Agriculture Emergency Program Specialist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000925
- Class code
- 32000925
- Pay group
- NC15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agriculture Emergency Program Specialist is $55,221 to $96,639 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000925.
- 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
Employees in this class work to protect human, animal and plant health, preserve consumer confidence, direct response and recovery activities for agricultural related emergencies, events and catastrophes in an assigned region of the state. Agricultural related emergencies include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, domestic or foreign animal diseases, bioterrorism or biological/chemical/radiological impacts to agricultural infrastructure or related food supply. Employees conduct threat and hazard assessments, develop and maintain emergency response plans, and perform consultative and coordinative services to aid local, state, federal and non-governmental organizations in emergency mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities as it pertains to agriculture.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of State and Federal regulations or guidelines pertaining to agricultural commodities, emergency planning and response, and public health and general knowledge of the services provided by governmental and non-governmental agencies applicable to emergency planning and response activities. Working knowledge of the Incident Command System, and related incident management principles and procedures. Basic knowledge of epidemiologic principles, investigations, and surveillance to include State and Federal regulations pertaining to the control and eradication of animal and plant diseases Intermediate organizational skills related to group activities / efforts, ability to coordinate disast ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in agriculture, agri-business, science, biology, safety, emergency management or related field, and two years of experience in emergency management response or animal health related field; 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.