Job Description

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 11/25/2025 12:00AM Central Time Closing Date/Time 12/08/2025 11:59PM Central Time Salary (Monthly) $3,330.00 - $5,173.00 Salary (Annually) $39,960.00 - $62,076.00 Job Type Full-Time City, State Location Lenoir, TN Department Wildlife Resources

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY, FISHERIES DIVISION, LOUDON COUNTY

This is an on-site position.

Working Job Title: Creel Clerk/Angler Survey

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Experience equivalent to one year of fulltime wildlife conservation, forestry, farming or closely related work; qualifying coursework at an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:

1. possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment in some positions.
2. upon appointment, successfully acquire a valid commercial driver's license/endorsement in some positions.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Overview

Under general supervision, performs wildlife conservation work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required. This is the entry/working class in the Wildlife Technician series. Employees in this class perform wildlife conservation work in one of the following specialty areas: creel surveys, state lake operation and maintenance, fish attractor construction and fish data collection, wildlife area operation and maintenance, or hatchery operation and maintenance.

Responsibilities

1. Assists Wildlife Managers with studies of fish populations. Collects fish by electro-fishing methods. Collects fish data by talking with fisherman.
2. Conducts forest and conservation work associated with seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires and maintaining recreational facilities.
3. Operates equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, tractors, bulldozers, or water craft.
4. Services, repairs, adjusts, and tests machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical principles.
5. Assists in constructing and maintaining buildings, storage sheds, roads, bridges, and trails at the assigned agency area; and maintains equipment assigned to agency controlled areas.
6. Assists Wildlife Managers with wildlife population studies.
7. Plants and grows crops to feed wildlife.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:
1. Plans and Aligns
2. Manages Complexity
3. Action Oriented
4. Instills Trust
5. Decision Quality

Knowledges:
1. Building and Construction
2. Geography
3. Engineering and Technology
4. Public Safety and Security
5. Design

Skills:
1. Finger Dexterity
2. Depth Perception
3. Oral Comprehension
4. Active Learning and Listening
5. Trunk Strength

Abilities:
1. Far Vision
2. Limb and/or Fully Body Coordination
3. Gross Body Equilibrium
4. Stamina
5. Written Comprehension

Tools & Equipment

1. Boats
2. Motor Vehicles
3. Telephone
4. Tractors
5. Firearms-Rifles

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.

Job Tags

Full time, Seasonal work,

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