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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Bay Delta office in Stockton has one permanent, full time Fish and Wildlife Technician position available.

Job Description and Duties:

The Fish and Wildlife Technician works with a group of boat operators, technicians, and scientists who are sampling fish and invertebrates in San Francisco Bay and the Delta as part the Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) for the San Francisco Estuary. The IEP is a large, multi-agency program that studies the bay and delta. Most of the sampling is done with fishing nets that are towed from Department of Fish and Wildlife vessels. These vessels range from 24' to 46' and all use hydraulics to deploy and retrieve fishing nets. The Fish and Wildlife Technician will assist in the sampling by handling fishing nets and other sampling gear (water quality instruments, benthic samplers, etc.), operating smaller power vessels (under 35'), trailering smaller boats, sorting, measuring, and handling fish and invertebrates, and occasionally recording sample information on data sheets.

Additional tasks include repair and maintenance of vessels, trailers, nets, and other sampling equipment and preparing sampling gear for field work. Includes repairing and construction of various fishing nets.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts several large IEP studies in the bay and delta, including work on Striped Bass, White and Green Sturgeon, Delta Smelt, Longfin Smelt and the food web for these and other species of interest.

In order to be eligible for this position, you must either be transfer eligible or take and pass the Fish and Wildlife Technician Exam Bulletin.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement (PDF).

CalCareers Job Announcement: JC-496071 Fish and Wildlife Technician
Salary Range: $3,999.00 - $5,196.00 per Month
Position #: 565-323-0916-016
Work Location: San Joaquin County (Stockton)
Final Filing Date: 10/31/2025

CalCareers Job Announcement: Fish and Wildlife Technician
Department: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Code: JC-493463
Position #: 565-323-0916-020
Pay Range: $3,999.00 - $4,765.00 (Range A); $4,151.00 - $5,196.00 (Range B)
Work Location: San Joaquin County (Bay Delta Region office in Stockton, CA)
Job Type: 12 Month Limited Term - Full Time
Final Filing Date: 10/24/2025

Description:

The Fish and Wildlife Technician works with a group of boat operators, technicians, and scientists who are sampling fish and invertebrates in San Francisco Bay and the Delta as part the Interagency Ecological Program for the San Francisco Estuary (IEP). The IEP is a large, multi-agency program that studies the bay and delta. Most of the sampling is done with fishing nets that are towed from Department of Fish and Wildlife vessels. These vessels range from 24' to 46' and all use hydraulics to deploy and retrieve fishing nets. The Fish and Wildlife Technician will assist in the sampling by fishing nets and other sampling gear (water quality instruments, benthic samplers, etc.), operating smaller power vessels (under 35'), trailering smaller boats, sorting, measuring, and handling fish and invertebrates, and occasionally recording sample information on data sheets.

Additional tasks include repair and maintenance of vessels, trailers, nets, and other sampling equipment and preparing sampling gear for field work. Includes repairing and construction of various fishing nets.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts several large IEP studies in the bay and delta, including work on Striped Bass, White and Green Sturgeon, Delta Smelt, Longfin Smelt and the food web for these and other species of interest.

In order to be eligible for this position, you must either be transfer eligible or take and pass the following exam.

Class Title: Fish and Wildlife Technician/Exam Bulletin

This position is a 12-month Limited Term (LT) and may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

If you currently have permanent status in your position and have passed probation, you have mandatory reinstatement rights into your former position at the end of this LT appointment. If you have not had prior permanent or probationary civil service status, you will be separated from state service.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement (PDF).

Review the CalCareers job announcement: Fish and Wildlife Technician for additional information on working conditions and how to submit an application.

Job Opportunity: Assistant Estuarine Ecologist (Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid)
Department: California Department of Water Resources
Job Code: JC-493646
Position #: 840-360-0835-900
Pay Range: $18.26 - $21.67
Work Location: Yolo County
Final Filing Date: 10/27/2025

Description:

Under supervision and in accordance with the detailed instructions of the section EPM I or other lead person, the incumbent will assist with special studies and long-term monitoring for the Estuarine Science & Monitoring section. Activities will involve collecting, analyzing, and reporting on phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, water quality, and genetic data within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Bay and San Pablo Bay. This position supports lower trophic monitoring, the Genetic Monitoring Program, the Yolo Bypass Fish Monitoring Program, and other special studies within the Division of Integrated Science and Engineering.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement (PDF).