Hatchery Technician (Fish and Wildlife Technician)

Salem, OR Full Time

Job Details

As a Fish and Wildlife Technician (Hatchery Technician) at the Cole M. Rivers Fish Hatchery in Trail, Oregon, you will perform fish culture duties to meet production goals, maintain equipment, grounds, buildings, and perform other assigned duties. Duties include:
 

  • Fish rearing
  • Fish liberations
  • Handling of hatchery and wild adult brood stock
  • Incubation and egg handling
  • Water systems maintenance and operations
  • Preventative and/or corrective maintenance using hand tools and power equipment
  • Operate special equipment including pickup trucks, lawn tractors, generators, fish pumps, hydraulic lifts, gas and electric power tools, fork lifts, farm tractors with attachments
  • Repair, construct or manufacture special tools, equipment, and/or structures (for fish culture use)
  • Record keeping
  • Meet and communicate with the public

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: Fish and Wildlife Technician

Option 1: Eighteen months of fish culture (care of fish) experience. Six months of fisheries, fish screens, wildlife or related habitat work experience will count toward fish culture (care of fish) experience

Or

Option 2: An Associate's degree in Fisheries Technology, Aquaculture or Aquarium Science;

Note: A higher-level degree in Fisheries Science or a closely-related degree with at least 45 quarter (30 semester) hours of biological/ecological coursework will substitute for the Associate's degree.

Minimum Qualifications: Fish and Wildlife Technician Entry Option

Minimum qualifications are not established for this classification (there are no minimum qualifications). Previous related experience is desirable.

Desired Attributes
 

  • Experience with fish culture in a hatchery setting
  • Experience working with eggs and fry
  • Experience handling adult fish
  • Experience operating and maintaining electronic or mechanical equipment
  • Experience with water systems and maintenance
  • Welding experience
  • Carpentry experience
  • Plumbing experience

Contact Information

State of Oregon



https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Trail--ODFW--Cole-M-Rivers-Fish-Hatchery/Cole-Rivers-Hatchery-Technician--Fish

Application Deadline  9/22/2026

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Trail--ODFW--Cole-M-Rivers-Fish-Hatchery/Cole-Rivers-Hatchery-Technician--Fish-and-Wildlife-Technician-_REQ-206413/apply


Post Date: 9/15/2026 8:52:37 AM
Closing Date: 9/22/2026 12:00:00 AM