Agricultural Compliance Officer I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000916
- Class code
- 32000916
- Pay group
- NC10
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agricultural Compliance Officer I is $43,267 to $75,718 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000916.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
Food Compliance Role This is professional, technical, and regulatory work in assuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to foods and dairy products. Employees participate in coordinating laboratory assignments and field inspection activities associated with this regulated industry. Responsibilities include coordination and monitoring of Federal-State cooperative programs, investigation of consumer complaints, and conducting surveys of products prior to establishment of compliance policy. Responsibilities also include evaluation of inspection and laboratory analysis reports, review of product labels, coordination of embargoes with inspection personnel, review of proposed regulations affecting the compliance program, and gathering back ground information used to develop compliance policy.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations that govern the manufacture, storage and distribution and sale of food. (Food Compliance Role) Knowledge of food products, processing techniques and equipment, and inspection procedures. (For Food Compliance Role) Knowledge of regulatory analytical procedures for various types of food products. (Food Compliance Role) Ability to maintain accurate records, gather and analyze documentary evidence, and to prepare oral and written reports.
Minimum qualifications
Food Compliance Role: Bachelor's degree in chemistry, microbiology, food science, or a related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in food and/or dairy industry, research or compliance work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Feed Compliance Role: Bachelor's degree in animal science, poultry science or related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in animal production, feed manufacturing or other feed related industry, research or compliance work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.