July 2023 State Employee Statistics

 

As of July 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 98 0%
20-29 8,824 12%
30-39 15,038 20%
40-49 18,190 25%
50-59 21,249 29%
60-69 9,567 13%
70 or more 826 1%

Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,508 98.5%
Part Time 221 0.4%
Time Limited 592 1.1%

Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,708 5%
High School Graduate 25,178 34%
Associate 7,683 10%
Bachelor 20,777 28%
Advanced Degree 9,218 12%
Certifications 408 1%

Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 38,898 52.7%
Male 34,894 47.3%
Unreported 0 0.0%

Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 4,999 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,132 4%
Corrections 10,998 21%
Education & Training 703 1%
Engineering 2,795 5%
Executive 105 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,738 5%
Human Resources 668 1%
Human Services 3,007 6%
Information Communication & Media 367 1%
Information Technology 2,144 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,152 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,208 6%
Legal 615 1%
Medical & Health 6,437 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 601 1%
Operations & Trades 6,018 11%
Planning & Economic Development 342 1%
Program Management 3,354 6%
Safety & Inspection 938 2%

Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,835 30%
Asian 1,964 3%
Hispanic 2,386 3%
Multinational 851 1%
Native American 1,152 2%
Pacific Islander 52 0%
White 44,620 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 932 1%

Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,296 14%
2 to 4 11,676 16%
5 to 9 15,837 21%
10 to 14 9,704 13%
15 to 19 11,079 15%
20 to 29 12,840 17%
30+ 2,360 3%

Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 464 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 50 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,772 26.4%
Agriculture 1,726 3.3%
Commerce 1,278 2.4%
Community Colleges 151 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 69 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,519 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,092 24.8%
Information Technology 826 1.6%
Insurance 542 1.0%
Justice 740 1.4%
Labor 324 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 104 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,718 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 853 1.6%
Public Safety 4,405 8.4%
Revenue 1,279 2.4%
Secretary of State 166 0.3%
State Auditor 124 0.2%
State Budget & Management 65 0.1%
State Controller 182 0.3%
State Human Resources 85 0.1%
State Treasurer 326 0.6%
Transportation 8,820 16.0%
Wildlife 614 1.1%

University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,281 6%
Elizabeth City State University 135 1%
East Carolina University 1,885 9%
Fayetteville State University 315 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 691 3%
North Carolina Central University 444 2%
North Carolina State University 3,869 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,284 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 347 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 266 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,557 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 905 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 218 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 210 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,027 5%
Western Carolina University 715 3%
Winston-Salem State University 322 2%

County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 209 0.3%
Alexander 382 0.5%
Alleghany 38 0.1%
Anson 444 0.6%
Ashe 86 0.1%
Avery 389 0.5%
Beaufort 238 0.3%
Bertie 329 0.4%
Bladen 257 0.3%
Brunswick 192 0.3%
Buncombe 1,747 2.4%
Burke 2,518 3.4%
Cabarrus 364 0.5%
Caldwell 233 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 449 0.6%
Caswell 245 0.3%
Catawba 410 0.6%
Chatham 193 0.3%
Cherokee 102 0.1%
Chowan 94 0.1%
Clay 21 0.0%
Cleveland 255 0.3%
Columbus 765 1.0%
Craven 653 0.9%
Cumberland 1,011 1.4%
Currituck 72 0.1%
Dare 342 0.5%
Davidson 259 0.4%
Davie 54 0.1%
Duplin 112 0.2%
Durham 940 1.3%
Edgecombe 165 0.2%
Forsyth 1,199 1.6%
Franklin 183 0.2%
Gaston 247 0.3%
Gates 29 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 2,836 3.8%
Greene 860 1.2%
Guilford 2,380 3.2%
Halifax 383 0.5%
Harnett 348 0.5%
Haywood 162 0.2%
Henderson 220 0.3%
Hertford 123 0.2%
Hoke 96 0.1%
Hyde 188 0.3%
Iredell 297 0.4%
Jackson 916 1.2%
Johnston 401 0.5%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 172 0.2%
Lenoir 1,281 1.7%
Lincoln 154 0.2%
Macon 73 0.1%
Madison 71 0.1%
Martin 191 0.3%
McDowell 480 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,328 3.2%
Mitchell 53 0.1%
Montgomery 265 0.4%
Moore 314 0.4%
Nash 898 1.2%
New Hanover 1,754 2.4%
Northampton 58 0.1%
Onslow 210 0.3%
Orange 6,570 8.9%
Pamlico 155 0.2%
Pasquotank 519 0.7%
Pender 262 0.4%
Perquimans 60 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 2,584 3.5%
Polk 39 0.1%
Randolph 571 0.8%
Richmond 302 0.4%
Robeson 860 1.2%
Rockingham 189 0.3%
Rowan 545 0.7%
Rutherford 177 0.2%
Sampson 381 0.5%
Scotland 563 0.8%
Stanly 467 0.6%
Stokes 82 0.1%
Surry 171 0.2%
Swain 41 0.1%
Transylvania 69 0.1%
Tyrrell 105 0.1%
Union 223 0.3%
Vance 126 0.2%
Wake 21,117 28.6%
Warren 192 0.3%
Washington 69 0.1%
Watauga 1,409 1.9%
Wayne 1,988 2.7%
Wilkes 339 0.5%
Wilson 621 0.8%
Yadkin 69 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%