Publ Hlth Laboratory Asst Director pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000666
- Class code
- 32000666
- Pay group
- MH22
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Publ Hlth Laboratory Asst Director is $95,752 to $157,990 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000666.
- 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
This is technical and administrative work assisting in directing the state public health laboratory. Employee, as assistant director, coordinates and supervises the scientific work of all sections of the laboratory division, and advises and assists the director on personnel, planning, and other administrative matters arising in the laboratory. Responsibilities include serving with full authority to act as director of the laboratory in the latter's absence. Employee consults with local health directors, sanitarians, engineers, physicians, and others on the interpretation of results obtained from the examination of various specimens submitted to the laboratory for examination. Work is evaluated in terms of the employee's effectiveness in providing technical supervision of laboratory activities, and in providing administrative assistance to the director.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the principles, methods, materials, and procedures applied in public health laboratory technology. Thorough knowledge of the basic principles and procedures of biochemistry, bacteriology, and related field as applied to medical diagnostic work. Thorough knowledge of the application and interpretation of departmental administrative policies and procedures related to the laboratory division. Thorough knowledge of the literature and recent developments in the field of medical technology. Ability to supervise the work of a large professional, technical, and clerical staff, and to plan work procedures for the mass testing of large numbers of samples. Ability to organize and ...
Minimum qualifications
Doctoral degree in epidemiology, microbiology, clinical chemistry, or a related biological field from an appropriately accredited institution, and three years of progressive public health technical and administrative experience; or Master's degree in epidemiology, microbiology, or biochemistry from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of supervisory or administrative experience in public health laboratory work; 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.