As of July 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 65 0%
20-29 8,619 11%
30-39 15,338 20%
40-49 18,821 25%
50-59 21,979 29%
60-69 9,496 13%
70 or more 800 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 53,679 98.6%
Part Time 226 0.4%
Time Limited 540 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,467 5%
High School Graduate 25,096 33%
Associate 7,805 10%
Bachelor 20,603 27%
Advanced Degree 8,957 12%
Certifications 383 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 39,309 52.3%
Male 35,803 47.7%
Unreported 6 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,032 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,115 4%
Corrections 11,666 21%
Education & Training 683 1%
Engineering 2,759 5%
Executive 97 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,750 5%
Human Resources 632 1%
Human Services 3,044 6%
Information Communication & Media 355 1%
Information Technology 2,182 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,168 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,271 6%
Legal 607 1%
Medical & Health 7,037 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 600 1%
Operations & Trades 6,009 11%
Planning & Economic Development 342 1%
Program Management 3,185 6%
Safety & Inspection 911 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,435 30%
Asian 1,890 3%
Hispanic 2,169 3%
Multinational 808 1%
Native American 1,157 2%
Pacific Islander 44 0%
White 45,596 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,019 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 8,945 12%
2 to 4 12,803 17%
5 to 9 15,878 21%
10 to 14 10,479 14%
15 to 19 11,533 15%
20 to 29 13,147 18%
30+ 2,333 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 443 0.7%
Agriculture 1,783 3.1%
Commerce 1,355 2.5%
Community Colleges 146 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 79 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,391 2.5%
Health Human Services 13,651 25.8%
Information Technology 885 1.8%
Insurance 551 0.9%
Justice 724 1.2%
Labor 313 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 97 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,691 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 871 1.4%
Public Safety 18,941 36.5%
Revenue 1,291 2.2%
Secretary of State 170 0.3%
State Auditor 138 0.2%
State Budget & Management 55 0.1%
State Controller 172 0.3%
State Ethics 82 0.0%
State Human Resources 82 0.1%
State Treasurer 321 0.5%
Transportation 8,607 14.8%
Wildlife 611 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,245 6%
Elizabeth City State University 148 1%
East Carolina University 1,942 9%
Fayetteville State University 337 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 725 4%
North Carolina Central University 470 2%
North Carolina State University 3,844 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,274 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 385 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 268 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,549 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 996 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 222 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 225 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 994 5%
Western Carolina University 710 3%
Winston-Salem State University 339 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 209 0.3%
Alexander 413 0.5%
Alleghany 40 0.1%
Anson 473 0.6%
Ashe 79 0.1%
Avery 404 0.5%
Beaufort 241 0.3%
Bertie 345 0.5%
Bladen 232 0.3%
Brunswick 184 0.2%
Buncombe 1,837 2.4%
Burke 2,682 3.6%
Cabarrus 386 0.5%
Caldwell 241 0.3%
Camden 24 0.0%
Carteret 438 0.6%
Caswell 274 0.4%
Catawba 403 0.5%
Chatham 208 0.3%
Cherokee 102 0.1%
Chowan 94 0.1%
Clay 22 0.0%
Cleveland 267 0.4%
Columbus 781 1.0%
Craven 675 0.9%
Cumberland 1,002 1.3%
Currituck 68 0.1%
Dare 349 0.5%
Davidson 272 0.4%
Davie 57 0.1%
Duplin 113 0.2%
Durham 968 1.3%
Edgecombe 173 0.2%
Forsyth 1,226 1.6%
Franklin 207 0.3%
Gaston 242 0.3%
Gates 29 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,145 4.2%
Greene 874 1.2%
Guilford 2,515 3.3%
Halifax 402 0.5%
Harnett 358 0.5%
Haywood 163 0.2%
Henderson 236 0.3%
Hertford 123 0.2%
Hoke 100 0.1%
Hyde 199 0.3%
Iredell 297 0.4%
Jackson 929 1.2%
Johnston 422 0.6%
Jones 25 0.0%
Lee 180 0.2%
Lenoir 1,310 1.7%
Lincoln 155 0.2%
Macon 70 0.1%
Madison 74 0.1%
Martin 186 0.2%
McDowell 499 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,331 3.1%
Mitchell 51 0.1%
Montgomery 269 0.4%
Moore 317 0.4%
Nash 845 1.1%
New Hanover 1,740 2.3%
Northampton 47 0.1%
Onslow 218 0.3%
Orange 6,669 8.9%
Pamlico 148 0.2%
Pasquotank 567 0.8%
Pender 279 0.4%
Perquimans 53 0.1%
Person 61 0.1%
Pitt 2,650 3.5%
Polk 40 0.1%
Randolph 580 0.8%
Richmond 332 0.4%
Robeson 894 1.2%
Rockingham 183 0.2%
Rowan 578 0.8%
Rutherford 190 0.3%
Sampson 384 0.5%
Scotland 572 0.8%
Stanly 473 0.6%
Stokes 88 0.1%
Surry 185 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 74 0.1%
Tyrrell 120 0.2%
Union 206 0.3%
Vance 132 0.2%
Wake 20,887 27.8%
Warren 227 0.3%
Washington 75 0.1%
Watauga 1,373 1.8%
Wayne 2,058 2.7%
Wilkes 335 0.4%
Wilson 674 0.9%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 51 0.1%