Veterinary Laboratory Assistant pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000687
- Class code
- 32000687
- Pay group
- MH04
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Veterinary Laboratory Assistant is $35,770 to $53,654 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000687.
- 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 beginning level work in providing assistance to Veterinarians during necropsy procedures, as well as performing routine preparatory and housekeeping work in maintaining the laboratory, and equipment and supplies. Work also includes mailing equipment and supplies to field offices according to specific instructions, glassware washing, and care of animal colonies. Work may include other related duties as determined by management. Work is supervised by an attending Veterinarian.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Ability to learn basic laboratory techniques, equipment, and terminology. Ability to operate and perform minor maintenance on laboratory equipment. Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions in some detail. Ability to learn basic animal anatomical structure and sampling techniques to assist veterinarian in necropsy.
Minimum qualifications
Education and/or experience in laboratory work that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the job; 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.