Standards Inspector III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32002631
- Class code
- 32002631
- Pay group
- NC11
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Standards Inspector III is $45,431 to $79,504 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32002631.
- 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 08/2018.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves the more complex inspection and regulatory work in the State's Weights and Measures Inspection Program and the N.C. Gasoline and Oil Inspection Law, performing duties associated with both. Positions in this class will: inspect commercial and prepackaged items for verification of weight or measure, inspect weighing devices such as grocery store scales, scanners and combination scanner-scale cash registers, taxi meters, perform price verification inspections, inspect gasoline and similar liquid measuring devices used in the retail market. Scales, dispensers and other equipment are inspected for conformance to adopted specifications and are tested for accuracy of measurements and computations. Positions ensure that equipment and packages function or conform to the requirements stated in the N.C. Gasoline and Oil Inspection Law and N.C.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of the principles of construction and operation of the equipment being inspected. Ability to communicate effectively, both in oral and written form. Demonstrated ability to explain provisions of laws and regulations to owners, operators, and the public. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with wholesalers, retailers, and other persons engaged in the use and operation of the gas and oil equipment or the weighing and measuring devices that are being regulated. Ability to deal with enforcement problems with fairness and tact. Ability to perform minor adjustments to equipment that is being inspected. Ability to write clear and concise reports ...
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Education Development (GED) and three years of related work experience in the gas and oil industry or the scale industry; 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.