Probation/Parole Field Training Officer pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001128
- Class code
- 32001128
- Pay group
- NC10
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Probation/Parole Field Training Officer is $43,267 to $75,718 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001128.
- 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 01/2025.
What the state says the job is
This professional work, performed as Officers of the Court, functions as a lead Probation and Parole Officer with responsibility for training and supervising new Probation and Parole Officers. Positions in this class train Officers to: manage a diverse caseload; use supervision and counseling techniques suitable to offenders with a wide variety of sanctions to direct and motivate them to meet and complete their probation or parole commitment; conduct risk/needs assessments to provide the court with recommendations regarding the offenders' suitability for community-based supervision sanctions; and communicate with a variety of court, law enforcement, and treatment officials. Positions primarily work with new hires in the field; however, office, court, Department of Public Safety, and institutional facility locations also apply.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of court procedures; law enforcement agencies, officials, and their operational procedures Thorough knowledge of structured sentencing, criminal law, and statutory guidelines Thorough knowledge of community corrections, probation, parole, and post-release Thorough knowledge of criminal behavior, relapse cycle, family and group dynamics, intervention, and prevention techniques Thorough knowledge of characteristics of various socio-economic populations and community resources Thorough knowledge of interviewing and supportive/crisis counseling, job recruitment and placement techniques Ability to supervise, train, and mentor Probation/Parole Officers and ability to plan, assig ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience as a North Carolina Probation/Parole Officer. There is no equivalency for the four- year degree requirement based on N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.
Special requirements
Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission. <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.