Department of Fish and Game

Seasonal Jobs

The seasonal jobs below are ordered by location:

Northern Region

North Central Region

Bay Delta Region

Central Region

South Coast Region

Inland Deserts Region

Marine Region
(entire California coast)

Map of DFG Regions -- Link to Regional Information Northern Region North Central Region Bay Delta Region Central Region South Coast Region Inland Deserts Region Marine Region
For a list of the counties assigned to each region,
see www.dfg.ca.gov/regions.

The following positions are being advertised for interested applicants on a seasonal basis.  State Civil Service eligibility is not required.  Please contact hiring authority for details about specific job listings.  Please send a State of California job application (form 678) directly to the contact person listed in the job ad (unless otherwise noted). Applications must be submitted for each job opening for which you are interested and will not normally be held on file after the position is filled. So please check this site for updates, and apply each time you see openings for which you are interested and qualified.  For general job qualifications, see our job specifications link.

By law, public assistance recipients under the CALWORKS program who meet the minimum qualifications will have priority consideration in hires for Seasonal Aid and Seasonal Clerk vacancies.

Northern Region

  • (no listings)

North Central Region

  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 05/15/08
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20 - $13.34 / Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Sacramento
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 04/24/08
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.58 - $13.34 / Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Sacramento, with travel to San Luis Obispo County, for the Biogeographic Data Branch
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 04/04/08
    Starting Date: June 2008
    Pay: $11.58/Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Ranch Cordova
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 07/23/07
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.58/Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Sacramento, Red Bluff/Chico
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)

  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 07/18/07
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $9.44/hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 07/11/07
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20 minimum/hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Nimbus Hatchery
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)

Bay Delta Region

  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 12/3/2007
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20-12.46/Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Stockton office, with field work in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Estuary
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 04/27/07
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20/Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Sacramento-San Joaquin including San Francisco Bay area and uper Sacramento River (to Colusa)
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 07/12/07
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20/Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Sacramento-San Joaquin and lake Davis area
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)

Central Region

  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 5/5/2008
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.58 /Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Fresno, with travel throughout Central Region
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 2/14/2008
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20 /Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Camp Roberts near Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo County)
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)

South Coast Region

  • (no listings)

Inland Deserts Region

  • FISH & WILDLIFE SEASONAL AID Posting Date - 5/13/2008
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $9.44 /Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Hot Creek Hatchery, Mammoth Lakes (Mono County)
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)
  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 1/7/2008
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20 /Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Winchester (Riverside County)
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)

Marine Region

  • SCIENTIFIC AID Posting Date - 3/28/2008
    Starting Date: Immediately
    Pay: $11.20 /Hour
    Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled
    Location: Los Alamitos (Orange County)
    Opportunity Bulletin (PDF)

The Department of Fish and Game is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering equal opportunity to all regardless of sex, race, religion, ancestry, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

California State Application Form (STD 678) is required when applying for DFG examinations or vacancies.