Agricultural Technician I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000046
- Class code
- 32000046
- Pay group
- NC01
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agricultural Technician I is $31,200 to $48,810 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000046.
- 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 basic research support work in an agricultural research environment. Duties involve working with field crops, horticultural crops, soil, and/or animals in a laboratory or field setting. Responsibilities with crops may include the routine calibration, operation, and maintenance of equipment as well as general facilities maintenance responsibilities. Employees perform a variety of routine tasks in the growth of crops; assist in the layout of plots; apply special spray treatments, chemicals, or fertilizers; harvest crops; and collect and record data. Responsibilities with animals may include observing for disease; performing routine treatments for injured or sick animals; recording data regarding breeding dates, births, weight, and health condition; feeding; and/or milking dairy cows.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Ability to operate equipment pertaining to the work area. Ability to read and understand labels on chemical containers. Ability to follow safety procedures. Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Minimum qualifications
Demonstrated ability to perform the work as described. <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.