Minimum Qualifications for DEC Job Titles
The following is a partial list of job titles that exist in the Department of Environmental Conservation and includes the current minimum qualifications for the title. These pages are used for general information purposes only and are updated only when we actively recruit for a job opening.
***These are NOT job openings***
Do not submit a resume or job application based on the following links. Unsolicited resumes and applications will not be considered. Please note that minimum qualifications are subject to change.
Current job vacancies can be found on the Listing of Job Vacancies page.
DEC Titles A-C
- Accountant Aide
- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant 1
- Administrative Assistant 2
- Administrative Specialist 1/ Trainee 1 & 2
- Administrative Specialist 2
- Affirmative Action Administrator 2
- Agency Safety and Health Director 2
- Agency Safety and Health Representative 2
- Air Pollution Meteorologist 1
- Air Pollution Meteorologist 2
- Air Pollution Meteorologist 3
- Assistant Architect
- Assistant Commissioner for Public Protection and Emergency Response
- Assistant Director Division of Marine Resources
- Assistant Director Fish and Wildlife
- Assistant Director, Division of Operations
- Assistant Director, Forest Ranger Services
- Assistant Engineer (Civil) / Engineer Trainee
- Assistant Engineer (Electrical)/Engineer Trainee
- Assistant Engineer (Environmental) / Engineer Trainee
- Assistant Engineer (Mechanical/HVAC)
- Assistant Environmental Program Director
- Assistant Geologist/Geologist Trainee
- Assistant Land Surveyor 2
- Assistant Land Surveyor 3
- Assistant Office Services Manager
- Assistant Public Information Officer
- Assistant Purchasing Agent
- Assistant Research Scientist
- Assistant Superintendent of Construction
- Associate Accountant
- Associate Administrative Analyst
- Associate Attorney
- Associate Budgeting Analyst
- Associate Counsel
- Associate Director Human Resources 2 Labor Relations
- Associate Director Human Resources 3
- Associate Engineering Research Editor
- Associate Industrial Hygienist
- Associate Librarian
- Audiovisual Production Specialist
- Auditor 1
- Bacteriologist Marine
- Biologist 1 Ecology
- Biologist 1 Wildlife
- Biologist 1 Aquatic
- Biologist 1 Marine
- Biologist 2 Aquatic
- Biologist 2 Ecology
- Biologist 2 Marine
- Biologist 2 Wildlife
- Biologist 3 Aquatic
- Biologist 3 Ecology
- Biologist 3 Marine
- Biologist 3 Wildlife
- Biologist 4 Marine
- Biologist 4 Aquatic
- Biologist 4 Ecology
- Biologist 4 Wildlife
- Business Systems Analyst 1
- Business Systems Analyst 2
- Business Systems Analyst 3 (Environmental Conservation)
- Campgrounds Program Coordinator
- Campgrounds Program Manager
- Campgrounds Program Supervisor
- Captain Fisheries Research Vessel
- Carpenter
- Chief Environmental Conservation Police Officer
- Chief Lifeguard
- Chief, Bureau of Air Research
- Climate Policy Analyst 1
- Climate Policy Analyst 2
- Climate Policy Analyst 3
- Communications Equipment Specialist
- Communications Equipment Specialist
- Communications Operator
- Communications Technician 1
- Compliance Specialist 1
- Compliance Specialist 2
- Conservation Operations Supervisor 1
- Conservation Operations Supervisor 2
- Conservation Operations Supervisor 3
- Conservation Operations Supervisor 4
- Construction Equipment Operator
- Contract Management Specialist 1
- Contract Management Specialist 2
- Contract Management Specialist 3
DEC Titles D-G
- Deputy Commissioner for Justice and Equity
- Director - Division of Law Enforcement
- Director - Division of Operations
- Director - Forest Ranger Services
- Director of Human Resources 5
- Director of Internal Audit
- Director, Climate Policy Analysis
- Director, Division of Mineral Resources
- Director, Financial Administration 5
- Energy Conservation Technical Specialist
- Environmental Analyst 1
- Environmental Analyst 2
- Environmental Analyst 3
- Environmental Analyst 4
- Environmental Chemist 1
- Environmental Chemist 2
- Environmental Chemist 3
- Environmental Education Assistant
- Environmental Educator 1
- Environmental Educator 2
- Environmental Educator 3
- Environmental Engineering Technician 1
- Environmental Engineering Technician 2
- Environmental Engineering Technician 3
- Environmental Impact Examiner
- Environmental Program Director
- Environmental Program Specialist 1
- Environmental Program Specialist 1 (Natural Resources)
- Environmental Program Specialist 2
- Environmental Program Specialist 2 (Natural Resources)
- Environmental Program Specialist 3
- Environmental Program Specialist 4
- Environmental Radiation Specialist 1
- Environmental Radiation Specialist 2
- Environmental Radiation Specialist 3
- Equal Opportunity Specialist 1
- Facility Operations Assistant 1
- Facility Operations Assistant 2
- Fish Culturist 1
- Fish Culturist 2
- Fish Culturist 3
- Fish Culturist 4
- Fish Culturist 5
- Fish Culturist 6
- Fish and Wildlife Technician 2
- Fish and Wildlife Technician 3
- Food Inspector 1
- Food Inspector 2
- Forest Ranger 1
- Forest Ranger 3
- Forester 1
- Forester 2
- Forester 3
- Forester 4
- Forestry Technician 1
- Forestry Technician 2
- Forestry Technician 3
- Graphic Designer 1
- Graphic Designer 2
DEC Titles H-J
- Head Account Clerk
- Head Clerk Personnel
- Human Resources Specialist 1
- Human Resources Specialist 2
- Human Resources Specialist 2 Labor Relations
- Human Resources Specialist 3 Labor Relations
- Investigator 1
- Investigator 2
- Junior Superintendent of Construction
DEC Titles L-N
- Laboratory Equipment Designer
- Laboratory Equipment Designer Electronics
- Laboratory Specialist 1 Marine
- Laboratory Specialist 2 Marine
- Laboratory Technician
- Land Surveyor
- Landscape Architect
- Legal Assistant 1
- Legal Assistant 2
- Maintenance Assistant
- Maintenance Assistant (Sign Fabrication)
- Maintenance Supervisor 1
- Maintenance Supervisor 1 (Fish Hatchery)
- Maintenance Supervisor 1 (Marine Equipment)
- Maintenance Supervisor 1 (Motor Equipment)
- Maintenance Supervisor 2 (Motor Equipment)
- Maintenance Supervisor 3 (Motor Equipment)
- Major Environmental Conservation
- Managing Editor, New York State Conservationist
- Mined Land Reclamation Specialist 1
- Mined Land Reclamation Specialist 2
- Mined Land Reclamation Specialist 3
- Mineral Resources Specialist 1/Mineral Resources Specialist 2
- Mineral Resources Specialist 3
- Mineral Resources Specialist 4
- Mineral Resources Specialist 5
- Mineral Resources Technician 1
- Mineral Resources Technician 2
- Minority Business Specialist 1
- Minority Business Specialist 2
- Motor Equipment Manager 1
- Multimedia Production Program Manager
- Multimedia Production Program Specialist 1
- Multimedia Production Program Specialist 2
DEC Titles O-T
- Office Assistant 1
- Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding)
- Office Assistant 1 (Stores/Mail)
- Office Assistant 2
- Office Assistant 2 (Calculations)
- Office Assistant 2 (Customer Service)
- Office Assistant 2 (Keyboarding)
- Office Assistant 2 (Stores/Mail)
- Office Assistant 3
- Office Assistant 3 (Calculations)
- Office Assistant 3 Human Resources
- Office Machine Operator
- Office Services Manager
- Payroll Examiner 2
- Payroll Examiner 3
- Payroll Examiner 4
- Pesticide Control Specialist 1
- Pesticide Control Specialist 2
- Pesticide Control Specialist 3
- Principal Accountant
- Principal Drafting Technician (Mechanical)
- Principal Economist
- Print Equipment Operator 1 (Digital)
- Print Equipment Operator 1 Digital
- Professional Engineer 1 (Civil)
- Professional Engineer 1 (Electrical)
- Professional Engineer 1 (Environmental)
- Professional Engineer 1 (Mechanical/HVAC)
- Professional Engineer 2 (Civil)
- Professional Engineer 2 (Electrical)
- Professional Engineer 2 (Environmental)
- Professional Engineer 3 (Civil)
- Professional Engineer 4 (Environmental)
- Professional Geologist 1
- Professional Geologist 2
- Professional Geologist 3
- Program Aide
- Project Assistant
- Project Coordinator
- Project Director
- Project Manager 3
- Public Information Assistant (Digital Content)
- Public Information Specialist 1
- Public Information Specialist 1 (Digital Content)
- Public Information Specialist 2 (Digital Content)
- Public Participation Specialist 1
- Public Participation Specialist 2
- Public Participation Specialist 3
- Public Participation Specialist 4
- Radio Engineer
- Real Estate Officer 1
- Real Estate Officer 2
- Real Estate Specialist 1
- Real Estate Specialist 2 Conservation
- Regional Director Environmental Conservation
- Regional Supervisor of Natural Resources
- Research Scientist 1 (Biology)
- Research Scientist 2
- Research Scientist 3
- Research Scientist 4
- Research Scientist 5
- Sanitary Construction Inspector 2
- Senior Accountant
- Senior Administrative Analyst
- Senior Attorney
- Senior Budgeting Analyst
- Senior Drafting Technician (Architectural)
- Senior Engineering Research Editor
- Senior Industrial Hygienist
- Senior Laboratory Equipment Designer
- Senior Laboratory Equipment Designer Electronics
- Senior Laboratory Technician
- Senior Land Surveyor
- Senior Librarian
- Senior Natural Resources Planner
- Senior Radio Dispatcher
- Senior Superintendent of Construction
- Service & Repair Assistant (Motor Equipment)
- Service & Repair Mechanic (Electronics)
- Service & Repair Mechanic (Motor Equipment)
- Special Assistant
- Supervising Environmental Impact Examiner
- Supervisor Agency Accounts
- Supply Assistant
- Trades Generalist
- Trades Specialist (Sign Fabrication)
- Trades Supervisor (Sign Fabrication)
- Training Specialist 1
- Training Specialist 2
