Gas Pipeline Safety Officer pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000977
- Class code
- 32000977
- Pay group
- NC16
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Gas Pipeline Safety Officer is $57,983 to $101,470 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000977.
- 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
Positions in this classification enforce the safety regulation of the natural gas pipeline industry following the federal and state safety regulations in an area of the state pertaining to the engineering, construction, extension, operation, and maintenance of natural gas pipeline systems and facilities and consult with gas pipeline system operators on maintenance, construction, and operational problems. In addition, employees are responsible for conducting investigations of accidents involving gas pipeline or facilities. Work is performed under the supervision of the Gas Pipeline Safety Manager.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of the principles and practices of civil, corrosion, and mechanical engineering as applied to the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline systems and facilities. Working knowledge of gas pressure-volume-temperature relationships. Working knowledge of the maintenance requirements of natural gas pipeline systems. Working knowledge of the materials, equipment, and parts used in natural gas pipeline construction. Working knowledge of the techniques used in gas pipeline construction.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related engineering field from an appropriately accredited institution; or Associate's degree in construction management, industrial maintenance technology or mechanical engineering technology, civil engineering technology, or related engineering technology field from an appropriately accredited institution and two (2) years of progressive experience in the operation or maintenance of gas pipeline systems; or High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of progressive experience four (4) years of progressive experience in the operation or maintenance of gas pipeline systems; or an equivalent combinat ...
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.