Meat & Poultry Insp II pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000992
- Class code
- 32000992
- Pay group
- NC10
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Meat & Poultry Insp II is $43,267 to $75,718 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000992.
- 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 10/2018.
What the state says the job is
Positions in this class oversee a full-range of inspections in slaughtering and/or processing operations in larger and/or more complex commercial facilities. Positions are responsible for ensuring proper food safety inspection coverage of all departments and processes; and checking and verifying records and reports of sanitation inspections, samplings, net weights, formulations, temperature requirements and accurate labeling for a wide variety of raw and ready-to-eat meat/poultry products using restrictive and non-restrictive food additives. Positions serve as the immediate liaison between plant management including the plant's quality control section and plant supervisors, the assigned inspectors, and other NCDA contacts. Positions provide the necessary interpretation and consultation concerning both new and established USDA and NCDA rules and regulations, and ensures compliance.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to meat slaughter operations and meat/poultry processing operations. Working knowledge of the principles of food safety, particularly as they apply to the meat and poultry food industry. Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing with plant management, other inspection personnel, which requires proficiency in the English language. Demonstrated ability to work in the vicinity of live animals and in direct contact with meat and poultry products derived from cattle, swine, sheep, goats, ratites, chickens and turkeys. Ability to work independently, without constant direct supervision. Computer skills to compose ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of related experience in the meat and poultry inspection work; or High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and five years of experience in the inspection, production, management or sale of meat and/or poultry; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Successful completion of required Meat and Poultry Inspection Training Programs. <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.