DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	N/A	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	140	7	$32.88/hr	$1.18/hr	$26.86/hr	$31.44/hr	$35.41/hr	$35.42/hr	$35.42/hr
U S	6,800	34	$28.23/hr	$0.08/hr	$16.60/hr	$22.38/hr	$28.13/hr	$34.28/hr	$39.41/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Security Guards	620	$15.59/hr	6.8%
Residential Advisors	270	$17.57/hr	9.0%
Conservation Scientists	40	$34.69/hr	N/A
Private Detectives and Investigators	30	$25.95/hr	N/A
Dietetic Technicians	10	$21.44/hr	N/A
Animal Trainers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	N/A	N/A	N/A
Foresters	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Patrols assigned area by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to observe persons engaged in taking fish and game.
• Addresses schools and civic groups to disseminate wildlife information and promote public relations.
• Photographs extent of damage, documents other evidence, estimates financial loss, and recommends compensation.
• Traps beavers, dynamites beaver dams, and tranquilizes animals to implement approved control measures.
• Assists in promoting hunter safety training.
• Recommends revisions or changes in hunting and trapping regulations or seasons, animal relocation and release to obtain balance of wildlife and habitat.
• Resurveys area and totals bag counts of hunters to determine effectiveness of control measures.
• Seizes equipment used in fish and game law violations and arranges for disposition of fish and game illegally taken or possessed.
• Serves warrants, makes arrests, and prepares and presents evidence in court actions.
• Searches area of reported property damage for animal tracks, leavings, and other evidence to identify specie of animal responsible.
• Collects and reports information on population and condition of fish and wildlife in their habitat, availability of game food and cover, and suspected pollution.
• Investigates hunting accidents and reports of fish and game law violations, issues warnings or citations, and files reports.
• Ensures method and equipment used are lawful and apprehends violators.