Railroad Safety Supervisor pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001008
- Class code
- 32001008
- Pay group
- NC17
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Railroad Safety Supervisor is $60,881 to $106,544 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001008.
- 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 01/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and supervisory work in the technical review of the safety enforcement activities across the state by railroad safety inspectors and safety compliance officers. The primary purpose of the position is to supervise, administer, direct, and manage participation in the Federal Railroad Administration Safety Program and provide for the enforcement of safety regulations in the disciplines of Track Safety, Motive Power and Equipment, Signal and Train Control, Operating Practices, and Hazardous Materials. The position checks for unsafe conditions and/or noncompliance with regulations, and ensures uniform interpretation and application of State and Federal laws, orders, rules, and regulations pertaining to railroad safety. Safety regulations target the areas of railroad design, construction, and maintenance, use of track, structures, and related components.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of rail transportation functions, the organization of the railroad industry, shipper and manufacturing companies, and standard industry rules for safety. Thorough knowledge of railroad rules, practices, record systems, and terminology common to operating and maintenance functions; economic and practical operating considerations, safety and health concerns involved in selecting railroad track design and type; in developing repair capabilities suitable for use by various railroad systems; technical knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of a wide variety of track, turnout, and bridge constructions and designs, and their related mechanical and structural components unde ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, safety related degree or related technical field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience in the construction and maintenance of railroad systems; or an equivalent combination of training 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.