Agricultural Program Technician II pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000039
- Class code
- 32000039
- Pay group
- NC06
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agricultural Program Technician II is $35,596 to $62,294 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000039.
- 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 07/2024.
What the state says the job is
Nematology Positions provide leadership to other lower-level technicians (Agricultural Program Technician I) by acting as a technical advisor in the extraction and identification of plant parasitic nematodes. They direct daily activities, execute quality control measures, and provide ongoing training for lower-level technicians. Through their daily oversight, they ensure the maintenance of the North Carolina nematode specimen collection and serve as a technical lead on molecular diagnostic testing with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis to analyze PCR results. Positions perform other highly skilled tasks to process research and regulatory samples and participate in the development of new laboratory procedures. Positions perform work independently under the supervision of the laboratory supervisor.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Nematology (i) Thorough knowledge of nematode taxonomy and morphology (ii) Thorough knowledge of principles, procedures, and techniques of nematode extraction (iii) Technical skill in the operation of microscopes, centrifuges, balances, and other laboratory equipment (iv) Ability to visually identify and count plant parasitic nematodes under microscopic examination which requires good vision, a high degree of manual dexterity, and hand-eye coordination (v) Ability to understand, follow, and explain instructions which relate to the identification of nematodes and other laboratory processes, including extraction methods (vi) Ability to keep written records of analysis performed and the results ...
Minimum qualifications
Nematology: Associate degree in a biological science, horticulture, soil science, plant science, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of general laboratory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience Seed Analysis: Associate degree in horticulture, horticulture technology, or a closely related degree and three years of experience in the analysis of seeds; 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.