Aquarium Assistant Director pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000739
- Class code
- 32000739
- Pay group
- NC14
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Aquarium Assistant Director is $52,592 to $92,036 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000739.
- 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 professional work assisting in directing a public educational aquarium and educational pier. Employees plan, develop, implement and manage aquatic specimen collections, care and display programs; scientific, biological, zoological and botanical programs and exhibits; the research and conservation programs; and the habitat, tank and other facility operations that ensure safety and compliance with all applicable rules. Employees are responsible for development of budgets, policies, longrange planning goals, animal collection planning, and the overall physical plant operation of the aquarium. Employees are responsible for the collection exhibition policy and adherence to its natural habitat philosophy. Work may include ensuring that building and grounds facilities and equipment are properly designed, installed, operated and maintained.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough technical knowledge in areas such as biology, zoology, botany, ichthyology, biochemistry, nutrition, husbandry, animal science and management and basic aquatic veterinary science. Ability to manage facility operations, including life support systems, building support systems, exhibit design, building maintenance, contract negotiation and management, and purchasing. Ability to supervise and communicate effectively orally and in writing. Ability to provide technical and scientific leadership.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in marine science, biology, zoology, or other natural science from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience at an aquarium, museum, zoo or related facility; 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.