SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIAN 1 POOL – FISH PROGRAM
The Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Program is recruiting to fill a variety of non-permanent
Scientific Technician 1 positions throughout the state. This posting will be used to establish a
pool of candidates for consideration in the hiring of non-permanent positions as they become
available statewide. Candidates included into this pool will remain active and available for
consideration for up to 180 days from the date of application.
The positions filled using this pool will be from one to eleven months in duration. Some positions
may be shortened or extended due to workload needs. Positions include full-time, part-time, and
on-call schedules.
DUTIES:
The positions filled through this pool will vary in the duties that are required. Typical work could
include:
Conducting juvenile salmonid trapping
Adult weir operations
Adult fall Chinook, coho and chum salmon and steelhead spawner surveys
Angler interviews including collection of catch per unit of effort data
Examining catch including identifying, counting, DNA sampling, measuring, taking scales,
removing body parts, extracting otoliths and detecting Coded-wire and PIT tags
Taking bio-samples from marine fish during annual surveys
Recording and maintaining accurate field data records and samples
Walking, hiking, rafting, or driving on sections of rivers, streams or beaches each day
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regardless of the weather conditions
Collecting information from redds including location, date, fish presence and GPS
coordinates
Accurately entering data into spreadsheets, databases and other computer software
programs
Working Conditions:
Some positions filled from this pool may:
Entail working nights and/or weekends, and overtime. Additionally, these positions are
located in a variety of locations around the state, encompassing a variety of environmental
factors. Work may be in inclement weather conditions including snow, rain, wind, and
direct sun. Some positions may require travel, possibly for multiple days.
Require carrying heavy loads for long distances. Handling large fish (30-50 lbs).
Require driving long distances in state-owned vehicles or personally-owned vehicles with
mileage reimbursement.
Require hiking up to 10 miles to survey locations.
Require swimming and navigating various bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, ocean, etc.
Require the ability to identify the color red (visual implant elastomers).
Require the ability to see coded wire tags, which are 2mm long.
Necessitate working alone in isolated areas.
Be covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the State of Washington,
Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington Association of Fish and Wildlife
Professionals (WAFWP), which contains a “union security” provision. This means that, as a
condition of employment, you must either join the union and pay union dues, or pay the
union a representation or other fee within 30 days of the date you are put into pay status.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from high school or GED, including one year of high school science.
Valid Washington State, or other state, driver’s license may be required.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY:
Carefully review your application before submitting.
You may NOT reapply to this posting for 30 days.
The initial screening will be solely based on the contents and completeness of the “work
experience” section of your application in Careers.wa.gov and the supplemental
questionnaire.
A resume will not substitute for completing the “work experience” section of the
application.
Responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding work experience must be reflected
in the “work experience” section of the application.
Responses not supported in the work experience and/or education section of the
application may disqualify you from consideration for employment in these positions.
All information may be verified and documentation may be required.
Upon submission of your online application, you will immediately receive a confirming e-mail.
You will then be notified via e-mail of your status during the process. In addition to the e-mail
notifications, you can check the status of your application at any time by visiting your online
profile at www.careers.wa.gov. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we ask
your understanding and encourage you to use the online process and avoid calling for
information.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a
working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and
gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over
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40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans and people of all sexual orientations and
gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application
process or this announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 902-2276 or the
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (800) 833-6388.
Non-Permanent Scientific Technician 1 POOL Supplemental Questionnaire
* 1. Have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony within the past ten (10) years job?
Yes No
* 2. Do you currently have a valid driver’s license? (If selected for an interview, you may be
asked to furnish your license and driving record.)
Yes No
* 3. Please select employment duration(s) you are interested in applying for.
On-call (flexible, limited hours)
1 to 3 months
4 to 6 months
7 months or more
* 4. Please select the counties you are willing and able to work in. Check all that apply.
Adams
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Clallam
Clark
Columbia
Cowlitz
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Grays Harbor
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lewis
Lincoln
Mason
Okanogan
Pacific
Pend Oreille
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
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Skamania
Snohomish
Spokane
Stevens
Thurston
Wahkiakum
Walla Walla
Whatcom
Whitman
Yakima
I am able to and willing to work out of state
* 5. Are you willing and able to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed?
Yes No
* 6. Are you willing and able to travel, possibly for multiple days?
Yes No
* 7. Are you willing to work in all types of inclement weahter, including heavy rain, snow,
wind, and direct sun?
Yes No
* 8. Please select the type of position(s) that you would be interested in. Please check all that
apply.
Creel or Port sampling (sampling of harvested fish or shellfish)
Fish Tagging
Fish Trapping
Laboratory setting
Shellfish sampling
Spawner surveys
On-water sampling
Other work
* 9. Select the answer below that best describes your experience with Microsoft Word 2007.
Beginner (little or no experience, but interested and willing to learn)
Developing (working knowledge)
Skilled (working knowledge, uses software frequently)
Expert (exceptional knowledge, recognize as expert user)
* 10. Select the answer below that best describes your experience with Microsoft Acess 2007.
Beginner (little or no experience, but interested and willing to learn)
Developing (working knowledge)
Skilled (working knowledge, uses software frequently)
Expert (exceptional knowledge, recognize as expert user)
* 11. Select the answer below that best describes your experience with Microsoft Excel 2007.
Beginner (little or no experience, but interested and willing to learn)
Developing (working knowledge)
Skilled (working knowledge, uses software frequently)
Expert (exceptional knowledge, recognize as expert user)
* 12. Select the answer below that best describes your experience accurately entering data and
information into computer applications.
I have little or no experience, but I am interested and willing to learn
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I have a working knowledge of this function, but do not perform this function frequently
I have performed this function frequently.
I have performed this function daily
* 13. What type of boat(s) have you operated? Please check all that apply.
Drift boat
Pontoon
Raft
Skiff
Sailboat
Outboard/inboard propeller
Outboard/inboard jet
Commercial fishing vessel
I do not have experience operating a boat
* 14. Do you posseses a Washington State Boaters card or its’ equivalent?
Yes No
* 15. What class of water do you have experience operating a boat on? Please check all that
apply.
Estuary ( e.g., Grays Harbor)
Inland Sea (e.g., Puget Sound)
Lake
Ocean
River
I don’t have experience operating a boat
* 16. Select the type of field sampling experience you have. Please check all that apply.
Angling (e.g., Set lining, Long lining)
At-sea observing
Broodstock collection
Creel or Port Sampling
Deploying minnow traps
Electrofishing
Night netting
Sediment/Sand
Seining (e.g., beach or purse)
Smolt trapping
Snorkeling
Spawning ground surveys
Trawling
I do not have experience in field sampling
* 17. Select the type of biological sampling techniques you have performed. Please check all
that apply.
Anesthetizing
Biopsies
Blood plasma collection
Collection of age structures (fins, otoliths, scale sampling, vertebrae)
CWT identification/reading/extraction
Dissection
DNA Sampling
Field surgeries
Fish handling and measuring
PIT tag detection
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Snout collection
Tissue preserving
I do not have experience in biological sampling
* 18. Select the type of adult tagging you have experience in. Please check all that apply
FLOY
Disc
PIT
Radio
Jaw tags
Operculum punching
I do not have with adult fish tagging
* 19. Select the type of juvenile fish tagging that you have experiencce in. Please check all that
apply.
Acoustic
CWT
Dye
Elastomer
Fin-marks
PIT
Radio
I do not have experience in juvenile fish tagging
* 20. Select the type of survey that you have experience conducting. Please check all that
apply.
Carcass
Clam and Oyster
Crab
Creel
Port or fisheries sampling
Redd
Seining
Setline survey
Shrimp
Trawl survey
I do not have survey experience
* 21. Select the juvenile and/or larval fish trapping and collecting technique(s) that you have
experience setting up and maintaining. Please check all that apply.
Egg collection mats
Incline Plane Scoop
Nets or other entanglement gear
Plankton net
Rotary Screw
Weirs
I do not have experience trapping juvenile fish
* 22. Select the adult fish trapping technique(s) that you have experience setting up and
maintaining. Please check all that apply.
Cages
Dam sorting facilities
Entanglement methods (e.g., including gill netting)
Entrapment methods (e.g., including seining)
Fish ladders
Hook and line methods (e.g., angling, jig lines, snag lines, long lines and set lines)
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Hatchery sorting facilities
Longlines
Pots
Trawling
Weirs
I do not have experience trapping or collecting adult fish
* 23. Select the fish and /or shellfish which you have work experience identifying. Please check
all that apply.
Clams
Crab
Estuarine
Freshwater non-salmonids
Invasive
Lamprey
Marine (e.g., bottom fish)
Salmonids
Shrimp
Smelt
Sturgeon
Trout
I do not have experience identifying fish and/or shellfish
* 24. Have you completed and passed a college level chemistry course?
Yes No
* 25. Do you have working knowledge of all aspects of the coded-wire tag process?
Yes No
* 26. If you have anwsered yes to #25, please describe.
* 27. Do you have working knowledge and use of CWT Electronic Detection Equipment?
Yes No
* 28. Do you have at least 1 year of professional work experience in a laboratory setting?
Yes No
* 29. Do you have any experience in a microbiological laboratory?
Yes No
* Required Question