Mine Safety & Health Representative pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000997
- Class code
- 32000997
- Pay group
- NC11
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Mine Safety & Health Representative is $45,431 to $79,504 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000997.
- 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
Position is responsible for inspection, training, consultative and regulatory work in the enforcement of health and safety standards, the state's labor laws, and the Department of Labor's regulations governing the mining industry. Consultants have authority to independently shut down operations. Work is administered under Chapter 74-24.1 through 74-24.20 and the rules and regulations of Chapter 95, Section 11(e) & (f) of the North Carolina General Statutes. The General Statutes give the Mine & Quarry Bureau jurisdiction over all occupational safety and health laws, rules and regulations in relation to the mining operations in North Carolina. Positions inspect a variety of mining operations working to assist in eliminating serious injuries and fatalities. Positions also provide training in the handling and use of explosives for any requesting industry.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the technical operations and accepted safety and health practices in mining, safety and health laws and standards and training regulations governing the mining industry. Working knowledge of operations involved in the processing of minerals. Work requires complete understanding of training methods for all levels of education and skills. Basic knowledge in the use of computer equipment.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in geology, mining or geological engineering, or related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of related mining work; High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and five years of progressive experience in mining; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Special requirements
Current NC Driver's License is required. <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.