General 

 Information 



F— 517453 



Fish biologist and assistant taking water 

 samples to aid in fish improvement work 

 on Moraine Lake, Ottawa National Forest, 

 Michigan. 



game production and provide for the 

 needs of nongame species. 



Qualification Requirements 



A bachelor of science degree in 

 wildlife or fisheries management, 

 with at least 30 semester hours or 

 equivalent in biological sciences, is 

 the usual requirement for these 

 positions. Such course work must 

 include 9 semester hours in wildlife 

 subjects, 12 semester hours in 

 zoology, and 9 semester hours in 

 botany or related plant sciences. 

 Graduate study, advanced degrees, 

 or professional experience may 

 qualify an individual for entrance at 

 higher levels. Applicants for wildlife 

 management positions must show 

 that they have completed a full 4- 

 year course of study in an accredited 

 college or university leading to a 

 bachelor's (or higher) degree, with 

 course work which has included 30 

 semester hours in biological science 

 and 15 semester hours in the 

 physical, mathematical, and earth 

 sciences. 



A career in wildlife or fisheries 

 management may require 

 administrative skills as well as a 

 sound working knowledge of plant 

 and animal ecology. This phase of 

 resource management will provide a 

 rewarding career to those who 

 demonstrate the interest and 

 enthusiasm. 



Employment Opportunities 



The Forest Service is an Equal 

 Opportunity Employer. 

 Appointments are based on 

 qualifications without regard to race, 

 sex, creed, color, national origin, 

 politics, personal relationship, age, 

 membership or non-membership in 

 an employee organization, or any 

 other nonmerit factor. These same 

 principles for equal opportunity 

 apply to job advancement following 

 appointment. 



Training 



The Forest Service provides 

 excellent opportunities for intensive 

 and specialized training under 

 competent, experienced 

 administrators and scientists. 



Career direction and comprehensive 

 on-and-off-the-job training 

 programs are tailored to the 

 individual's needs, and are designed 

 not only to help employees in the 

 performance of present duties but 

 also to prepare them for more 

 difficult and responsible jobs. 



Advancement 



The Forest Service firmly believes in 

 utilizing skills, qualifications, and 

 experience to the fullest and places 

 employees in positions for which 

 they are best fitted and in which they 

 will be satisfied and give their best 

 performance. It is the policy of the 

 Forest Service to fill vacancies in 

 higher grade positions by promoting 

 employees who have shown their 

 ability to do more responsible work. 



Benefits 



Federal employees receive many 

 benefits, such as sick and annual 

 leave, periodic salary increases, 

 group life insurance at a nominal 

 rate, voluntary health insurance for 

 which the Government contributes 

 part of the cost of premiums and the 

 employee pays the balance through 

 payroll deductions, disability 

 compensation if injured in line of 



duty, and liberal retirement 

 annuities. Paid national holidays, 

 monetary awards for work- 

 improvement suggestions, and paid 

 leave for military reserve personnel 

 are additional benefits. 



Work Locations 



The Forest Service is a decentralized 

 agency, with national headquarters 

 in Washington, D.C. There are nine 

 Regional Offices, 154 National 

 Forests, 10 major research 

 institutions, and 69 other research 

 work units located throughout the 

 country, and in Puerto Rico. 

 Transfers between units, often 

 accompanied by a promotion, are 

 encouraged to broaden the 

 employee's knowledge and to 

 prepare him for additional 

 responsibilities. 



Since the work of the Forest Service 

 ■is carried on in many States and 

 Puerto Rico, the local environments 

 in which our people work are diverse 

 and stimulating. Work relationships, 

 both inside and outside the Service, 

 are as diverse as the environments 

 and equally interesting, since they 

 represent dealings with people from 

 all walks of life. 



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