Assistant State Forester pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000048
- Class code
- 32000048
- Pay group
- NC22
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Assistant State Forester is $75,925 to $148,054 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000048.
- 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 09/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and technical supervisory work in directing multiple statewide forestry programs of the highest level of diversity, scope, dynamics, and complexity through the establishment of goals and objectives to meet program and/or departmental requirements. Employees are responsible for planning work operations, establishing and maintaining a budget, and monitoring work output to ensure that goals and/or compliance objectives are met. Supervision of the assigned programs is affected by continual changes in federal or state laws and regulations resulting in periodic major changes in program emphasis or goals. Employees have complete responsibility for the success of the multiple assigned forestry programs in the state. Employees are operationally independent and receive no higher-level technical supervision in their program area.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and administration of the forestry program to which assigned Thorough knowledge of departmental philosophies and policies concerning the administration of a forestry program Thorough knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the forestry program to which assigned Ability to plan, develop and administer a statewide program of consultative and regulatory services Ability to assess fiscal, personnel and other program needs and to recommend and support appropriate actions to higher-level management Ability to handle the more difficult technical problems encountered by subordinates Ability to supervise employees and develop ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in forestry from a Society of American Foresters (SAF) accredited institution and eight years of experience in a forestry program to include two years of supervisory experience; or registered by the North Carolina Board of Registration for Foresters and eight years of professional post-registration experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Those not registered at the time of hire must obtain registration as a Forester from the NC Board of Registration for Foresters within one year of employment. <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.