Public Health Laboratory Manager I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32003851
- Class code
- 32003851
- Pay group
- MH20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Public Health Laboratory Manager I is $82,857 to $136,714 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32003851.
- 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 12/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is technical, supervisory, administrative, and advanced professional work in managing a large, diverse and complex chemistry or clinical/medical laboratory unit or subsection engaged in both standardized and non-standardized environmental or clinical testing. Employees direct, review and evaluate the work of subordinates, develop work schedules and pay rates, and apportion work among employees. In coordination with Assistant Public Health Laboratory Director or Public Health Laboratory Manager II, employees develop, evaluate, and implement changes to methods, procedures, and project priorities; develop and monitor budgets; interview and select employees; appraise productivity; handle employee grievances or complaints; or discipline employees.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the principles, methods, materials, technologies, and procedures applied in chemistry or clinical/medical laboratories. Advanced knowledge of the laws, regulations, and agency policies governing area of responsibility. Advanced knowledge of quality assurance and quality control standards. Considerable knowledge of scientific methodology and of laboratory safety practices. Ability to supervise and evaluate the work of technical subordinates. Ability to independently oversee complex standardized, non-standardized and developmental laboratory procedures. Ability to analyze and resolve administrative and technical problems. Ability to review and express technical informatio ...
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, clinical chemistry, or a related biological or environmental field from an accredited institution, and three years of progressive environmental, clinical/medical, or public health laboratory technical and administrative experience including at least two years supervisory experience; or Bachelor's degree in chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, clinical chemistry, or a related biological or environmental field from an accredited institution, and six years of progressive environmental, clinical/medical, or public health laboratory technical and administrative experience including at least three years supervisory experience. < ...
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.