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OSHA Consultant Safety pay range

State of North Carolina · class code 32002777

$63,927 to $111,871 per year$63,927$111,871MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $87,899 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of North Carolina

Class code
32002777
Pay group
NC18
Pay unit
Year
State
North Carolina

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 09/2023.

What the state says the job is

Safety Consultants evaluate and provide technical assistance for the full range of occupational areas covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and its subsequent amendments. Employees are the single consultant in a geographic territory covering several counties or in large metropolitan areas requiring one or more consultants. Employees coordinate with management and employee representatives in evaluating safety procedures in employment facilities such as manufacturing workplaces, construction, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services, wholesale trade, retail trade, agriculture, finance, insurance and real estate, business, professional, repair, health services, recreation, and other services, as well as State Government, local government, and municipal jurisdictions.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Intermediate knowledge of the interpretive application of federal and state occupational safety standards and regulations promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Intermediate knowledge of the operational procedures utilized in subject occupational areas Ability to provide consultative services on occupational safety to all levels of management, including collective organizations, with confidence, consistency, and tact Ability to maintain an overview of standards application on a state-wide basis in researching proposed variances, to develop well-founded recommendations in support or denial of such requests, and to prepare concise written documentation of field resear ...

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial management or technology, industrial arts, industrial engineering, engineering operations, occupational safety and health, biology, public health, chemistry, or a closely related curriculum and five years of experience in occupational safety inspections; or Completion of an associate degree or two-year technical institute course in industrial safety and health technology, industrial management technology, manufacturing engineering technology, industrial engineering technology, or a closely related curriculum and six years of experience in occupational safety inspections; or High school and eight years of occupational safety experience incl ...

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.

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