Gary Dietrich Wildlife Apprentice

Gary Dietrich Wildlife Management Apprenticeship 

Title:  Gary Dietrich Wildlife Management Apprentice 

Location: Pinewood, SC

Terms: Full-time 

Starting Date: April 2026

Salary: $7.25-$8.00 

Requirements:  Degree related to Wildlife Management

About:

 The Gary Dietrich Wildlife Management Apprentice  Program is a 2-year program designed to train the next generation of land management professionals who will make a large-scale positive impact on Wildlife Management. 

 Candidates who have completed an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree can come to learn hands-on wildlife, fisheries, and natural resource management skills. Through the implementation of a quality curriculum, expert instructors, and a host of industry and landowner partners, we are equipping apprentices with the training and on-the-job experience needed to provide quality wildlife management on public and private lands. 

This program is a great place to kick-start your career. Through SCWA and our partners, we have successfully placed one hundred percent of our Apprentices in desired wildlife management jobs.

Experience Opportunities:

Wildlife Management 

• Planting and maintaining crops
• Pesticide applicator training
• Sprayer calibration
• Duck pond management and construction
• Trapping  nuisance animals
• Tractor/Equipment maintenance
• Planter /Grain drill set up
• Quality deer management
• Prescribed burning training
• Early release quail management
• Pond fisheries management
• Wood duck nest box maintenance 

Hospitality 

• Hunt Operation Management (Duck,Deer,Quail,Turkey, Dove and Pheasant tower shoots)
• Accounting and Budgeting
• Food Service Management
• Sporting Clays Course Design and Management 

Other Skills 

• Basic Welding/Fabricating
• Basic Carpentry
• Basic HVAC
• Basic Electrical
• Basic plumbing
• Surveying 

Benefits:

First-Year Apprentice Rate: $7.25 per hour.

Second-Year Apprentices' Rate: $8.00 per hour.

Other: 

• Housing and Utilities
• On-site transportation
• Dog Kennels 

All apprentices can earn an additional $6,500 by guiding duck hunters participating in the SCWA duck hunt program. Upon completion of the program, each participant will have an impressive resume. SCWA is also dedicated to helping graduates find jobs in their desired wildlife careers.

 To learn more about SCWA and our programs, please visit SCWA.org. If you are interested in our Apprentice Program, please contact Jonathan Patrick (jonathan@scwa.org).