July 2024 State Employee Statistics

As of July 2024

Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding the 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	103	0%
20-29	9,469	12%
30-39	15,838	21%
40-49	18,855	25%
50-59	21,599	28%
60-69	10,127	13%
70 or more	968	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	55,283	97.7%
Part Time	228	0.4%
Time Limited	1,045	1.8%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,810	5%
High School Graduate	25,848	34%
Associate	7,949	10%
Bachelor	21,867	28%
Advanced Degree	10,215	13%
Certifications	441	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,749	52.9%
Male	36,210	47.1%
Unreported	0	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,115	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,171	4%
Corrections	11,351	20%
Education & Training	1,046	2%
Engineering	2,844	5%
Executive	234	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,114	6%
Human Resources	775	1%
Human Services	3,237	6%
Information Communication & Media	435	1%
Information Technology	2,528	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,173	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,385	6%
Legal	639	1%
Medical & Health	6,389	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	672	1%
Operations & Trades	6,083	11%
Planning & Economic Development	362	1%
Program Management	4,055	7%
Safety & Inspection	948	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	22,995	30%
Asian	2,157	3%
Hispanic	2,781	4%
Multinational	1,017	1%
Native American	1,184	2%
Pacific Islander	60	0%
White	46,032	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	733	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,115	14%
2 to 4	12,938	17%
5 to 9	16,504	21%
10 to 14	10,564	14%
15 to 19	10,031	13%
20 to 29	13,301	17%
30+	2,506	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	468	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	59	0.1%
Adult Corrections	14,037	24.8%
Agriculture	1,733	3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	6	0.0%
Commerce	1,285	2.3%
Community Colleges	220	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	25	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	71	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,587	2.8%
Governor's Office	67	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,693	24.2%
Information Technology	1,192	2.1%
Insurance	576	1.0%
Justice	756	1.3%
Labor	333	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	9	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	110	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,822	3.2%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	5	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,046	1.8%
Public Safety	4,755	8.4%
Revenue	1,333	2.4%
Secretary of State	178	0.3%
State Auditor	124	0.2%
State Budget & Management	114	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	396	0.7%
State Controller	183	0.3%
State Human Resources	104	0.2%
State Treasurer	413	0.7%
Transportation	9,234	16.3%
Wildlife	619	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,271	6%
Elizabeth City State University	128	1%
East Carolina University	1,886	9%
Fayetteville State University	330	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	726	4%
North Carolina Central University	439	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	98	0%
North Carolina State University	3,773	18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,296	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	219	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	241	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,563	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	879	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	356	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	204	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,010	5%
Western Carolina University	700	3%
Winston-Salem State University	284	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	202	0.3%
Alexander	413	0.5%
Alleghany	34	0.0%
Anson	450	0.6%
Ashe	83	0.1%
Avery	385	0.5%
Beaufort	238	0.3%
Bertie	301	0.4%
Bladen	261	0.3%
Brunswick	189	0.2%
Buncombe	1,788	2.3%
Burke	2,597	3.4%
Cabarrus	424	0.6%
Caldwell	235	0.3%
Camden	23	0.0%
Carteret	489	0.6%
Caswell	255	0.3%
Catawba	423	0.5%
Chatham	215	0.3%
Cherokee	94	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	272	0.4%
Columbus	787	1.0%
Craven	671	0.9%
Cumberland	1,049	1.4%
Currituck	67	0.1%
Dare	363	0.5%
Davidson	269	0.3%
Davie	50	0.1%
Duplin	104	0.1%
Durham	1,305	1.7%
Edgecombe	176	0.2%
Forsyth	1,182	1.5%
Franklin	196	0.3%
Gaston	249	0.3%
Gates	26	0.0%
Graham	20	0.0%
Granville	2,855	3.7%
Greene	893	1.2%
Guilford	2,416	3.1%
Halifax	371	0.5%
Harnett	340	0.4%
Haywood	166	0.2%
Henderson	218	0.3%
Hertford	119	0.2%
Hoke	97	0.1%
Hyde	170	0.2%
Iredell	306	0.4%
Jackson	931	1.2%
Johnston	392	0.5%
Jones	21	0.0%
Lee	182	0.2%
Lenoir	1,371	1.8%
Lincoln	163	0.2%
Macon	68	0.1%
Madison	64	0.1%
Martin	178	0.2%
McDowell	468	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,345	3.0%
Mitchell	48	0.1%
Montgomery	248	0.3%
Moore	326	0.4%
Nash	941	1.2%
New Hanover	1,966	2.6%
Northampton	57	0.1%
Onslow	225	0.3%
Orange	6,596	8.6%
Pamlico	155	0.2%
Pasquotank	492	0.6%
Pender	253	0.3%
Perquimans	72	0.1%
Person	62	0.1%
Pitt	2,621	3.4%
Polk	32	0.0%
Randolph	576	0.7%
Richmond	352	0.5%
Robeson	886	1.2%
Rockingham	221	0.3%
Rowan	543	0.7%
Rutherford	196	0.3%
Sampson	382	0.5%
Scotland	570	0.7%
Stanly	469	0.6%
Stokes	91	0.1%
Surry	172	0.2%
Swain	39	0.1%
Transylvania	66	0.1%
Tyrrell	103	0.1%
Union	222	0.3%
Vance	122	0.2%
Wake	22,976	29.9%
Warren	211	0.3%
Washington	71	0.1%
Watauga	1,400	1.8%
Wayne	1,966	2.6%
Wilkes	339	0.4%
Wilson	629	0.8%
Yadkin	65	0.1%
Yancey	58	0.1%