological evidence collection kits

All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled

Mobile medical services first aid kits

Saddles

Sonars

Bridles

Handcuffs

Footprint lifters

Infrared imagers

Fishing reels

Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter

Sporting traps

Snowmobiles or snow scooter

Hand sprayers

Commercial fishing nets

Necropsy tables

Canoes or kayaks

Air rifles or air handguns

Personal motorized watercraft

Light enhancing cameras or vision devices

Riot batons

Fingerprint latent print kits

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Binoculars

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Two way radios

Digital cameras

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Spatial Orientation: The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Time Sharing: The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

Knowledge

Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Configuration management software: Chef; IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager SCLM; Perforce Helix software; Puppet
Mobile location based services software: Global positioning system GPS software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Map creation software: ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS; OpenDroneMap
Customer relationship management CRM software: Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; Microsoft Dynamics; Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM

Tools

Recreational motorboats: Small power boats
Police or security shotguns: Police shotguns
Military rifles: Police rifles
Handguns: Service revolvers
Biological evidence collection kits:
All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled: All terrain vehicles ATV
Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits
Saddles: Riding saddles
Sonars: Underwater sonar equipment
Bridles: Horse bridles
Handcuffs: Metal handcuffs; Plastic handcuffs
Footprint lifters: Electrostatic dust lifters; Impression casting kits
Infrared imagers: Infrared analyzers
Fishing reels: Sport fishing reels
Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter: Octave band analyzers; Sound level meters
Sporting traps: Culvert traps; Foot snares; Mist nets
Snowmobiles or snow scooter: Snowmobiles
Hand sprayers: Spray guns
Commercial fishing nets: Dip net samplers; Gill nets; Jellyfish scoops; Plankton nets
Necropsy tables: Necropsy equipment
Canoes or kayaks: Canoes
Air rifles or air handguns: Dart guns
Personal motorized watercraft: Jet skis
Light enhancing cameras or vision devices: Night vision binoculars
Riot batons: Side-handle batons
Fingerprint latent print kits: Fingerprint evidence kits
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Binoculars:
Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Two way radios:
Digital cameras:
Desktop computers:
Personal computers: