Agricultural Technician II pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000047
- Class code
- 32000047
- Pay group
- NC02
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agricultural Technician II is $31,200 to $51,249 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000047.
- 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 04/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled research support work in an agricultural research environment. Duties involve working with field crops, horticultural crops, and/or animals in a laboratory or field setting. Employees may function as lead workers in the area of assignment which involves assigning and reviewing the work of subordinates, training staff, and participating in short and/or long-range planning with the supervisor. Employees may perform pregnancy checks; conduct artificial insemination procedures; identify and mark animals at birth; inoculate animals against diseases; treat injured or sick animals; record a variety of research data; transport animals; perform surgical procedures to remove sample tissue for analysis; and/or perform routine laboratory testing.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
General knowledge of livestock care and management; planting, cultivating, or harvesting crops; or basic laboratory practices. Ability to operate equipment pertaining to the work area. Ability to read and understand complex labels on chemical containers. Ability to follow safety procedures. Ability to follow written and oral instructions. Ability to plan and assign work, train employees, and evaluate their work. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with employees, researchers, and project leaders. Ability to understand and follow research protocol or laboratory standard operating procedures.
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and one year of experience in the general care and management of animals or crops, or laboratory experience; 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.