Agricultural Research Superintendent III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000045
- Class code
- 32000045
- Pay group
- NC20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agricultural Research Superintendent III is $70,478 to $123,336 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000045.
- 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
This is administrative and supervisory work in directing a wide variety of field crops, horticultural crops, trees/plants, and/or animal activities on a medium to large-size research station in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Employees manage and coordinate the activities of a research station or field laboratory used for conducting a wide variety of agricultural research and/or teaching projects; and employees determine amount and type of crops to be produced for animal feed, the appropriate agricultural practices and crop rotation schedules.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of modern methods of agriculture as applied to diversified and extensive research or general agricultural operations. Considerable knowledge of the principles of animal husbandry and modern methods of dairy operations; of fertilizer requirements for a variety of crops and soil types and appropriate uses of a variety of other agricultural chemicals; of the feeding, testing, breeding and general care of animals specific to the facility; and of the symptoms, nature and treatment of common plant and animal diseases and illnesses. General knowledge of safety laws, rules and regulations. Ability to plan, direct, and supervise the work of technical and non-technical employees; to ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in animal science, crop science, horticulture science, or a related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressive experience in general agricultural management, agricultural research, or agricultural education; 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.