February 2023 State Employee Statistics

As of February 2023

  • 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 78 0%
20-29 8,447 11%
30-39 15,169 20%
40-49 18,410 25%
50-59 21,530 29%
60-69 9,769 13%
70 or more 855 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,562 98.5%
Part Time 221 0.4%
Time Limited 563 1.1%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,673 5%
High School Graduate 25,093 34%
Associate 7,771 10%
Bachelor 20,833 28%
Advanced Degree 9,120 12%
Certifications 407 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 38,966 52.5%
Male 35,289 47.5%
Unreported 3 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,001 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,125 4%
Corrections 11,141 21%
Education & Training 707 1%
Engineering 2,775 5%
Executive 104 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,690 5%
Human Resources 649 1%
Human Services 2,959 6%
Information Communication & Media 362 1%
Information Technology 2,143 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,141 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,284 6%
Legal 603 1%
Medical & Health 6,613 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 598 1%
Operations & Trades 5,980 11%
Planning & Economic Development 336 1%
Program Management 3,233 6%
Safety & Inspection 902 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,895 29%
Asian 1,957 3%
Hispanic 2,302 3%
Multinational 839 1%
Native American 1,157 2%
Pacific Islander 46 0%
White 45,272 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 790 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,828 13%
2 to 4 11,894 16%
5 to 9 15,912 21%
10 to 14 9,910 13%
15 to 19 11,407 15%
20 to 29 12,984 17%
30+ 2,323 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 448 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 50 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,893 26.4%
Agriculture 1,749 3.3%
Commerce 1,276 2.4%
Community Colleges 151 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 73 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,451 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,098 24.8%
Information Technology 847 1.6%
Insurance 541 1.0%
Justice 738 1.4%
Labor 318 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 97 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,701 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 871 1.6%
Public Safety 4,485 8.4%
Revenue 1,286 2.4%
Secretary of State 164 0.3%
State Auditor 121 0.2%
State Budget & Management 63 0.1%
State Controller 180 0.3%
State Human Resources 82 0.1%
State Treasurer 325 0.6%
Transportation 8,691 16.0%
Wildlife 621 1.1%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,300 6%
Elizabeth City State University 139 1%
East Carolina University 1,938 9%
Fayetteville State University 329 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 718 3%
North Carolina Central University 459 2%
North Carolina State University 3,941 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,374 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 365 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 275 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,568 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 943 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 237 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 219 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,029 5%
Western Carolina University 741 4%
Winston-Salem State University 337 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 206 0.3%
Alexander 385 0.5%
Alleghany 40 0.1%
Anson 460 0.6%
Ashe 81 0.1%
Avery 399 0.5%
Beaufort 231 0.3%
Bertie 338 0.5%
Bladen 255 0.3%
Brunswick 181 0.2%
Buncombe 1,798 2.4%
Burke 2,546 3.4%
Cabarrus 375 0.5%
Caldwell 240 0.3%
Camden 24 0.0%
Carteret 435 0.6%
Caswell 257 0.3%
Catawba 402 0.5%
Chatham 204 0.3%
Cherokee 101 0.1%
Chowan 98 0.1%
Clay 24 0.0%
Cleveland 260 0.4%
Columbus 752 1.0%
Craven 650 0.9%
Cumberland 997 1.3%
Currituck 71 0.1%
Dare 344 0.5%
Davidson 265 0.4%
Davie 55 0.1%
Duplin 104 0.1%
Durham 950 1.3%
Edgecombe 163 0.2%
Forsyth 1,230 1.7%
Franklin 187 0.3%
Gaston 244 0.3%
Gates 29 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 2,906 3.9%
Greene 864 1.2%
Guilford 2,460 3.3%
Halifax 374 0.5%
Harnett 346 0.5%
Haywood 166 0.2%
Henderson 236 0.3%
Hertford 120 0.2%
Hoke 94 0.1%
Hyde 189 0.3%
Iredell 291 0.4%
Jackson 944 1.3%
Johnston 394 0.5%
Jones 24 0.0%
Lee 168 0.2%
Lenoir 1,295 1.7%
Lincoln 148 0.2%
Macon 72 0.1%
Madison 68 0.1%
Martin 187 0.3%
McDowell 493 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,317 3.1%
Mitchell 49 0.1%
Montgomery 272 0.4%
Moore 315 0.4%
Nash 874 1.2%
New Hanover 1,768 2.4%
Northampton 56 0.1%
Onslow 214 0.3%
Orange 6,666 9.0%
Pamlico 159 0.2%
Pasquotank 531 0.7%
Pender 252 0.3%
Perquimans 59 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 2,623 3.5%
Polk 39 0.1%
Randolph 563 0.8%
Richmond 294 0.4%
Robeson 871 1.2%
Rockingham 177 0.2%
Rowan 565 0.8%
Rutherford 175 0.2%
Sampson 388 0.5%
Scotland 574 0.8%
Stanly 475 0.6%
Stokes 87 0.1%
Surry 173 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 69 0.1%
Tyrrell 118 0.2%
Union 206 0.3%
Vance 136 0.2%
Wake 21,056 28.4%
Warren 209 0.3%
Washington 69 0.1%
Watauga 1,428 1.9%
Wayne 1,988 2.7%
Wilkes 333 0.4%
Wilson 638 0.9%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%