Cardiology Technician pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000583
- Class code
- 32000583
- Pay group
- MH01
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Cardiology Technician is $31,200 to $46,348 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000583.
- 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 skilled technical work in the performance and initial interpretation of exercise stress testing, electrocardiograms and vectorcardiograms. The electrocardiogram is a measurement of voltage and time reflecting the electrical activity of the heart, whereas the vectorcardiogram is used in relation to the EKG to expand electrocardiographic interpretation. The cardiograms preclude any detailed diagnostic screening for each patient. Technicians connect leads from electrocardiograph to electrodes, apply and observe electrical output, manipulate selector switch to secure tracing of electromotive variations and action of specific areas of the heart muscle. Work requires the employees to schedule patients for their particular tests; provide basic instruction to patients and clinicians; perform holter monitor tracings or stress tests; and provide initial test interpretations to clinicians.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of procedures, techniques, and equipment in electrocardiographic tests. General knowledge of the maintenance and operation of EKG testing equipment. General knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology, and disease, and electrocardiographic interpretation. Skill in the operation of electrocardiographic scanning and/or exercise stress testing equipment and vectorcardiograms. Ability to process EKG tracings and operate specialized diagnostic equipment. Ability to gain the confidence and cooperation of patients. Ability to instruct patients and residents in the diagnostic tests performed as well as their interpretation.
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and one year of experience in related hospital work and one year of on-the-job training in electrocardiography; 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.