August 2024 State Employee Statistics
As of August 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 | 111 | 0% |
| 20-29 | 9,554 | 12% |
| 30-39 | 15,899 | 21% |
| 40-49 | 18,828 | 24% |
| 50-59 | 21,528 | 28% |
| 60-69 | 10,128 | 13% |
| 70 or more | 967 | 1% |
| Employment Type | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Full Time | 55,398 | 97.8% |
| Part Time | 232 | 0.4% |
| Time Limited | 1,008 | 1.8% |
| Education | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than High School | 3,837 | 5% |
| High School Graduate | 25,801 | 34% |
| Associate | 7,960 | 10% |
| Bachelor | 21,849 | 28% |
| Advanced Degree | 10,225 | 13% |
| Certifications | 449 | 1% |
| Gender | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 40,749 | 52.9% |
| Male | 36,210 | 47.1% |
| Unreported | 0 | 0.0% |
| Job Categories | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Support | 5,112 | 9% |
| Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific | 2,186 | 4% |
| Corrections | 11,397 | 20% |
| Education & Training | 1,046 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2,851 | 5% |
| Executive | 233 | 0% |
| Financial & Business Management | 3,120 | 6% |
| Human Resources | 777 | 1% |
| Human Services | 3,249 | 6% |
| Information Communication & Media | 438 | 1% |
| Information Technology | 2,532 | 4% |
| Institutional Support Services | 1,173 | 2% |
| Law Enforcement & Public Safety | 3,391 | 6% |
| Legal | 640 | 1% |
| Medical & Health | 6,365 | 11% |
| Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources | 676 | 1% |
| Operations & Trades | 6,115 | 11% |
| Planning & Economic Development | 356 | 1% |
| Program Management | 4,026 | 7% |
| Safety & Inspection | 955 | 2% |
| Ethnicity | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 23,005 | 30% |
| Asian | 2,166 | 3% |
| Hispanic | 2,809 | 4% |
| Multinational | 1,028 | 1% |
| Native American | 1,188 | 2% |
| Pacific Islander | 60 | 0% |
| White | 46,006 | 60% |
| Ethnicity Not Given | 753 | 1% |
| Years of Service | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 2 years | 11,304 | 15% |
| 2 to 4 | 12,910 | 17% |
| 5 to 9 | 16,516 | 21% |
| 10 to 14 | 10,539 | 14% |
| 15 to 19 | 9,951 | 13% |
| 20 to 29 | 13,305 | 17% |
| 30+ | 2,490 | 3% |
| Agency | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | 461 | 0.8% |
| Administrative Hearings | 59 | 0.1% |
| Adult Corrections | 14,090 | 24.9% |
| Agriculture | 1,733 | 3.1% |
| Auctioneer Licensing | 2 | 0.0% |
| Barber & Electrolysis Examiner | 6 | 0.0% |
| Commerce | 1,282 | 2.3% |
| Community Colleges | 221 | 0.4% |
| Cosmetic Arts | 25 | 0.0% |
| Elections and Ethics | 72 | 0.1% |
| Environmental Quality | 1,592 | 2.8% |
| Governor's Office | 66 | 0.1% |
| Health Human Services | 13,680 | 24.2% |
| Information Technology | 1,191 | 2.1% |
| Insurance | 576 | 1.0% |
| Justice | 766 | 1.4% |
| Labor | 334 | 0.6% |
| Lt Governor's Office | 9 | 0.0% |
| Military and Veterans Affairs | 108 | 0.2% |
| Natural and Cultural Resources | 1,831 | 3.2% |
| Opticians | 1 | 0.0% |
| Psychology | 5 | 0.0% |
| Public Instruction | 1,049 | 1.9% |
| Public Safety | 4,738 | 8.4% |
| Revenue | 1,334 | 2.4% |
| Secretary of State | 177 | 0.3% |
| State Auditor | 124 | 0.2% |
| State Budget & Management | 112 | 0.2% |
| State Bureau of Investigation | 409 | 0.7% |
| State Controller | 183 | 0.3% |
| State Human Resources | 104 | 0.2% |
| State Treasurer | 408 | 0.7% |
| Transportation | 9,264 | 16.4% |
| Wildlife | 626 | 1.1% |
| University/School | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | 1,269 | 6% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 123 | 1% |
| East Carolina University | 1,890 | 9% |
| Fayetteville State University | 331 | 2% |
| North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | 718 | 4% |
| North Carolina Central University | 439 | 2% |
| North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | 96 | 0% |
| North Carolina State University | 3,767 | 18% |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 6,296 | 31% |
| University of North Carolina-General Administration | 212 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Asheville | 235 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Charlotte | 1,566 | 8% |
| University of North Carolina-Greensboro | 879 | 4% |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke | 354 | 2% |
| University of North Carolina-School of the Arts | 204 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | 1,011 | 5% |
| Western Carolina University | 702 | 3% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 285 | 1% |
| County | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 208 | 0.3% |
| Alexander | 412 | 0.5% |
| Alleghany | 34 | 0.0% |
| Anson | 455 | 0.6% |
| Ashe | 85 | 0.1% |
| Avery | 385 | 0.5% |
| Beaufort | 239 | 0.3% |
| Bertie | 302 | 0.4% |
| Bladen | 263 | 0.3% |
| Brunswick | 185 | 0.2% |
| Buncombe | 1,758 | 2.3% |
| Burke | 2,599 | 3.4% |
| Cabarrus | 427 | 0.6% |
| Caldwell | 237 | 0.3% |
| Camden | 24 | 0.0% |
| Carteret | 494 | 0.6% |
| Caswell | 256 | 0.3% |
| Catawba | 418 | 0.5% |
| Chatham | 220 | 0.3% |
| Cherokee | 94 | 0.1% |
| Chowan | 96 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 22 | 0.0% |
| Cleveland | 278 | 0.4% |
| Columbus | 791 | 1.0% |
| Craven | 672 | 0.9% |
| Cumberland | 1,044 | 1.4% |
| Currituck | 69 | 0.1% |
| Dare | 359 | 0.5% |
| Davidson | 298 | 0.4% |
| Davie | 52 | 0.1% |
| Duplin | 107 | 0.1% |
| Durham | 1,287 | 1.7% |
| Edgecombe | 175 | 0.2% |
| Forsyth | 1,183 | 1.5% |
| Franklin | 196 | 0.3% |
| Gaston | 250 | 0.3% |
| Gates | 25 | 0.0% |
| Graham | 18 | 0.0% |
| Granville | 2,865 | 3.7% |
| Greene | 894 | 1.2% |
| Guilford | 2,407 | 3.1% |
| Halifax | 372 | 0.5% |
| Harnett | 346 | 0.4% |
| Haywood | 167 | 0.2% |
| Henderson | 219 | 0.3% |
| Hertford | 123 | 0.2% |
| Hoke | 99 | 0.1% |
| Hyde | 171 | 0.2% |
| Iredell | 308 | 0.4% |
| Jackson | 931 | 1.2% |
| Johnston | 407 | 0.5% |
| Jones | 23 | 0.0% |
| Lee | 186 | 0.2% |
| Lenoir | 1,363 | 1.8% |
| Lincoln | 162 | 0.2% |
| Macon | 70 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 69 | 0.1% |
| Martin | 179 | 0.2% |
| McDowell | 469 | 0.6% |
| Mecklenburg | 2,346 | 3.0% |
| Mitchell | 52 | 0.1% |
| Montgomery | 249 | 0.3% |
| Moore | 324 | 0.4% |
| Nash | 942 | 1.2% |
| New Hanover | 1,966 | 2.6% |
| Northampton | 58 | 0.1% |
| Onslow | 221 | 0.3% |
| Orange | 6,598 | 8.6% |
| Pamlico | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pasquotank | 486 | 0.6% |
| Pender | 256 | 0.3% |
| Perquimans | 72 | 0.1% |
| Person | 62 | 0.1% |
| Pitt | 2,623 | 3.4% |
| Polk | 35 | 0.0% |
| Randolph | 580 | 0.8% |
| Richmond | 356 | 0.5% |
| Robeson | 883 | 1.1% |
| Rockingham | 225 | 0.3% |
| Rowan | 539 | 0.7% |
| Rutherford | 198 | 0.3% |
| Sampson | 387 | 0.5% |
| Scotland | 568 | 0.7% |
| Stanly | 473 | 0.6% |
| Stokes | 90 | 0.1% |
| Surry | 174 | 0.2% |
| Swain | 37 | 0.0% |
| Transylvania | 66 | 0.1% |
| Tyrrell | 107 | 0.1% |
| Union | 222 | 0.3% |
| Vance | 125 | 0.2% |
| Wake | 22,938 | 29.8% |
| Warren | 219 | 0.3% |
| Washington | 72 | 0.1% |
| Watauga | 1,393 | 1.8% |
| Wayne | 1,955 | 2.5% |
| Wilkes | 344 | 0.4% |
| Wilson | 633 | 0.8% |
| Yadkin | 66 | 0.1% |
| Yancey | 58 | 0.1% |