How to Become a Warden

October 30, 2008

Question: Are wardens hiring now? If so, how does someone apply? How much education is required? (James S. USMC, Al Taqaddum, Iraq)

Answer: Yes, wardens are being hired, right now! The application deadline is Nov. 7, 2008. DFG is hiring for the Academy class which starts in Jan. 2010. See www.dfg.ca.gov/enforcement/career for more information about becoming a warden and what a warden does, including a new video DFG produced to illustrate many of the job functions that many people don’t realize wardens do. Wardens must have the equivalent of two years (60 semester units) of college with 18 semester units in the biological sciences, police science or law enforcement, natural resources conservation, ecology or related fields.