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Fish & Game Wardens
Also called: Game Warden, Natural Resource Officer, State Game Warden
Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Also called: Game Warden, Natural Resource Officer, State Game Warden
Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
What they do:
Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.
Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.
On the job, you would:
- Patrol assigned areas by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to enforce game, fish, or boating laws or to manage wildlife programs, lakes, or land.
- Compile and present evidence for court actions.
- Investigate hunting accidents or reports of fish or game law violations.
KNOWLEDGESafety and Government
- law and government
- public safety and security
- biology
- psychology
- English language
- customer service
SKILLSBasic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIESVisual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly know what you are looking at
- do two or more things at the same time
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Adaptability
- Perseverance
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
TECHNOLOGYYou might use software like this on the job:
Configuration management software
- Puppet
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree or High school diploma/GED
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JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
Salary: High: $94,470.00
Median: $68,180.00
Low: $35,670.00
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