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CPW Hatchery Technician III—Chalk Cliffs Hatchery - Onsite

State of Colorado

Chaffee County, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Aug 2026

💰 $74,484/yr($51,360/yr – $74,484/yr)

About the role

Posting number: PMA 00226 08/26

Department: Department of Natural Resources

Division: Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Job classification: Technician III

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Administrative Assistant, Building & Safety, Building Maintenance, Clerical & Data Entry, Facility Management, Accounting and Finance, Sanitation, Trades, Parks and Recreation, Land Use, Parks, Urban Forestry, Natural Resources, Maintenance, Purchasing, Construction Maintenance, Customer Service, Project Management, Grounds & Landscaping, Forestry, Communications, Building & Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance, Construction Trades, Wildlife, Geographic Information Systems

Summary

Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

Medical and Dental plans
Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Employee Wellness programs
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts
11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
Our Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.

This work unit exists to produce 500,000-600,000 10 inch rainbow trout for distribution to public waters throughout Colorado according to the approved stocking schedule.

Examples of duties

This position exists to perform various functions related to sustaining a proper biological environment to produce and distribute aquatic wildlife. The position makes precise biological and environmental assessments, and ascertains and sustains proper water quality.

Fish Culture
Produce 550,000-600,000 10” trout by anticipating and manipulating the rearing environment to include: nutrition and feeding, sorting and moving fish, picking eggs, counting, weighing, reading, spawning, hatching eggs, cleaning rearing areas, and record keeping.

Fish Distribution
Annually distributes 550,000-600,000 live trout statewide by loadi