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Transportation Worker II pay range

State of North Carolina · class code 32000857

$33,902 to $59,327 per year$33,902$59,327MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $46,614 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of North Carolina

Class code
32000857
Pay group
NC05
Pay unit
Year
State
North Carolina

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 04/2022.

What the state says the job is

Work in this class primarily involves the operation of moderately complex hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment utilized in the preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features for the State's highway and roadway systems. Other duties include inspecting, ensuring work zone safety, participating in snow & ice removal and training lower-level workers. Positions in this class and level will specialize in a particular transportation area with duties that may include the oversight of minor repair projects of minimal complexity and assisting with the completion of moderately to highly complex repair and maintenance projects through the use of tools and equipment to include all lower level equipment as well as asphalt tankers and distributors (truck mounted), backhoe, chipspreader, crawler tractor, motor-grader, scraper, track loader, and wide ...

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Considerable knowledge of and skill in the safe operation of required equipment. Ability to learn the operation of higher-level equipment. Ability to follow precise directions. Ability to anticipate and avoid safety hazards for self, co-workers and traveling public. Ability to lead crews as needed.

Minimum qualifications

High school or General Educational Development diploma and three years of experience operating equipment directly related to the field of specialization; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special requirements

Either possession of a current Commercial Driver's License on the date of hire, OR the North Carolina Commercial Driver's License must be obtained through completion of on-the-job training and all requirements mandated by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Federal Registry 49 CFR 383) within 360 days of the date of hire <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.

Nearby classes in North Carolina

Zookeeper $33,902 to $59,327Grounds Supervisor I $33,902 to $59,327Water/Wastewater Trmt Operator $33,902 to $59,327Locksmith II $33,902 to $59,327Vehicle/Equipment Operator II $33,902 to $59,327Ferry Oiler $33,902 to $59,327Government Program Eligibility Spec I $33,902 to $59,327Driver License Examiner II $33,902 to $59,327

Transportation Worker II in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Maine$18.10$24.63$37,648 to $51,230

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

All North Carolina classifications