Department of Fish and Game

Current Exams

Bookmark this page and check it regularly to keep track of the current DFG exams. This is your key to the door to permanent State Employment with the Department of Fish and Game (DFG).

Click on an exam title below to download the exam bulletin PDF file.

To apply for DFG exams, submit a Standard State Application Form (STD 678) postmarked no later than the final filing date. Mail exam applications to: Department of Fish and Game, Attn: Exam Unit, P.O. Box 944209, Sacramento, CA  94244-2090.

Open Exams

These exams are open to everyone.

If you have already taken and passed the Fish and Game Warden Cadet examination and would like information on the hiring process please go to:
www.dfg.ca.gov/enforcement/career/faq.aspx#10

Transfer Exams

These exams are open only to current DFG employees who meet the requirements to laterally transfer to these positions.

Promotional Exams

These exams are open only to current DFG employees.

C.E.A. Exams

These exams are for top-level administrative positions. To be eligible, you must be a State civil service employee with permanent civil service status or who previously had permanent status in the State civil service; or be a current or former employee of the Legislature, with two or more consecutive years as defined in Government Code Section 18990; or be a current or former no-elected exempt employee of the Executive Branch with two or more consecutive years (excluding those positions for salaries are set by statute) as defined in Government Code Section 18992; or be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991.
More information regarding the C.E.A. application process

Apply for as many exams for which you are interested and qualified.  To see if you meet the minimum qualifications for entrance into an exam check the exam title(s) listed above.  Bulletins announcing an upcoming exam for a specific classification are typically released three to four weeks prior to the final filing date for the exam. 

To obtain information for the hearing-impaired about exams being given by DFG, please contact the California Relay Service for Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD) at (800) 735-2929 or (800) 735-2922 (voice TDD).

If you apply and are accepted to take a DFG exam, study the material listed on the bulletin under "Scope of Examination" as that is the subject matter from which the exam is based.