Agricultural Program Specialist III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000035
- Class code
- 32000035
- Pay group
- NC15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agricultural Program Specialist III is $55,221 to $96,639 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000035.
- 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 12/2020.
What the state says the job is
Agricultural Related Activities/Program This is professional and administrative work in planning and directing agricultural related services. Work examples may include environmental, energy/biofuels, small farms, aquaculture, commodity grading, marketing development, food and drug regulatory among others. Instructions are broad and generally set overall program purpose. Within that purpose, employees develop and implement their respective programs which may impact the operations of all divisions in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or a large number of agribusiness operations throughout the state. The employee monitors program developments and provides input into policy development.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Agricultural Related Activities/Program (i) Thorough knowledge of the agribusiness industry in North Carolina. (ii) Considerable knowledge of the occupational field to which assigned. (iii) Thorough knowledge of State and Federal regulatory and service programs in the area to which assigned. (iv) Thorough knowledge of the programs and services of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (v) Ability to plan and implement complex programs. (vi) Ability to promote the agriculture industry and products. (vii) Ability to develop departmental positions on proposed rules of regulations impacting on the department or the agribusiness community. (viii) Ability to establish and maintain ef ...
Minimum qualifications
Agricultural Related Activities/Program: Bachelor's degree in an agricultural field or a field related to the area of assignment from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in the planning, analysis, or administration of agriculturally related programs in the public or private sectors; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Meat & Poultry Inspection Programs: Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of related experience in meat and poultry inspection operations; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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.