Current State Employee Statistics

Tab/Accordion Items

State Agency data includes both EHRA and SHRA employees and positions.

University data includes only SHRA employees and positions.

As of January 2025

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	138	0%
20-29	9,822	13%
30-39	15,893	21%
40-49	18,736	24%
50-59	21,439	28%
60-69	10,287	13%
70 or more	1016	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	56,015	98.2%
Part Time	231	0.4%
Time Limited	809	1.4%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,887	5%
High School Graduate	26,184	34%
Associate	8,024	10%
Bachelor	22,011	28%
Advanced Degree	10,288	13%
Certifications	456	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,949	53.0%
Male	36,382	47.0%
Unreported	0	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,077	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,212	4%
Corrections	11,541	20%
Education & Training	1,035	2%
Engineering	2,884	5%
Executive	238	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,167	6%
Human Resources	767	1%
Human Services	3,258	6%
Information Communication & Media	436	1%
Information Technology	2,559	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,174	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,377	6%
Legal	641	1%
Medical & Health	6,359	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	693	1%
Operations & Trades	6,194	11%
Planning & Economic Development	361	1%
Program Management	4,128	7%
Safety & Inspection	954	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	23,103	30%
Asian	2,201	3%
Hispanic	2,895	4%
Multinational	1,073	1%
Native American	1,179	2%
Pacific Islander	59	0%
White	46,007	59%
Ethnicity Not Given	814	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,215	15%
2 to 4	13,737	18%
5 to 9	16,184	21%
10 to 14	10,656	14%
15 to 19	9,816	13%
20 to 29	13,234	17%
30+	2,489	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	461	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	56	0.1%
Adult Corrections	14,250	25.0%
Agriculture	1,734	3.0%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	5	0.0%
Commerce	1,272	2.2%
Community Colleges	223	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	74	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,601	2.8%
Governor's Office	85	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,682	24.0%
Information Technology	1,201	2.1%
Insurance	570	1.0%
Justice	770	1.3%
Labor	338	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	8	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	110	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,893	3.3%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	6	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,021	1.8%
Public Safety	4,760	8.3%
Revenue	1,351	2.4%
Secretary of State	167	0.3%
State Auditor	135	0.2%
State Budget & Management	112	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	433	0.8%
State Controller	184	0.3%
State Human Resources	99	0.2%
State Treasurer	410	0.7%
Transportation	9,371	16.4%
Wildlife	646	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,276	6%
Elizabeth City State University	121	1%
East Carolina University	1,882	9%
Fayetteville State University	338	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	730	4%
North Carolina Central University	437	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	96	0%
North Carolina State University	3,736	18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,287	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	200	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	228	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,554	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	880	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	337	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	182	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,021	5%
Western Carolina University	704	3%
Winston-Salem State University	267	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	220	0.3%
Alexander	418	0.5%
Alleghany	38	0.0%
Anson	481	0.6%
Ashe	90	0.1%
Avery	360	0.5%
Beaufort	237	0.3%
Bertie	286	0.4%
Bladen	275	0.4%
Brunswick	191	0.2%
Buncombe	1,728	2.2%
Burke	2,617	3.4%
Cabarrus	439	0.6%
Caldwell	235	0.3%
Camden	22	0.0%
Carteret	495	0.6%
Caswell	273	0.4%
Catawba	410	0.5%
Chatham	257	0.3%
Cherokee	94	0.1%
Chowan	97	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	279	0.4%
Columbus	801	1.0%
Craven	713	0.9%
Cumberland	1,050	1.4%
Currituck	70	0.1%
Dare	370	0.5%
Davidson	297	0.4%
Davie	58	0.1%
Duplin	119	0.2%
Durham	1,310	1.7%
Edgecombe	171	0.2%
Forsyth	1,163	1.5%
Franklin	212	0.3%
Gaston	259	0.3%
Gates	28	0.0%
Graham	21	0.0%
Granville	2,843	3.7%
Greene	921	1.2%
Guilford	2,409	3.1%
Halifax	373	0.5%
Harnett	331	0.4%
Haywood	174	0.2%
Henderson	223	0.3%
Hertford	120	0.2%
Hoke	100	0.1%
Hyde	166	0.2%
Iredell	326	0.4%
Jackson	939	1.2%
Johnston	416	0.5%
Jones	23	0.0%
Lee	180	0.2%
Lenoir	1,363	1.8%
Lincoln	164	0.2%
Macon	70	0.1%
Madison	68	0.1%
Martin	182	0.2%
McDowell	462	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,368	3.1%
Mitchell	56	0.1%
Montgomery	250	0.3%
Moore	323	0.4%
Nash	948	1.2%
New Hanover	1,984	2.6%
Northampton	60	0.1%
Onslow	223	0.3%
Orange	6,468	8.4%
Pamlico	162	0.2%
Pasquotank	491	0.6%
Pender	253	0.3%
Perquimans	82	0.1%
Person	62	0.1%
Pitt	2,608	3.4%
Polk	37	0.0%
Randolph	590	0.8%
Richmond	343	0.4%
Robeson	870	1.1%
Rockingham	231	0.3%
Rowan	553	0.7%
Rutherford	199	0.3%
Sampson	383	0.5%
Scotland	553	0.7%
Stanly	478	0.6%
Stokes	88	0.1%
Surry	184	0.2%
Swain	34	0.0%
Transylvania	64	0.1%
Tyrrell	109	0.1%
Union	221	0.3%
Vance	119	0.2%
Wake	23,068	29.8%
Warren	229	0.3%
Washington	75	0.1%
Watauga	1,405	1.8%
Wayne	1,952	2.5%
Wilkes	356	0.5%
Wilson	654	0.8%
Yadkin	68	0.1%
Yancey	60	0.1%

Off

State Agency Data