December 2022 Employee Statistics

As of December 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, 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 98 0%
20-29 8,713 12%
30-39 15,154 20%
40-49 18,502 25%
50-59 21,643 29%
60-69 9,372 13%
70 or more 797 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,604 98.5%
Part Time 225 0.4%
Time Limited 552 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,610 5%
High School Graduate 24,652 33%
Associate 7,779 10%
Bachelor 20,797 28%
Advanced Degree 9,066 12%
Certifications 385 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 38,922 52.4%
Male 35,352 47.6%
Unreported 5 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 4,955 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,104 4%
Corrections 11,280 21%
Education & Training 708 1%
Engineering 2,746 5%
Executive 95 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,706 5%
Human Resources 635 1%
Human Services 2,961 6%
Information Communication & Media 366 1%
Information Technology 2,159 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,153 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,214 6%
Legal 599 1%
Medical & Health 6,711 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 594 1%
Operations & Trades 5,969 11%
Planning & Economic Development 334 1%
Program Management 3,196 6%
Safety & Inspection 896 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,955 30%
Asian 1,918 3%
Hispanic 2,233 3%
Multinational 812 1%
Native American 1,141 2%
Pacific Islander 46 0%
White 45,180 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 994 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,524 13%
2 to 4 12,017 16%
5 to 9 15,874 21%
10 to 14 10,052 14%
15 to 19 11,456 15%
20 to 29 13,079 18%
30+ 2,277 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 441 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 51 0.1%
Adult Corrections 14,019 26.4%
Agriculture 1,753 3.3%
Commerce 1,287 2.4%
Community Colleges 149 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 74 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,428 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,158 24.8%
Information Technology 860 1.6%
Insurance 539 1.0%
Justice 732 1.4%
Labor 314 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 95 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,708 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 886 1.6%
Public Safety 4,456 8.4%
Revenue 1,279 2.4%
Secretary of State 163 0.3%
State Auditor 124 0.2%
State Budget & Management 61 0.1%
State Controller 178 0.3%
State Human Resources 83 0.1%
State Treasurer 318 0.6%
Transportation 8,593 16.0%
Wildlife 605 1.1%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,290 6%
Elizabeth City State University 155 1%
East Carolina University 1,928 9%
Fayetteville State University 334 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 727 3%
North Carolina Central University 458 2%
North Carolina State University 3,890 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,391 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 366 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 270 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,563 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 971 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 235 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 219 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,020 5%
Western Carolina University 733 4%
Winston-Salem State University 348 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 209 0.3%
Alexander 388 0.5%
Alleghany 39 0.1%
Anson 467 0.6%
Ashe 82 0.1%
Avery 397 0.5%
Beaufort 233 0.3%
Bertie 339 0.5%
Bladen 240 0.3%
Brunswick 186 0.3%
Buncombe 1,794 2.4%
Burke 2,580 3.5%
Cabarrus 369 0.5%
Caldwell 238 0.3%
Camden 24 0.0%
Carteret 427 0.6%
Caswell 261 0.4%
Catawba 409 0.6%
Chatham 204 0.3%
Cherokee 104 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 23 0.0%
Cleveland 262 0.4%
Columbus 769 1.0%
Craven 662 0.9%
Cumberland 1,002 1.3%
Currituck 71 0.1%
Dare 339 0.5%
Davidson 272 0.4%
Davie 56 0.1%
Duplin 106 0.1%
Durham 949 1.3%
Edgecombe 165 0.2%
Forsyth 1,234 1.7%
Franklin 200 0.3%
Gaston 242 0.3%
Gates 28 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 2,949 4.0%
Greene 864 1.2%
Guilford 2,485 3.3%
Halifax 378 0.5%
Harnett 350 0.5%
Haywood 167 0.2%
Henderson 235 0.3%
Hertford 120 0.2%
Hoke 101 0.1%
Hyde 194 0.3%
Iredell 290 0.4%
Jackson 946 1.3%
Johnston 399 0.5%
Jones 24 0.0%
Lee 171 0.2%
Lenoir 1,300 1.8%
Lincoln 147 0.2%
Macon 68 0.1%
Madison 73 0.1%
Martin 180 0.2%
McDowell 492 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,308 3.1%
Mitchell 51 0.1%
Montgomery 274 0.4%
Moore 313 0.4%
Nash 856 1.2%
New Hanover 1,752 2.4%
Northampton 55 0.1%
Onslow 213 0.3%
Orange 6,685 9.0%
Pamlico 152 0.2%
Pasquotank 555 0.7%
Pender 259 0.3%
Perquimans 54 0.1%
Person 61 0.1%
Pitt 2,625 3.5%
Polk 39 0.1%
Randolph 570 0.8%
Richmond 302 0.4%
Robeson 863 1.2%
Rockingham 179 0.2%
Rowan 564 0.8%
Rutherford 178 0.2%
Sampson 384 0.5%
Scotland 565 0.8%
Stanly 473 0.6%
Stokes 85 0.1%
Surry 174 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 70 0.1%
Tyrrell 121 0.2%
Union 211 0.3%
Vance 133 0.2%
Wake 20,881 28.1%
Warren 213 0.3%
Washington 68 0.1%
Watauga 1,417 1.9%
Wayne 1,994 2.7%
Wilkes 342 0.5%
Wilson 646 0.9%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%