Biologist Technician Fisheries 2025-02839
Salary: $19.40 Hourly
Location : Casper, WY
Job Type: Temporary Full-time
Job Number: 2025-02839
Department: Game & Fish Division
Division: Fish
Opening Date: 11/23/2025
Closing Date: 1/9/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Job Classification: ATTP99
Description and Functions
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking to hire a Biologist Technician-Fisheries. This seasonal position will assist fisheries management crews with all aspects of aquatic resource management activities; however, this position will spend approximately half of their time working in a laboratory/office environment. This position will be based out of Casper, Wyoming. This is a contract position funded from March 20 to September 18, 2026.
Note: This announcement is for a separate position different from the statewide announcement to hire 26 Biologist Technician - Fisheries (2025-02803). Please apply for that announcement and this one if you wish to be considered for both.
Human Resource Contact: Dezzaree Schott /
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed in the job level.
- The first three months of this position will focus on laboratory work, including mounting, sectioning, and aging otoliths, counting fish eggs, and peeling fish eye lenses. There will also be extended periods of data entry and equipment repair.
- The last three months of this position will be variable and may include gillnetting and hydroacoustic surveys on reservoirs and lakes, electrofishing rivers and small streams, amphibian and reptile surveys, assisting on chemical restoration projects, data entry, and equipment maintenance.
- Biological technicians will also assist with watercraft inspection and decontamination in cooperation with the state's aquatic invasive species program and assist with the aquatic habitat program.
- Candidates need to be willing to learn and successfully perform routine fisheries management tasks.
Qualifications
PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:
Preference may be given to those pursuing a career or degree in fisheries.
Preference may include those with a high school degree plus experience in fish and wildlife resource management, research, or college course work towards a degree in fishery or wildlife management, ichthyology, hydrology, watershed science, or other closely related fields.
Preference may be given to those with experience with mounting, sectioning, and aging otoliths.
Preference may be given to those with experience operating motorized watercraft and/or gillnetting.
**Important: Applicants must attach a cover letter and resume with their online state application. The cover letter should include dates of availability (starting and ending dates are particularly important), career plans, suitability for the job, preferences for the type of work, and any limitations on work location.
**Must have a valid driver's license.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
None - See "Preferences"
Necessary Special Requirements
PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- This position must be able to work well independently with minimal supervision and work well with others on a small crew.
- This is a field position that requires physical labor, such as hiking, wading in streams and rivers, and carrying backpacks.
- During the field portion of this contract, this position will travel statewide, typically Monday through Friday, staying in hotels or camping. All travel costs will be covered by the Department. Fieldwork can occur in inclement weather.
NOTES:
- FLSA: Non-Exempt
- Successful applicants for employment must pass a background check before appointment.
- Lodging, waders, raingear, uniform, and all other necessary field equipment and expenses will be provided when in the field.
- Hiring will start as applications are received, and hiring may begin as early as January.
- The duration of this position will be 6 months. This position will conclude in mid-September.
- Contact: Travis Neebling, Fisheries Biologist [click to reveal phone number], ) for additional information about the positions or application process. Please don't send cover letters or resumes via email; those should be attached to the online application process.
Supplemental Information
040-Wyoming Game and Fish Department-Fish Division
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The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.
Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.
Non Benefit Position
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(AA) Which of the following best describes your highest completed level of education to date or within the next three (3) months? (Transcripts may be required.)
- High School Diploma/GED/or Equivalent
- Some college Coursework, No Degree Received
- Associate's Degree
- Associate's Degree and additional coursework
- Bachelor's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree and additional coursework
- Master's Degree
- Master's Degree and additional coursework
- Doctorate Degree
- Doctorate Degree and additional coursework
- None of the Above
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(AA) Which of the following Quarter/Semester credit hours best describes your completed college education to date or within the next three (3) months? (Transcripts may be required.)
- 45+ Quarter hours/30+ Semester hours
- 90+ Quarter hours/60+ Semester hours
- 136+ Quarter hours/91+ Semester hours
- 180+ Quarter hours/120+ Semester hours
- 225+ Quarter hours/150+Semester hours
- N/A
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Do you have a high school degree plus experience in fish and wildlife resource management, research, or college coursework towards a degree in fishery or wildlife management, ichthyology, hydrology, watershed science, or other closely related fields?
- Yes
- No
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Are you pursuing a career or degree in fisheries?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have experience with mounting, sectioning, and aging otoliths?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have experience operating motorized watercraft and/or gillnetting?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have a valid driver's license?
- Yes
- No
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Have you attached a cover letter and resume?This is required for your application to be complete.
- Yes
- No
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(A1) Where did you hear about this opportunity?
- Government Jobs @[click to reveal website link]
- Indeed
- Zip Recruiter
- Wyoming Workforce Center
- Other job sites (Wyoming at Work, Monster, etc.)
- Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- Newspaper/Newsletter Advertisement
- Career Fair
- Human Resources Division
- Friend or Acquaintance (Not State Employee)
- Current State Employee
- Other
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(A1) If you selected "Current State Employee" please provide the employee's first and last name, and include the department they work for, if known. Please limit this response to only one employee. This employee may be eligible for a Referral Bonus.
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(A1) If you selected Other, please tell us where you heard about this opportunity.
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(AA) VETERANS' PREFERENCE DISCLOSURE: PER WYOMING STATUTE, current employees of the State of Wyoming are not eligible for veterans' preference. If you are not a current employee of the State of Wyoming, to be eligible to receive veterans' preference you MUST have been a resident of the State of Wyoming for a period of one (1) year or more at any time prior to submitting this application. I have read and understand the veterans' preference disclosure.
- Yes
- No
- I am not a veteran
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(AA) VETERANS' PREFERENCE: If you are a war veteran as defined in section 101, Title 38, United States Code or are the surviving spouse of a war veteran who receives survivor benefits from the federal government based on the veteran's military service, and wish to claim veterans' preference, please attach the appropriate documentation substantiating your claim. Indicate below your appropriate veterans' preference status. By requesting veterans' preference, you are certifying that you meet the statutory requirements as described in the above disclosure.
- Current State Employee
- Veteran - DD214 Attached
- Disabled Veteran (10% or more) - DD214 and Veteran's Disability Determination Attached
- Surviving Spouse of a Deceased Veteran - DD214 and proof of Survivor Benefit Attached
- None of the above
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(A2) Please be advised that an incomplete application WILL NOT be considered for employment. An attached resume' is not required and is not an acceptable substitution for a completed application. Some State of Wyoming agencies use E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at [click to reveal website link] have read and understand the above statement.
- Yes
- No
Required Question