Air Operations Supervisor I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000747
- Class code
- 32000747
- Pay group
- NC20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Air Operations Supervisor I is $70,478 to $123,336 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000747.
- 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 supervisory and administrative work in managing and coordinating the flight operations and maintenance of an aviation operation using fixed and/or rotary wing aircraft. Positions are engaged in a variety of mission flights including but not limited to: point to point passenger flights, forest fire suppression, forest health assessment, photogrammetry, and search and rescue. Positions may also function as assistant to the head of flight and air operations. Positions supervise, plan, direct, review and evaluate the work of subordinates; interview and recommend applicants for vacant positions; provide and evaluate onthe-job and outside training; counsel and administer limited discipline to subordinates; and develop and make adjustments to methods, procedures, schedules, assignments and priorities.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations, and State Statutes governing the operation and maintenance of aircraft. Thorough knowledge of air navigation and of single and multi-engine fixed and/or rotary-wing aircraft capabilities and performances. Thorough knowledge of flight planning, meteorology, forest fire behavior and firefighting techniques, and aircraft maintenance requirements. Ability to pilot single and multi-engine fixed and/or rotary wing aircraft in all weather conditions. Ability to supervise and evaluate the work of pilots and aircraft mechanics, and to establish and maintain effective working relation ...
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and a minimum of 1500 hours of flight time in a closely related type of aircraft and/or type of mission, along with a minimum of five years related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and directly related experience.
Special requirements
Certification as a FAA commercial or airline transport pilot in airplanes and/or rotorcraft and possession of a FAA Class II Medical Certificate. May also require ratings in multi-engine (land), instrument flying, and others as designated. <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.