Fish Hatchery Intern

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Announcement:

Please remember to attach the required documents listed in this announcement.

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• References

Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume. This position closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on March 29, 2026. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site.

Special Information:

Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association).

A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation.

Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply.

Undergrad I Suggested majors Fisheries, Aquaculture, Forestry or Wildlife

No housing will be provided with this position.

Start date is 5/11 /26 End date 8/14/26

Specific Job Information:

This will include rearing, feed training, feeding, pond draining, fish enumeration, sampling, stocking, grounds keeping. We raise and deliver fish for the publicly fished waters of Montana. This is a warm, cool and cold-water hatchery that raises Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Fathead Minnow, Yellow Perch, Rainbow trout and Pallid Sturgeon.

You will assist the staff of the Miles City Fish Hatchery in the day-to-day operations of the hatchery, to include outdoor pond, raceway and indoor hatchery tasks. This internship will also include ground-keeping tasks and duties around hatchery grounds.

Outdoor pond tasks to include, but not limited to pond fertilizing, fry stocking, water quality analysis, pond observations, pond draining, fingerling collection and fingerling stocking in Montana.

Outdoor raceway tasks include but are not limited to daily raceway cleaning and feeding of fish species, bi-weekly sampling, inventory of fish, fish crowding, splitting and stocking of fish species in Montana.

Indoor hatchery tasks include but are not limited to daily tank cleaning and feeding of fish species, bi-weekly sampling, inventory of fish, moving of fish species to different tanks or outdoor raceways and stocking of fish species in Montana. The intern will gain hand on experience in Fish Culture techniques, dealing with fish eggs, fry, fingerlings and catchable species.

Grounds-keeping tasks to include, but are not limited to mowing, weed eater use and pulling, tree and shrub removal, ground clearing, and general upkeep of the facility and grounds.

Other duties may include data entry and analysis, help other hatcheries and fisheries crews when needed with tasks to complete program objectives, and vehicle/equipment maintenance and upkeep.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):

Needs to be actively enrolled in a college. Undergrad I Suggested majors Fisheries, Aquaculture, Forestry or Wildlife.