Meat & Poultry Insp Director pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000990
- Class code
- 32000990
- Pay group
- NC20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Meat & Poultry Insp Director is $70,478 to $123,336 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000990.
- 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
This is professional, administrative and technical work directing the comprehensive regulatory program of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Division within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA & CS). The division enforces state and federal laws designed to ensure that meat and poultry products sent into the market are wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled. This position is responsible for the oversight and implementation of federal and state meat and poultry regulations in all state inspected and custom exempt facilities in North Carolina. This position formulates and manages operational policies, procedures, and programs, including short and long-range goals and priorities for inspection program activities. The position evaluates and oversees division budget to maximize fiscal responsibility while accomplishing the division's public health mission.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, rules, policies and principles as they relate to the sanitary production of meat and poultry products. Considerable knowledge of public health issues associated with the production of meat and poultry products. Considerable knowledge of food science microbiology. Working knowledge of personnel administration and practices. Skill in the interpretation, application and enforcement of government rules and regulations as they apply to the slaughter of food animals and the processing of meat and poultry products. Skill in the monitoring and research of industry, technology, and regulatory changes to determine program goals and priorities. Abil ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree with a major in food science, food technology, or related field and five years of experience in governmental regulatory meat and poultry inspection or food safety/inspection programs, including two years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of training 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.