Public Health Educator I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000162
- Class code
- 32000162
- Pay group
- NC15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Public Health Educator I is $55,221 to $96,639 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000162.
- 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 consultative and administrative work in planning and implementing a health education program for a local health department or assisting in directing a program for a large geographical area of the state. Employees are responsible for developing, organizing, and carrying out health education programs with and through local health department staffs to meet the needs of a community. Work involves preparing and selecting educational materials to promote specific health problems. Work is reviewed by a higher-level public health educator or administrative supervisor and is evaluated through conferences and reports as to the overall effectiveness of the program. Positions typically work under the supervision or mentorship of a Public Health Educator II.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
General knowledge of methods and techniques of disseminating health educational information and modern health education theories and techniques. General knowledge of community assessment techniques. Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of public health and public health education. Experience in applying the principles and practices of community health education at the local level. Experience in applying the principles and practices of community health education at the local level and experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating environmental health education programs.. Ability to organize and coordinate public health education programs. Ability to build broad-based, ...
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in Public Health Education or Public Health with a major in public health education from an appropriately accredited institution; or Bachelor's degree with a major in health education from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in public health education or a related field; or Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience in public health education; 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.