Industrial Hygiene Consultant pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000982
- Class code
- 32000982
- Pay group
- NC16
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Industrial Hygiene Consultant is $57,983 to $101,470 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000982.
- 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 class inspect for, anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control health and safety hazards in an occupational and community setting. Health and safety hazards cover a wide range of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic stressors. Assignments are the result of requests for assistance from industrial officials. Positions also conduct special studies of particular occupational health hazards. Positions work in a wide variety of industries with a wide variety of health hazards. Positions perform conduct site evaluations, detect hazards, evaluate severity of hazards, and recommend control measures. Positions plan and perform special studies of the more widespread or dangerous hazards. Position evaluates and recommends control measures for unique hazards. Inspection techniques and existing control measures often not sufficient.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of introductory statistics. Working knowledge of organic and inorganic chemistry. Working knowledge of biochemistry. Basic understanding of physiology. Working knowledge of industrial toxicology. Considerable knowledge of industrial processes, potential health hazards, and control equipment and methods. Thorough knowledge of industrial hygiene sampling techniques. Ability to explain hazardous situations to industrial officials, and to convince them of potential danger to employees.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in industrial hygiene, occupational safety & health, biology, chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive experience in industrial hygiene inspections: 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.