Hydrologic Technician

Geological Survey; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

You will serve as a Hydrologic Technician within the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center located in Billings, MT. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 10 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

Salary GS-05 $40,736 (step 1) - $52,957 (step 10) First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Major duties include measurements of stage and discharge, data reviews, equipment maintenance, and data

Qualifications

• Experience performing routine measurements of stage and discharge in the field.
• Ability to review gage-height data and verify methods and calculations.
• Familiarity with hydrologic instrumentation and data management.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine measurements of stage and discharge under various field conditions.
• Review data and plots to verify accuracy of measurements and computations.
• Install, maintain, service, and troubleshoot sensing and communications equipment.
• Enter and analyze surface-water and water-quality data using databases and spreadsheets.

Skills

Field measurements

Data review

Hydrologic instrumentation

Data entry

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Graphics software

Job description

Open: August 31, 2026 — Closes: September 17, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a Hydrologic Technician within the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center located in Billings, MT. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 10 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Salary GS-05 $40,736 (step 1) - $52,957 (step 10) First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Major Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Performs routine measurements of stage and discharge under various field conditions using established, standardized methods. Reviews gage-height data and discharge measurements to verify methods and computational accuracy and plots hydrographs to compare records. Installs, maintains, services, and troubleshoots sensing, recording, communications equipment, and instrumentation. Assists in establishing vertical and horizontal datums using established electronic forms and procedures. Enters, retrieves, edits, and analyzes basic surface-water, groundwater, and water-quality data using databases, spreadsheets, and graphics software. Maintains current and accurate files supporting data stored in USGS databases. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.