Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

33-3031 Fish and Game Wardens

Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.

National estimates for Fish and Game Wardens
Industry profile for Fish and Game Wardens
Geographic profile for Fish and Game Wardens

National estimates for Fish and Game Wardens:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Fish and Game Wardens:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
6,530	0.4 %	$ 28.78	$ 59,860	0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Fish and Game Wardens:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 15.00	$ 22.26	$ 28.61	$ 35.00	$ 41.01
Annual Wage (2)	$ 31,200	$ 46,300	$ 59,500	$ 72,800	$ 85,300

Industry profile for Fish and Game Wardens:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Fish and Game Wardens are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Fish and Game Wardens, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Fish and Game Wardens:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	6,180	0.29	$ 29.10	$ 60,530
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	360	0.01	$ 23.27	$ 48,410

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Fish and Game Wardens:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	6,180	0.29	$ 29.10	$ 60,530
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	360	0.01	$ 23.27	$ 48,410

Top paying industries for Fish and Game Wardens:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	6,180	0.29	$ 29.10	$ 60,530
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	360	0.01	$ 23.27	$ 48,410

Geographic profile for Fish and Game Wardens:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Fish and Game Wardens are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Fish and Game Wardens, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of fish and game wardens by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Fish and Game Wardens:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	700	0.08	1.71	$ 14.10	$ 29,320
Texas	460	0.04	0.80	$ 35.96	$ 74,790
New York	360	0.04	0.90	$ 33.39	$ 69,440
Tennessee	350	0.11	2.54	$ 33.97	$ 70,650
California	290	0.02	0.37	$ 41.18	$ 85,650

Map of location quotient of fish and game wardens by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fish and Game Wardens:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Maine	180	0.30	6.79	$ 28.97	$ 60,250
South Dakota	120	0.28	6.38	$ 24.37	$ 50,700
West Virginia	100	0.15	3.44	$ 24.13	$ 50,190
Arkansas	170	0.14	3.18	$ 25.43	$ 52,900
Delaware	60	0.14	3.08	$ 26.94	$ 56,030

Map of annual mean wages of fish and game wardens by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Fish and Game Wardens:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	290	0.02	0.37	$ 41.18	$ 85,650
Washington	100	0.03	0.67	$ 38.89	$ 80,900
New Jersey	50	0.01	0.27	$ 38.44	$ 79,940
Hawaii	70	0.12	2.62	$ 38.11	$ 79,260
Iowa	120	0.08	1.85	$ 36.50	$ 75,910

Map of employment of fish and game wardens by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Fish and Game Wardens:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	110	0.08	1.74	$ 13.59	$ 28,260
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	90	0.01	0.22	$ 32.22	$ 67,010
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	90	0.12	2.65	$ 24.94	$ 51,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	80	0.03	0.69	$ 17.04	$ 35,450
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	70	0.07	1.62	$ 38.83	$ 80,760
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	60	0.06	1.31	$ 30.60	$ 63,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	50	0.01	0.24	$ 39.63	$ 82,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	50	0.02	0.38	$ 30.24	$ 62,900
St. Louis, MO-IL	50	0.03	0.79	$ 33.01	$ 68,650
Knoxville, TN	40	0.10	2.21	$ 31.82	$ 66,190

Map of location quotient of fish and game wardens by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fish and Game Wardens:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	90	0.12	2.65	$ 24.94	$ 51,870
Knoxville, TN	40	0.10	2.21	$ 31.82	$ 66,190
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	40	0.08	1.90	$ 34.36	$ 71,460
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	110	0.08	1.74	$ 13.59	$ 28,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	70	0.07	1.62	$ 38.83	$ 80,760
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	60	0.06	1.31	$ 30.60	$ 63,650
Jacksonville, FL	40	0.05	1.19	$ 13.81	$ 28,720
St. Louis, MO-IL	50	0.03	0.79	$ 33.01	$ 68,650
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	30	0.03	0.70	$ 42.69	$ 88,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	80	0.03	0.69	$ 17.04	$ 35,450

Map of annual mean wages of fish and game wardens by area, May 2022

Top paying metropolitan areas for Fish and Game Wardens:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	30	0.03	0.70	$ 42.69	$ 88,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	50	0.01	0.24	$ 39.63	$ 82,420
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	70	0.07	1.62	$ 38.83	$ 80,760
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	40	0.01	0.27	$ 36.19	$ 75,260
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	40	0.08	1.90	$ 34.36	$ 71,460
St. Louis, MO-IL	50	0.03	0.79	$ 33.01	$ 68,650
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	30	0.01	0.26	$ 32.67	$ 67,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	90	0.01	0.22	$ 32.22	$ 67,010
Knoxville, TN	40	0.10	2.21	$ 31.82	$ 66,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40	0.01	0.29	$ 31.38	$ 65,260

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Fish and Game Wardens:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	90	0.72	16.25	$ 13.44	$ 27,960
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	80	0.42	9.59	$ 29.27	$ 60,890
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	70	0.50	11.23	$ 33.20	$ 69,050
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	70	0.17	3.96	$ 24.53	$ 51,030
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	60	0.93	21.06	$ 27.98	$ 58,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fish and Game Wardens:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	60	0.93	21.06	$ 27.98	$ 58,200
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50	0.77	17.51	$ 22.46	$ 46,710
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	60	0.76	17.21	$ 27.50	$ 57,200
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	90	0.72	16.25	$ 13.44	$ 27,960
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	60	0.66	15.01	$ 20.64	$ 42,920

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Fish and Game Wardens:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30	0.16	3.59	$ 37.55	$ 78,090
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40	0.21	4.75	$ 37.25	$ 77,480
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40	0.15	3.47	$ 37.19	$ 77,360
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	40	0.27	6.16	$ 34.19	$ 71,120
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	30	0.19	4.28	$ 34.15	$ 71,020

About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023