Current State Employee Statistics
As of April 2024
- Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding the Judicial Branch, General Assembly and School of Math & Science. Temporary employees, students, and contractors are also excluded. (For data on excluded categories, please contact those entities directly.)
- Subject to Human Resource Act (SHRA) employees refers to employees who are covered by the employment terms and conditions of the State Human Resources Act
| Age | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 20 | 85 | 0% |
| 20-29 | 9,174 | 12% |
| 30-39 | 15,669 | 20% |
| 40-49 | 18,818 | 25% |
| 50-59 | 21,620 | 28% |
| 60-69 | 10,156 | 13% |
| 70 or more | 952 | 1% |
| Employment Type | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Full Time | 54,689 | 97.7% |
| Part Time | 238 | 0.4% |
| Time Limited | 1,047 | 1.9% |
| Education | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than High School | 3,798 | 5% |
| High School Graduate | 25,606 | 33% |
| Associate | 7,882 | 10% |
| Bachelor | 21,758 | 28% |
| Advanced Degree | 10,085 | 13% |
| Certifications | 438 | 1% |
| Gender | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 40,524 | 53.0% |
| Male | 35,949 | 47.0% |
| Unreported | 1 | 0.0% |
| Job Categories | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Support | 5,124 | 9% |
| Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific | 2,153 | 4% |
| Corrections | 11,086 | 20% |
| Education & Training | 1,042 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2,819 | 5% |
| Executive | 235 | 0% |
| Financial & Business Management | 3,077 | 5% |
| Human Resources | 753 | 1% |
| Human Services | 3,184 | 6% |
| Information Communication & Media | 430 | 1% |
| Information Technology | 2,511 | 4% |
| Institutional Support Services | 1,165 | 2% |
| Law Enforcement & Public Safety | 3,276 | 6% |
| Legal | 629 | 1% |
| Medical & Health | 6,363 | 11% |
| Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources | 657 | 1% |
| Operations & Trades | 6,205 | 11% |
| Planning & Economic Development | 361 | 1% |
| Program Management | 3,953 | 7% |
| Safety & Inspection | 951 | 2% |
| Ethnicity | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 22,785 | 30% |
| Asian | 2,131 | 3% |
| Hispanic | 2,686 | 4% |
| Multinational | 968 | 1% |
| Native American | 1,175 | 2% |
| Pacific Islander | 62 | 0% |
| White | 45,955 | 60% |
| Ethnicity Not Given | 712 | 1% |
| Years of Service | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 2 years | 10,932 | 14% |
| 2 to 4 | 12,634 | 17% |
| 5 to 9 | 16,444 | 22% |
| 10 to 14 | 10,434 | 14% |
| 15 to 19 | 10,257 | 13% |
| 20 to 29 | 13,304 | 17% |
| 30+ | 2,469 | 3% |
| Agency | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | 464 | 0.8% |
| Administrative Hearings | 59 | 0.1% |
| Adult Corrections | 13,896 | 24.8% |
| Agriculture | 1,720 | 3.1% |
| Auctioneer Licensing | 2 | 0.0% |
| Barber & Electrolysis Examiner | 6 | 0.0% |
| Commerce | 1,275 | 2.3% |
| Community Colleges | 217 | 0.4% |
| Cosmetic Arts | 25 | 0.0% |
| Elections and Ethics | 70 | 0.1% |
| Environmental Quality | 1,572 | 2.8% |
| Governor's Office | 65 | 0.1% |
| Health Human Services | 13,621 | 24.3% |
| Information Technology | 1,184 | 2.1% |
| Insurance | 571 | 1.0% |
| Justice | 744 | 1.3% |
| Labor | 332 | 0.6% |
| Lt Governor's Office | 9 | 0.0% |
| Military and Veterans Affairs | 102 | 0.2% |
| Natural and Cultural Resources | 1,794 | 3.2% |
| Opticians | 1 | 0.0% |
| Psychology | 5 | 0.0% |
| Public Instruction | 1,045 | 1.9% |
| Public Safety | 4,566 | 8.2% |
| Revenue | 1,319 | 2.4% |
| Secretary of State | 179 | 0.3% |
| State Auditor | 122 | 0.2% |
| State Budget & Management | 119 | 0.2% |
| State Bureau of Investigation | 397 | 0.7% |
| State Controller | 186 | 0.3% |
| State Human Resources | 102 | 0.2% |
| State Treasurer | 414 | 0.7% |
| Transportation | 9,167 | 16.4% |
| Wildlife | 624 | 1.1% |
| University/School | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | 1,281 | 6% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 128 | 1% |
| East Carolina University | 1,880 | 9% |
| Fayetteville State University | 327 | 2% |
| North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | 696 | 3% |
| North Carolina Central University | 442 | 2% |
| North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | 98 | 0% |
| North Carolina State University | 3,796 | 19% |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 6,298 | 31% |
| University of North Carolina-General Administration | 215 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Asheville | 259 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Charlotte | 1,587 | 8% |
| University of North Carolina-Greensboro | 892 | 4% |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke | 367 | 2% |
| University of North Carolina-School of the Arts | 204 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | 1,020 | 5% |
| Western Carolina University | 715 | 3% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 295 | 1% |
| County | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 199 | 0.3% |
| Alexander | 405 | 0.5% |
| Alleghany | 36 | 0.0% |
| Anson | 453 | 0.6% |
| Ashe | 85 | 0.1% |
| Avery | 397 | 0.5% |
| Beaufort | 238 | 0.3% |
| Bertie | 303 | 0.4% |
| Bladen | 265 | 0.3% |
| Brunswick | 180 | 0.2% |
| Buncombe | 1,786 | 2.3% |
| Burke | 2,606 | 3.4% |
| Cabarrus | 419 | 0.5% |
| Caldwell | 238 | 0.3% |
| Camden | 25 | 0.0% |
| Carteret | 497 | 0.6% |
| Caswell | 251 | 0.3% |
| Catawba | 427 | 0.6% |
| Chatham | 204 | 0.3% |
| Cherokee | 93 | 0.1% |
| Chowan | 93 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 21 | 0.0% |
| Cleveland | 267 | 0.3% |
| Columbus | 772 | 1.0% |
| Craven | 661 | 0.9% |
| Cumberland | 1,034 | 1.4% |
| Currituck | 64 | 0.1% |
| Dare | 363 | 0.5% |
| Davidson | 260 | 0.3% |
| Davie | 51 | 0.1% |
| Duplin | 106 | 0.1% |
| Durham | 1,306 | 1.7% |
| Edgecombe | 173 | 0.2% |
| Forsyth | 1,170 | 1.5% |
| Franklin | 200 | 0.3% |
| Gaston | 250 | 0.3% |
| Gates | 27 | 0.0% |
| Graham | 21 | 0.0% |
| Granville | 2,815 | 3.7% |
| Greene | 891 | 1.2% |
| Guilford | 2,382 | 3.1% |
| Halifax | 365 | 0.5% |
| Harnett | 341 | 0.4% |
| Haywood | 166 | 0.2% |
| Henderson | 212 | 0.3% |
| Hertford | 126 | 0.2% |
| Hoke | 91 | 0.1% |
| Hyde | 180 | 0.2% |
| Iredell | 305 | 0.4% |
| Jackson | 942 | 1.2% |
| Johnston | 391 | 0.5% |
| Jones | 22 | 0.0% |
| Lee | 171 | 0.2% |
| Lenoir | 1,340 | 1.8% |
| Lincoln | 164 | 0.2% |
| Macon | 69 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 67 | 0.1% |
| Martin | 180 | 0.2% |
| McDowell | 466 | 0.6% |
| Mecklenburg | 2,350 | 3.1% |
| Mitchell | 47 | 0.1% |
| Montgomery | 249 | 0.3% |
| Moore | 322 | 0.4% |
| Nash | 926 | 1.2% |
| New Hanover | 1,975 | 2.6% |
| Northampton | 62 | 0.1% |
| Onslow | 228 | 0.3% |
| Orange | 6,582 | 8.6% |
| Pamlico | 151 | 0.2% |
| Pasquotank | 500 | 0.7% |
| Pender | 258 | 0.3% |
| Perquimans | 71 | 0.1% |
| Person | 63 | 0.1% |
| Pitt | 2,599 | 3.4% |
| Polk | 35 | 0.0% |
| Randolph | 567 | 0.7% |
| Richmond | 336 | 0.4% |
| Robeson | 880 | 1.2% |
| Rockingham | 206 | 0.3% |
| Rowan | 541 | 0.7% |
| Rutherford | 194 | 0.3% |
| Sampson | 383 | 0.5% |
| Scotland | 560 | 0.7% |
| Stanly | 463 | 0.6% |
| Stokes | 87 | 0.1% |
| Surry | 171 | 0.2% |
| Swain | 36 | 0.0% |
| Transylvania | 67 | 0.1% |
| Tyrrell | 96 | 0.1% |
| Union | 226 | 0.3% |
| Vance | 125 | 0.2% |
| Wake | 22,721 | 29.7% |
| Warren | 185 | 0.2% |
| Washington | 72 | 0.1% |
| Watauga | 1,409 | 1.8% |
| Wayne | 1,997 | 2.6% |
| Wilkes | 342 | 0.4% |
| Wilson | 634 | 0.8% |
| Yadkin | 62 | 0.1% |
| Yancey | 55 | 0.1% |