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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Basic Qualification Requirements Students should review the following to ensure that all necessary coursework is completed to meet qualification requirement before receiving academic degree. FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST: FISHERY BIOLOGIST: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Positions that involve professional work This series includes positions that Successful completion of a full four year in biology, agriculture, or related natural require professional knowledge and course of study leading to a bachelor’s resource management. competence in the science of fishery degree or three years of general biology to perform work: (a) developing, experience, one of which demonstrated QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: conserving, managing, and administering the ability to analyze problems, plan Successful completion of a full four-year fishery resources; and (b) evaluating the and organize work, and communicate course of study in an accredited college impact of construction projects and other effectively orally and in writing. or university leading to a bachelor’s or socioeconomic activities that present higher degree, which included a major potential or actual adverse effects on field (24 semester hours) of study in fishery resources and their habitat. WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST: biological sciences, agriculture, natural Positions that require professional resource management, chemistry, or QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: knowledge and competence in the related disciplines appropriate to this Successful completion of a full four year science of wildlife biology to perform position or an appropriate combination in course of study in an accredited college work involving; (a) the conservation, education and experience. or university leading to a bachelor’s propagation, management, protection, or higher degree with a major in and administration of wildlife species; or biological science which included at (b) the determination, establishment, and WILDLIFE REFUGE MANAGEMENT: six semester hours in aquatic subjects application of biological facts, principles, Positions that require professional such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery methods, techniques, and procedures knowledge and competence in the biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, necessary for the conservation and management, administration, and oceanography, fish culture, or related management of wildlife resources and scientific operation of public lands courses in the field of fishery biology; 12 habitats. and waters designated as national semesters hours in animal science in such wildlife refuges. The work involves a subjects as general zoology, vertebrate QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: variety of activities in land, water and zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, Successful completion of a full four year habitat management, land planning, entomology, parasitology, ecology, course of study in an accredited college resources identification and allocation, cellular biology, genetics, or research or university leading to a bachelor’s administration, public relations, in these fields. (Excess coursework in higher degree in biological science supervision, and other activities aquatic subjects may be used to meet this which included at least 12 semester involving wildlife resource utilization, requirement when appropriate) or an hours in zoology, in such subjects protection, inventory and evaluation, and appropriate combination of education and as general zoology, invertebrate or maintenance of grasslands, marshes and experience. vertebrate zoology comparative anatomy, soils. physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or QUALIFACATION REQUIREMENTS: WILDLIFE INSPECTOR: research courses in such subjects. (excess Successful completion of a full four-year These positions are located in the coursework in wildlife biology may be course of study in an accredited college or Office of Senior resident Agent at Ports used to meet the zoology requirements university leading to a bachelor’s degree of Entry. Positions perform the full where appropriate); nine semester hours or higher in zoology, wildlife management range of inspection and compliance in such wildlife course as mammalogy, or an appropriate field or biology duties involving the enforcement and ornithology, animal ecology, or wildlife which included at least nine semester administration of laws and regulations management or research course in the hours in zoology; six semester hours governing the importation, exportation, file of wildlife biology; and nine semester in such wildlife course as mammalogy, and interstate commerce of wildlife and hours in botany or the related plant ornithology, animal ecology, or wildlife wildlife products. disciplines or an appropriate combination management; and nine semester hours in of education and experience. botany or an appropriate combination of education and experience. OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANNER: PARK RANGER: REALTY SPECIALIST: Positions whose primary concerns are Positions that require knowledge of the Negotiates agreements with private planning, advising on, and coordinating principles and techniques of biology landowners or government agencies for the use of land, water, and related forestry, conservation, environment, and the purchase, lease, transfer, or exchange resources to provide opportunities for the natural resource management, in order of lands needed for the establishment or creative use of leisure time outdoors, with to effectively convey biological subject operation of the physical installations of due regard to protecting and enhancing matter to the public. Those positions the Fish & Wildlife Service. the quality of the outdoor environment with law enforcement duties would also for the enjoyment of people. The work require knowledge of applicable Federal, QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS requires application of knowledge State, and local laws and regulations Successful completion of a full four year of the practices of natural resource governing the use of refuge lands, course of study leading to a bachelor’s conservation involved in the development facilities, and resources to determine degree or three years of general and coordination or programs to violations. experience, one of which is demonstrated provide recreational resources, and the the ability to analyze problems, plan techniques of area planning. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: and organize work, and communicate Successful completion of a full 4-year effectively orally and in writing. QUALIFICATION EQUIREMENTS: course of study with 24 semester hours of Successful completion of a full year related course work in the field of natural course of study leading to a bachelor’s resource management, natural sciences, degree. Major study – outdoor earth sciences, history, archeology, recreation planning or a related field anthropology, park and recreation such as: sociology, forestry, landscape management, law enforcement/police architecture, economics, biological science, social sciences, museum sciences, natural resource management science, business administration, public and conservation, civil engineering urban administration, behavioral sciences, planning, or recreation. Applicants who sociology or other closely related qualify on the basis of graduate work subjects pertinent to the management in related disciplines must have one or and protection of natural and cultural more courses in outdoor recreation or resources or one year of specialized three years of general experience, one of experience that demonstrates the know which demonstrates the ability to analyze ledges, skills, and abilities to perform the problems, plan and organize work, and duties. Such experience may have been communicate effectively orally and in gained as park guide or tour leader, in writing. This general experience must law enforcement or investigative work, in also have provided knowledge of the archeological or historical preservation requirements and practices of outdoor work, in forestry or fire management recreation, planning or natural resource work, or in work involving developing and utilization and conservation. implementing policy related to protection conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations. .
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