He began his career while still a student, since 1969 working as a literary employee in the editorial office of the newspaper "Radyanske Zhittya" in the city of Kitsman, Chernivtsi region.

From 1978 to 1984, he worked at the Novo-Ustyinsky secondary school in the Khabarovsk Krai, where he taught literature and Russian, and at the same time served as deputy director.

[3] On 3 February 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Pechyony as the acting governor of the Magadan Oblast, in connection with the resignation of Nikolay Dudov.

About 15% of voters voted for the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergey Ivanitsky, 6.5% for Aleksandr Plotnikov (LDPR), and 4.5% for Eduard Schubert (A Just Russia).

[12] In 2016, a criminal case was initiated against a resident of Magadan, who criticized Governor Pechyony during a public inspection of the quality of houses built.