Ready to earn your badge and join the ranks of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s specialized law enforcement officers?
Where adventure and mission meet.
Wildlife Managers (Arizona’s Game Wardens) are commissioned officers whose duties include conserving and protecting Arizona’s wildlife resources for generations to come. The next application period is May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025. The Department will contact you if you are selected to move forward in the hiring process. If you are not selected to move forward, then you will not be contacted.
Learn about becoming a Wildlife Manager, arizona’s game warden!
A unique and adventurous career offering a great degree of flexibility in arranging how, when and where you work. By managing Arizona’s diverse wildlife and habitats, you could experience this beautiful state – from deserts, forests and mountains to rivers, lakes and streams. Becoming a Wildlife Manager allows you to work in locations where most people only dream of vacationing!
A Wildlife Manager position with the Arizona Game and Fish Department is a field-oriented, commissioned officer position whose duties include conserving and protecting Arizona’s wildlife resources for generations to come.
Minimum qualifications
- 21 years of age
- U.S. citizen
- Bachelor’s Degree in a wildlife science or closely related field from an accredited college or university
- Arizona drivers license, or ability to obtain one
- Pass AZ POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) medical exam including full physical, drug screening, hearing and vision tests
- Physical fitness
Hiring process, selection process and testing
Duties, compensation and training
Duties, compensation and training details
An equal opportunity, reasonable accommodations employer, the Arizona Game and Fish Department complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you need accommodation in the employment process or this document in an alternative format, please contact our office at (602) 789-3326 or TTY 1-800-367-8939 prior to the closing date of the job in which you are interested. The Arizona Game & Fish Department is responsible for managing Arizona’s fish and wildlife resource as an enduring public trust. In addition, the Department is charged with promoting safe and responsible use of watercraft and off-highway vehicles. Funding is provided from the sale of licenses and permits; watercraft registration fees; federal excise taxes on firearms, fishing equipment, boats, and other sporting goods; State lottery revenues; donations on State income tax forms; and various contracts and grants. Department policy is set by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, whose five members are appointed by the Governor. We stand in support of equality for and advancement of all people based on their qualifications and actions alone without regard to color, gender, age, religion, national origin, or disability.
Contact us with questions
Ryan Randall
Law Enforcement Training Coordinator
rrandall@azgfd.gov
Milani Barron
Human Resources Staffing Manager
mbarron@azgfd.gov
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