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Idaho Fish and Game

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Fish and Game employees are dedicated to conservation of Idaho's wildlife. We offer a wide-range of employment opportunity around the state.

Come work for us!

Are you interested in a career of a lifetime with a premier natural resource agency that has a highly skilled staff who are dedicated to preserving, protecting, perpetuating, and managing Idaho's fish and wildlife? If this is your passion, come work for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG). We are committed to creativity, innovation, and excellence as we cultivate opportunities for our customers to engage with our natural resources and become resource stewards for future generations. Our staff is dedicated to our mission, committed to our team, and they know how to balance work/life commitments, all while loving the work that they do. We hire for a wide range of statewide employment that include permanent/classified and temporary/seasonal positions. IDFG can be that lifetime fulfilling career choice. View our current job postings in the tables listed below and apply now.

Classified Positions

Job Title Location Application Period Sort ascending
Senior Utility Craftsman Nampa - Until Filled
Fisheries Biologist (3 current openings) Statewide -
Fish Culturist Statewide -

Temporary Positions

Job Title Location Application Period Sort ascending
Wildlife Technician - Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel Crew McCall -
Customer Service representative 1 Boise -
Research Data Technician - Fisheries Salmon -
Fisheries Technician (8-month; benefited) Salmon -
Lead Fisheries Technician - Fish Screen and Habitat Program-Salmon Salmon -
Fisheries Technician – Rotary Screw Traps & Electrofishing Salmon -
Fisheries Data Technician - Sawtooth Fish Hatchery Stanley -
Fisheries Biological Aide - Sawtooth Fish Hatchery Stanley -
Fisheries Biological Aide - Sawtooth Fish Hatchery Stanley -
Fisheries Biological Aide - Niagara Springs Fish Hatchery Wendell - Until Filled
Research Data Technician - Fisheries Jerome -
Fisheries Technician (8-month; benefitted) Jerome -
Biological Aide - Fisheries (2 positions) Jerome -
Fisheries Biological Aide - Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene -
Fisheries Technician - Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene -
Fisheries Technician (8-month Rotary Screw Trap Tender – 2 positions) Salmon -
Fisheries Technician – McCall Resident Fish Management (5 Months) McCall -
Fisheries Technician (8-month Snorkel Crew Lead) Salmon -
Fisheries Technician– McCall Resident Fish Management (8 Months; Benefited) McCall -
Fisheries Biological Aide (11 positions) Salmon -
Fisheries Research Technician Coeur d'Alene - Until Filled
Fisheries Technician - Habitat Program Salmon -
Fisheries Biological Aide - McCall Snorkel Crew (5 Positions; 3 Months) McCall -
Fisheries Technician –Rotary Screw Trap Tender McCall (5 Months: 2 Positions) McCall -
Fisheries Technician –Snorkel Crew Leader and Rotary Screw Trap Tender McCall (8 Months; Benefitted) McCall -
Fisheries Technician – Big Creek Rotary Screw Trap Tender McCall (8 Months; Benefitted) McCall -
Fisheries Technician- Rotary Screw Trap Tender and Access Technician McCall (8 Months; Benefitted) McCall -
Fisheries Technician – Assistant Snorkel Crew Leader Nampa -
Fisheries Technician – Rotary Screw Trap Tender - Stanley, ID (3 positions available) Nampa -
Fisheries Technician – Rotary Screw Trap Tender/Hatchery Technician (3 positions available) Nampa -
Fisheries Biological Aide – Snorkel Crew (4 positions available) Nampa -
Fishery Technician- Crooked River Steelhead Monitoring and Evaluation Study/South Fork Clearwater Spring Chinook Broodstock Trap Tender (2 positions available) Lewiston -
Fishery Technician- Potlatch River Steelhead Monitoring and Evaluation Project (3 positions available) Lewiston -
Fish Hatchery Biological Aide - Pahsimeroi May - Until Filled
Fish Hatchery Benefitted Biological Aide - Pahsimeroi May - Until Filled
Fisheries Technician - Pahsimeroi Fish Hatchery May - Until Filled
Range Technician Coeur d'Alene - Until Filled
Wildlife Technician (Habitat)-Housing Provided Cambridge -
Wildlife Technician Pocatello - Until Filled
Fisheries Technician - Idaho Steelhead Monitoring and Evaluation Study Lewiston -
Research Data Technician (1) - Hayspur Fish Hatchery Bellevue -
Fisheries Biological Aide – Lewiston Anadromous Snorkel Crew (3 Positions) Lewiston -
Wildlife Technician (1) Pocatello -
Fish Hatchery Biological Aide Bellevue - Until Filled
Fisheries Technicians – Snake and Salmon River Mainstem Smolt Traps (3 Positions) Lewiston -
Mechanic General Repair Lewiston - Until Filled

In accordance with Executive Order #2009-10, all newly hired employees will be subject to the E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification Program established by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to aid employers in verifying employment eligibility. Our participation in the E-Verify Program does not exempt us from the obligation to complete a Form I-9 for everyone we hire.

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibiting discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email ada.coordinator@dhr.idaho.gov.

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.