Location: Various areas around the state of North Dakota*
Salary: $13.50 to $18.75 per hour – based on college credits and experience
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Status: Temporary, Seasonal
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Job Duration
Positions are generally 40 hours per week and 3 months in duration. 4 positions will be available for the 2026 season.
Seasonal employees attending a North Dakota college or university may be eligible for a scholarship. Restrictions apply.
A Fish and Game Warden, or Wildlife Officer, enforces laws related to hunting, fishing and boating. Their duties include patrolling wildlife areas, investigating complaints and protecting wildlife.
Fish and Game Wardens are law enforcement officials who specifically deal with fishing, hunting and boating laws. Their responsibility is to protect and manage wildlife in specific areas against activities like poaching through investigations, collecting evidence and citing offenders. This outdoor job involves patrolling lakes, wetlands, beaches, deserts, forests and backcountry areas.
The enforcement seasonal worker will assist district game wardens with various day to day activities. Activities include, but are not limited to, boat safety inspections, calls for service from the public, equipment maintenance, educational programs, and aquatic nuisance species inspections.
Applicants must be accepted to, enrolled at, or a recent graduate of a college or university. Students should be in good academic standing. Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds and possess a valid driver’s license. Must be at least 18 years old on their start date.
Basic skills/knowledge required for these positions include the ability to work alone with limited supervision, learn to operate equipment with minimal training, ability to operate boats and OHVs, and the ability to represent the department in a professional manner. Individuals must be capable of working long, irregular hours outdoors, weekends, holidays and under adverse weather conditions.
Requires satisfactory completion of a criminal background check.
Preference will be given for:
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Positions available at Dickinson, Riverdale, Devils Lake and Jamestown. Applicants will be asked to specify their preferred location as well as other locations applicants are willing to work in. Please indicate these locations in the application process to be considered for employment in these districts.
Applications must be completed by 11:59pm on the posted closing date.
For information about the position or for persons needing accommodation or assistance in the application or interview process, contact Chief Game Warden Scott Winkelman at 701-328-6324 or email at swinkelman@nd.gov
For troubles or questions about applying on the online system, contact recruiter@nd.gov.
The North Dakota Game & Fish Department makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant's ability to compete in the recruitment and selection process or with an employee's ability to perform essential duties of the job. It is the applicant's responsibility to make known any needs for accommodation.
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.
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