April 2022

As of April 2022

  • Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding Judicial Branch, General Assembly and School of Math & Science. Temporary employees, students, 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 71 0%
20-29 8,446 11%
30-39 15,540 20%
40-49 19,101 25%
50-59 22,284 29%
60-69 9,647 13%
70 or more 798 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 54,437 98.6%
Part Time 233 0.4%
Time Limited 557 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,312 4%
High School Graduate 25,535 34%
Associate 7,923 10%
Bachelor 20,880 28%
Advanced Degree 9,046 12%
Certifications 375 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 39,690 52.3%
Male 36,193 47.7%
Unreported 4 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,097 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,109 4%
Corrections 12,055 22%
Education & Training 673 1%
Engineering 2,777 5%
Executive 93 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,721 5%
Human Resources 631 1%
Human Services 3,088 6%
Information Communication & Media 349 1%
Information Technology 2,217 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,184 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,246 6%
Legal 640 1%
Medical & Health 7,270 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 600 1%
Operations & Trades 6,012 11%
Planning & Economic Development 346 1%
Program Management 3,206 6%
Safety & Inspection 913 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,813 30%
Asian 1,890 2%
Hispanic 2,116 3%
Multinational 783 1%
Native American 1,157 2%
Pacific Islander 45 0%
White 46,199 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 884 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 8,407 11%
2 to 4 13,449 18%
5 to 9 16,158 21%
10 to 14 10,614 14%
15 to 19 11,658 15%
20 to 29 13,202 17%
30+ 2,399 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 442 0.7%
Agriculture 1,780 3.1%
Commerce 1,422 2.5%
Community Colleges 139 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 86 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,407 2.5%
Health Human Services 13,929 25.8%
Information Technology 924 1.8%
Insurance 538 0.9%
Justice 708 1.2%
Labor 315 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 92 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,679 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 872 1.4%
Public Safety 19,358 36.5%
Revenue 1,285 2.2%
Secretary of State 170 0.3%
State Auditor 142 0.2%
State Budget & Management 55 0.1%
State Controller 176 0.3%
State Ethics 76 0.0%
State Human Resources 76 0.1%
State Treasurer 311 0.5%
Transportation 8,632 14.8%
Wildlife 614 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,251 6%
Elizabeth City State University 143 1%
East Carolina University 1,946 9%
Fayetteville State University 334 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 736 4%
North Carolina Central University 485 2%
North Carolina State University 3,851 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,228 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 375 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 269 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,536 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,001 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 221 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 235 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,002 5%
Western Carolina University 711 3%
Winston-Salem State University 336 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 212 0.3%
Alexander 438 0.6%
Alleghany 39 0.1%
Anson 488 0.6%
Ashe 79 0.1%
Avery 416 0.5%
Beaufort 241 0.3%
Bertie 363 0.5%
Bladen 239 0.3%
Brunswick 181 0.2%
Buncombe 1,862 2.5%
Burke 2,762 3.6%
Cabarrus 402 0.5%
Caldwell 236 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 432 0.6%
Caswell 276 0.4%
Catawba 401 0.5%
Chatham 202 0.3%
Cherokee 104 0.1%
Chowan 98 0.1%
Clay 20 0.0%
Cleveland 280 0.4%
Columbus 800 1.1%
Craven 684 0.9%
Cumberland 982 1.3%
Currituck 67 0.1%
Dare 353 0.5%
Davidson 274 0.4%
Davie 58 0.1%
Duplin 115 0.2%
Durham 993 1.3%
Edgecombe 175 0.2%
Forsyth 1,228 1.6%
Franklin 216 0.3%
Gaston 254 0.3%
Gates 29 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,259 4.3%
Greene 887 1.2%
Guilford 2,527 3.3%
Halifax 401 0.5%
Harnett 368 0.5%
Haywood 167 0.2%
Henderson 237 0.3%
Hertford 127 0.2%
Hoke 107 0.1%
Hyde 207 0.3%
Iredell 306 0.4%
Jackson 929 1.2%
Johnston 414 0.5%
Jones 25 0.0%
Lee 177 0.2%
Lenoir 1,334 1.8%
Lincoln 162 0.2%
Macon 67 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 187 0.2%
McDowell 511 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,353 3.1%
Mitchell 49 0.1%
Montgomery 275 0.4%
Moore 311 0.4%
Nash 866 1.1%
New Hanover 1,759 2.3%
Northampton 54 0.1%
Onslow 221 0.3%
Orange 6,640 8.7%
Pamlico 159 0.2%
Pasquotank 576 0.8%
Pender 297 0.4%
Perquimans 56 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 2,648 3.5%
Polk 40 0.1%
Randolph 580 0.8%
Richmond 337 0.4%
Robeson 896 1.2%
Rockingham 181 0.2%
Rowan 579 0.8%
Rutherford 190 0.3%
Sampson 392 0.5%
Scotland 580 0.8%
Stanly 485 0.6%
Stokes 93 0.1%
Surry 184 0.2%
Swain 41 0.1%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 118 0.2%
Union 217 0.3%
Vance 127 0.2%
Wake 21,013 27.7%
Warren 244 0.3%
Washington 71 0.1%
Watauga 1,379 1.8%
Wayne 2,087 2.8%
Wilkes 338 0.4%
Wilson 690 0.9%
Yadkin 71 0.1%
Yancey 50 0.1%