February 2022

As of February 2022

* Statistics that list "Number of SHRA Employees" refers to employees covered by the State Human Resources Act (SHRA), cabinet agencies, and Council of State agencies.

Age Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 20 68 0%
20-29 8,603 11%
30-39 15,723 20%
40-49 19,334 25%
50-59 22,530 29%
60-69 9,775 13%
70 or more 824 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 55,324 98.6%
Part Time 238 0.4%
Time Limited 568 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,324 4%
High School Graduate 26,064 34%
Associate 8,010 10%
Bachelor 20,867 27%
Advanced Degree 9,008 12%
Certifications 384 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 40,269 52.4%
Male 36,587 47.6%
Unreported 1 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,177 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,136 4%
Corrections 12,396 22%
Education & Training 680 1%
Engineering 2,813 5%
Executive 94 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,715 5%
Human Resources 631 1%
Human Services 3,108 6%
Information Communication & Media 349 1%
Information Technology 2,246 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,204 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,304 6%
Legal 646 1%
Medical & Health 7,466 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 603 1%
Operations & Trades 5,995 11%
Planning & Economic Development 353 1%
Program Management 3,290 6%
Safety & Inspection 924 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 23,232 30%
Asian 1,895 2%
Hispanic 2,117 3%
Multinational 794 1%
Native American 1,171 2%
Pacific Islander 41 0%
White 46,818 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 789 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,952 13%
2 to 4 13,652 18%
5 to 9 15,917 21%
10 to 14 10,914 14%
15 to 19 11,187 15%
20 to 29 13,111 17%
30+ 2,124 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 455 0.7%
Agriculture 1,812 3.1%
Commerce 1,532 2.5%
Community Colleges 141 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections 94 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,434 2.5%
Health Human Services 14,173 25.8%
Information Technology 942 1.8%
Insurance 534 0.9%
Justice 717 1.2%
Labor 323 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 98 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,686 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 886 1.4%
Public Safety 19,769 36.5%
Revenue 1,277 2.2%
Secretary of State 173 0.3%
State Auditor 141 0.2%
State Budget & Management 50 0.1%
State Controller 172 0.3%
State Ethics 78 0.0%
State Human Resources 78 0.1%
State Treasurer 312 0.5%
Transportation 8,640 14.8%
Wildlife 618 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,238 6%
Elizabeth City State University 146 1%
East Carolina University 1,945 9%
Fayetteville State University 334 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 783 4%
North Carolina Central University 505 2%
North Carolina State University 3,851 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,230 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 366 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 277 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,532 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,002 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 223 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 235 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,024 5%
Western Carolina University 694 3%
Winston-Salem State University 342 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 217 0.3%
Alexander 449 0.6%
Alleghany 39 0.1%
Anson 498 0.6%
Ashe 78 0.1%
Avery 423 0.6%
Beaufort 249 0.3%
Bertie 369 0.5%
Bladen 252 0.3%
Brunswick 175 0.2%
Buncombe 1,916 2.5%
Burke 2,840 3.7%
Cabarrus 421 0.5%
Caldwell 237 0.3%
Camden 22 0.0%
Carteret 432 0.6%
Caswell 281 0.4%
Catawba 404 0.5%
Chatham 207 0.3%
Cherokee 107 0.1%
Chowan 103 0.1%
Clay 20 0.0%
Cleveland 284 0.4%
Columbus 795 1.0%
Craven 694 0.9%
Cumberland 981 1.3%
Currituck 70 0.1%
Dare 356 0.5%
Davidson 273 0.4%
Davie 59 0.1%
Duplin 118 0.2%
Durham 1,016 1.3%
Edgecombe 177 0.2%
Forsyth 1,244 1.6%
Franklin 222 0.3%
Gaston 263 0.3%
Gates 25 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,354 4.4%
Greene 910 1.2%
Guilford 2,581 3.4%
Halifax 390 0.5%
Harnett 379 0.5%
Haywood 165 0.2%
Henderson 239 0.3%
Hertford 122 0.2%
Hoke 137 0.2%
Hyde 212 0.3%
Iredell 313 0.4%
Jackson 916 1.2%
Johnston 409 0.5%
Jones 23 0.0%
Lee 186 0.2%
Lenoir 1,353 1.8%
Lincoln 163 0.2%
Macon 71 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 187 0.2%
McDowell 524 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,375 3.1%
Mitchell 49 0.1%
Montgomery 285 0.4%
Moore 317 0.4%
Nash 875 1.1%
New Hanover 1,779 2.3%
Northampton 88 0.1%
Onslow 216 0.3%
Orange 6,646 8.6%
Pamlico 162 0.2%
Pasquotank 588 0.8%
Pender 303 0.4%
Perquimans 55 0.1%
Person 62 0.1%
Pitt 2,640 3.4%
Polk 38 0.0%
Randolph 597 0.8%
Richmond 334 0.4%
Robeson 892 1.2%
Rockingham 173 0.2%
Rowan 579 0.8%
Rutherford 189 0.2%
Sampson 394 0.5%
Scotland 589 0.8%
Stanly 496 0.6%
Stokes 93 0.1%
Surry 186 0.2%
Swain 41 0.1%
Transylvania 64 0.1%
Tyrrell 119 0.2%
Union 221 0.3%
Vance 128 0.2%
Wake 21,236 27.6%
Warren 257 0.3%
Washington 73 0.1%
Watauga 1,372 1.8%
Wayne 2,122 2.8%
Wilkes 348 0.5%
Wilson 708 0.9%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 51 0.1%