Missing Persons Specialist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000532
- Class code
- 32000532
- Pay group
- NC11
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Missing Persons Specialist is $45,431 to $79,504 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000532.
- 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 assigned to the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons (NCCMP). The NCCMP serves as the state's central repository for information regarding missing children and adults and works with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as victims' families, to locate missing persons and reunite them with their families. The employee works with other state missing persons/children clearinghouses. Employee serves as North Carolina's NC AMBER and Silver Alert Coordinator. Position is responsible for establishing the contact and interaction protocol for victims' families, local and state government officials, volunteer organizations, attorneys, as well as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Position actively pursues grants to fund programs related to missing persons.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of North Carolina juvenile and custody, laws and investigative techniques related to missing person cases. Working knowledge of state and local services available to parents, children and families of missing persons. Working knowledge of search and rescue methods, techniques and procedures. Ability to conduct investigations, write reports clearly and concisely. Ability to analyze information from a variety of sources and draw fact-based conclusions. Ability to train and evaluate the work of others. Ability to perform duties and responsibilities under pressure or in a crisis situation. Ability to communicate effectively in oral or written form. Ability to establish and maint ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in human services discipline or criminal justice from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in counseling, crisis intervention, victim services, social work or law enforcement; 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.