Commodity Grader II pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000060
- Class code
- 32000060
- Pay group
- NC05
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Commodity Grader II is $33,902 to $59,327 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000060.
- 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 08/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled grading work in the marketing of agricultural commodities in grading complex commodities or grader-in-charge work in the Marketing Division, North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Employees perform work in one of the following roles: skilled grading of a variety of complex products such as new poultry products; grader-in-charge work and/or training personnel in a poultry or shell egg plant, or fruit and vegetable, peanut or grain station; working as a relief terminal market grader; or a closely related set of duties. Skilled grading work includes working with a wide variety of graded products and/or packs for multiple contract specifications. Grader-In-Charge duties include program coordination with plant management, completion of required reports, and the training and supervision of permanent and/or temporary personnel.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of USDA standards, principles, and procedures for grading agricultural commodities in the area of assignment. Considerable knowledge of commodity processing procedures and sanitation standards as applied to the determination of a grade. Working knowledge of equipment calibration and use in the area of assignment. Ability to recruit, train, and supervise employees in sample pulling, grading procedures, and equipment use. Ability to make uniform and constant decisions in assigning and certifying commodity grades. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with plant management, producers, shippers, receivers, co-workers, and others. Ability to complete required ...
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of closely related work experience including one year of experience in grading the commodities of the plant or station to which assigned; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Related work may include commodity grading, farming, quality control, working in a processing plant in the area of assignment, food service, grocery, and manufacturing.
Special requirements
Ability to obtain licensure by USDA for commodities grader; possession of a valid state driver's license. <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.