Marine Welder pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000836
- Class code
- 32000836
- Pay group
- NC09
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Marine Welder is $41,206 to $72,113 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000836.
- 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 are assigned work performing acetylene and electric arc welding on marine vessels operated by the Ferry Division. Welding is required to ensure hull maintenance and repair, and is also necessary to permanently fuse metal parts of machinery and equipment on certified vessels. Work involves examining parent metals and alloys in order to determine their strength and properties, and determining the amount of heat to be applied. Work is characterized by requirements for close tolerance welding and for welding in a variety of physical positions. All welding work performed on certified vessels requires review and approval by U.S. Coast Guard Inspectors. Quality of welding work on non-certified vessels is reviewed by the Marine Hull Supervisor.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of the principles and methods of oxygen acetylene brazing and electric arc welding. Working knowledge of the heating properties of a variety of alloys and parent metals. Working knowledge of U.S. Coast Guard regulations pertaining to welding on steel vessels. Ability to weld in overhead, flat, horizontal, and vertical positions. Ability to work and follow oral and written directions. Physical strength to move relatively heavy objects.
Minimum qualifications
High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Special requirements
3G welding certification. Ability to pass a fitness for duty test post offer. <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.