Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000575
- Class code
- 32000575
- Pay group
- SW04
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer I is $45,506 to $72,811 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000575.
- 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 04/2022.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves the statewide enforcement of game, fish, and boating laws and regulations and federal laws as directed in the MOU with the USFWS. On lands owned or leased by the agency, Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers have extended law enforcement and investigatory responsibilities. During a state of emergency, Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers and equipment are directed toward unified emergency operations. Enforcement work involves patrol and surveillance operations to uncover hunting, fishing, boating and trapping violations. Independently organizes regular patrols, apprehends, cites, and testifies against violators. Checks for required license, proper firearms, applicable bag or creel limits, possession limits, proper methods of take, closed season violations, boat registration compliance, required boating safety equipment, and overall safe boating operation.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Basic knowledge of law enforcement tactics including patrolling techniques, established procedures for evidence collection and submission, laws, regulations and Wildlife Resources Commission policies. Basic knowledge of assigned patrol area, investigative techniques and case preparation requirements and boating and water safety. Basic knowledge of standard law enforcement equipment, its care and safe use and basic knowledge of and skill in the use of firearms and hunting and fishing equipment. Ability to operate a variety of conveyance including trucks, automobiles, ATVs, outboard motor boats, kayaks, and canoes. Basic knowledge of court, public hearings and administrative procedures, NC Gen ...
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Education Development (GED) diploma.
Special requirements
Must be at least 20 years of age or turn 20 years of age before taking the State Exam at the completion of the Basic Training School. Possession of a valid NC Driver's License. Must meet the applicable education, employment, and training standards as administered through the NC Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission or the ability to achieve certification within one year of employment ...
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.