Employee Benefits

Love nature? Get paid to help protect Missouri's natural resources. Employee benefits within MoDNR.

Working for the Department of Natural Resources provides benefits to the state of Missouri, its citizens and fulfills a calling for our employees. Our employees receive the following benefits:

  • 15 to 21 days - Annual Leave Per Year - (accrual based on years of state service)
    • 0 - 10 Years = 15 days / year
    • 10 - 15 Years = 18 days / year
    • 15+ Years = 21 days / year
  • 15 days - Sick Leave Per Year
  • 12 Paid Holidays
    • (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Lincoln Day, Washington's Birthday, Truman Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Deferred Compensation
  • State Retirement Plan
  • Missouri Cafeteria Plan
  • Vision Service Plan
  • Dental Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Missouri Saving for Tuition (MO$T) Program
  • Potential Tuition Reimbursement
  • Training