Agronomy Manager pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32006076
- Class code
- 32006076
- Pay group
- NC19
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agronomy Manager is $67,122 to $117,465 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32006076.
- 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 07/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial, administrative and technical work involving the development, design and direction of a statewide research and service program in Soil Test or Plant, Waste and Solution Analysis in the Agronomic Services Division in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA & CS). Positions plan, develop, evaluate, and monitor program goals to meet the department's research, reporting and service objectives. Positions provide advanced technical support for their respective programs by managing the collection and study of soil samples, plant, waste and solution samples, establishing a scientific database for these samples. These analyses are used to make recommendations on management strategy, the utilization of farm, municipal and industrial waste, irrigation water and hydroponic solutions for profitable crop production.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the methods, procedures, and practices used in the investigation of criminal offenses, as well as Division field operations, case management policies, the judicial and legal system of NC and local law enforcement policies, procedures and practices, fugitive operations, and anti-crime initiatives. Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of soil chemistry; plant, waste, and solution analysis; fertilizers; and crop and soil management Thorough knowledge of analytical techniques involved in soil testing or plant, waste and solution analysis Intermediate knowledge of environmental conditions and agricultural practices in the State Ability to plan, direct and sup ...
Minimum qualifications
Doctoral degree in agronomy, agricultural science, horticultural science, soil science, plant nutrition, crop science or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in advisory, experimental or educational aspects of plant nutrition or soil management; 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.