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Salary– $2,957.00 – $3,821.00 Monthly

Our Green River Creel Surveyor, 

Conducts angler creel surveys for Chinook, pink, and coho salmon in the Green River Basin. 

  • Explains survey project, procedures, and objectives to sport fishermen to enlist their cooperation in providing quality data for the study.
  • Walks, bikes, and drives long distances along the river often climbing down difficult slopes to reach the riverbank where anglers are fishing.
  • Rowing a pontoon boat in the river may also be needed to access and count anglers.

Keeps accurate records of survey data and summarizes results in both a PowerPoint and report.

  • Accurately records and compiles creel survey data.
  • Enters data into Excel on a daily basis and compiles charts, draws graphs, and prepares illustrations to convey the data.
  • Creates a PowerPoint presentation of results and provides a summary report for the creels. 

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

  • Work Setting, including hazards: 
    1. This position requires working alone for long hours in physically demanding conditions, climbing down steep banks to reach anglers, and walking, biking, and driving long distances, sometimes in adverse weather conditions.
    2. Field work may also include rowing a pontoon boat in the river, hazards may also include bees (yellow jackets) and slippery surfaces.
  • Schedule: 
    1. The primary work schedule will be 40 hours per week, Wednesday -Saturday.
    2. Surveys will be conducted both in the morning (e.g., 6:00 a.m. start) and evening (e.g., 4:00 p.m. start).
  • Travel Requirements: 
    1. Local travel to field sites is required daily.
    2. An agency vehicle will be provided for surveys.
  • Tools and Equipment:
    1. Bicycle, iPad, pontoon boat or raft, personal floatation device (PFD).
  • Customer Interactions: 
    1. Extensive contact with recreational anglers on the river and boaters at boat ramps.

 

 

Qualifications

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Graduation from high school or GED, including one (1) year of high school science and two (2) years of experience as a Scientific Technician 1. 

     OR 

  • Graduation from high school or GED including one (1) year of high school science and two years of laboratory or field experience as an assistant to a biologist, chemist, or zoologist. 

Please Note: College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field will substitute, year for year, for experience, provided the course work includes at least six semester or nine quarter hours of natural science classes.

AND 

  • Consistently and accurately documents information and updates records/databases.
  • Understands basic computer operation with experience in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Certifications/Licenses: 

  • Valid driver’s license.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

Working knowledge of: 

  • Salmon life history and previous experience identifying Pacific salmon.

Experience: 

  • Interviewing members of the public.
  • Angling for trout or salmon and interacting with other anglers.
  • Collecting data in the field and recording data accurately.
  • With rafting, kayaking, or similar activity on the water.