As of June 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 69 0%
20-29 8,468 11%
30-39 15,396 20%
40-49 18,965 25%
50-59 22,225 29%
60-69 9,671 13%
70 or more 804 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 54,159 98.6%
Part Time 230 0.4%
Time Limited 534 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,329 4%
High School Graduate 25,302 33%
Associate 7,891 10%
Bachelor 20,789 27%
Advanced Degree 8,999 12%
Certifications 385 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 39,503 52.3%
Male 36,090 47.7%
Unreported 5 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,078 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,112 4%
Corrections 11,872 22%
Education & Training 683 1%
Engineering 2,780 5%
Executive 96 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,750 5%
Human Resources 637 1%
Human Services 3,061 6%
Information Communication & Media 351 1%
Information Technology 2,205 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,184 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,240 6%
Legal 609 1%
Medical & Health 7,140 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 605 1%
Operations & Trades 6,054 11%
Planning & Economic Development 344 1%
Program Management 3,215 6%
Safety & Inspection 907 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,630 30%
Asian 1,897 3%
Hispanic 2,138 3%
Multinational 806 1%
Native American 1,152 2%
Pacific Islander 45 0%
White 45,970 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 960 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 8,569 11%
2 to 4 13,177 17%
5 to 9 16,036 21%
10 to 14 10,528 14%
15 to 19 11,629 15%
20 to 29 13,218 17%
30+ 2,441 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 441 0.7%
Agriculture 1,783 3.1%
Commerce 1,387 2.5%
Community Colleges 142 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 82 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,393 2.5%
Health Human Services 13,808 25.8%
Information Technology 907 1.8%
Insurance 548 0.9%
Justice 722 1.2%
Labor 310 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 98 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,695 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 872 1.4%
Public Safety 19,139 36.5%
Revenue 1,302 2.2%
Secretary of State 171 0.3%
State Auditor 134 0.2%
State Budget & Management 58 0.1%
State Controller 173 0.3%
State Ethics 80 0.0%
State Human Resources 80 0.1%
State Treasurer 315 0.5%
Transportation 8,669 14.8%
Wildlife 618 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,256 6%
Elizabeth City State University 144 1%
East Carolina University 1,959 9%
Fayetteville State University 337 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 730 4%
North Carolina Central University 479 2%
North Carolina State University 3,851 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,251 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 378 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 271 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,535 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 993 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 222 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 223 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 989 5%
Western Carolina University 718 3%
Winston-Salem State University 339 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 213 0.3%
Alexander 422 0.6%
Alleghany 39 0.1%
Anson 488 0.6%
Ashe 82 0.1%
Avery 409 0.5%
Beaufort 242 0.3%
Bertie 357 0.5%
Bladen 236 0.3%
Brunswick 185 0.2%
Buncombe 1,863 2.5%
Burke 2,728 3.6%
Cabarrus 399 0.5%
Caldwell 235 0.3%
Camden 24 0.0%
Carteret 436 0.6%
Caswell 282 0.4%
Catawba 400 0.5%
Chatham 210 0.3%
Cherokee 102 0.1%
Chowan 95 0.1%
Clay 22 0.0%
Cleveland 273 0.4%
Columbus 790 1.0%
Craven 680 0.9%
Cumberland 1,002 1.3%
Currituck 70 0.1%
Dare 355 0.5%
Davidson 276 0.4%
Davie 55 0.1%
Duplin 114 0.2%
Durham 988 1.3%
Edgecombe 175 0.2%
Forsyth 1,234 1.6%
Franklin 203 0.3%
Gaston 247 0.3%
Gates 28 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,194 4.2%
Greene 875 1.2%
Guilford 2,523 3.3%
Halifax 403 0.5%
Harnett 362 0.5%
Haywood 166 0.2%
Henderson 240 0.3%
Hertford 123 0.2%
Hoke 100 0.1%
Hyde 199 0.3%
Iredell 302 0.4%
Jackson 936 1.2%
Johnston 414 0.5%
Jones 25 0.0%
Lee 175 0.2%
Lenoir 1,317 1.7%
Lincoln 156 0.2%
Macon 70 0.1%
Madison 71 0.1%
Martin 192 0.3%
McDowell 502 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,324 3.1%
Mitchell 50 0.1%
Montgomery 265 0.4%
Moore 320 0.4%
Nash 855 1.1%
New Hanover 1,745 2.3%
Northampton 50 0.1%
Onslow 222 0.3%
Orange 6,647 8.8%
Pamlico 148 0.2%
Pasquotank 429 0.6%
Pender 432 0.6%
Perquimans 56 0.1%
Person 61 0.1%
Pitt 711 0.9%
Polk 1,999 2.6%
Randolph 580 0.8%
Richmond 332 0.4%
Robeson 504 0.7%
Rockingham 566 0.7%
Rowan 589 0.8%
Rutherford 194 0.3%
Sampson 382 0.5%
Scotland 578 0.8%
Stanly 479 0.6%
Stokes 95 0.1%
Surry 182 0.2%
Swain 42 0.1%
Transylvania 73 0.1%
Tyrrell 118 0.2%
Union 217 0.3%
Vance 133 0.2%
Wake 17,200 22.8%
Warren 4,009 5.3%
Washington 74 0.1%
Watauga 127 0.2%
Wayne 3,332 4.4%
Wilkes 339 0.4%
Wilson 679 0.9%
Yadkin 72 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%