Outdoor Jobs in Wisconsin

2 listings are live on WildWork as of November 2, 2026. 2 state their pay and 0 include housing.

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Yes. Under s. 29.512, Wis. Stats., no one may be paid to guide, direct or assist another person in hunting, fishing or trapping without a DNR guide license. New applicants file form 9400-019: $40 for residents and $100 for nonresidents, and you must be at least 18. The nonresident license covers fishing only. All guide licenses run the calendar year, January 1 to December 31.

Guiding sport trolling for trout or salmon on outlying waters, which include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Green Bay, requires an Outlying Water Sport Trolling license: $100.25 for residents, $400.25 for nonresidents, age 18 or older. You also need a Coast Guard operator’s license to carry paying passengers. Guiding other species, or casting and jigging for trout and salmon, on those waters takes the regular guide license instead.

The 2026 to 2027 general inland season opened May 2, 2026 and runs through March 7, 2027. Inland musky also opened May 2 statewide, with harvest open through December 31, 2026 and no separate Northern Zone season anymore; Great Lakes and boundary water musky seasons are unchanged. Inland trout runs April 4 to October 15, 2026, and a catch-and-release lake sturgeon season runs on select waters from June 6, 2026 through March 7, 2027.

The DNR, whose foresters and forestry technicians hold the majority of Wisconsin’s wildland firefighting duties alongside forestry field work. Jobs can be seasonal, limited term or full-time. Wisconsin firefighters must pass a moderate work capacity test: walking two miles with a 25-pound pack in under 30 minutes. Spring is the most critical fire season. Federal fire jobs are listed on USAJOBS.