Correctional Food Service Manager III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001074
- Class code
- 32001074
- Pay group
- NC11
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Correctional Food Service Manager III is $45,431 to $79,504 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001074.
- 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
Employees in this class manage a large scale food operation, which serves between 2,000 and over 4,000 meals per day. Employees direct the preparation and serving of food to inmates at the largest, most complex correctional facilities. Work involves the supervision of staff and inmates and the performance of responsibilities in all phases of food management. The prison facilities where these employees work typically have: more than fifty inmate workers assigned to the kitchen, restrictive housing, medical acuity inmates, large numbers of therapeutic and religious diets, and produce and feed kosher meals. These facilities may have: a processing unit, death row, a school lunch program, and off site feeding, such as to a lower custody level, jail, or to other off site locations.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment used in large-scale cooking, food service activities, food service management techniques and health regulations to ensure proper food preparation, storage and sanitation of the food service section. Thorough knowledge of the accepted principles and practices of nutrition and dietary requirements for a variety of therapeutic and religious diets and appropriate substitutions. Working knowledge of basic criminal attitudes and behavior patterns of persons in custody and factors underlying criminal behavior. Skill in the use and care of firearms and proper restraint methods and techniques. Ability to make quick, effective, and reasonable ...
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and six years of experience in institutional food preparation and food services, in management of a commercial food service operations, or three years as a Correctional Food Service Supervisor; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission. <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.