March 2022

As of March 2022

* Statistics that list "Number of SHRA Employees" refers to employees covered by the State Human Resources Act (SHRA), cabinet agencies, and Council of State agencies.

Age Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 20 71 0%
20-29 8,507 11%
30-39 15,636 20%
40-49 19,223 25%
50-59 22,448 29%
60-69 9,778 13%
70 or more 813 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 55,003 98.6%
Part Time 239 0.4%
Time Limited 570 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,320 4%
High School Graduate 25,847 34%
Associate 7,986 10%
Bachelor 20,765 27%
Advanced Degree 8,983 12%
Certifications 382 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 40,032 52.3%
Male 36,440 47.6%
Unreported 4 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,155 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,135 4%
Corrections 12,252 22%
Education & Training 684 1%
Engineering 2,810 5%
Executive 93 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,725 5%
Human Resources 627 1%
Human Services 3,093 6%
Information Communication & Media 349 1%
Information Technology 2,229 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,202 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,279 6%
Legal 638 1%
Medical & Health 7,382 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 606 1%
Operations & Trades 6,007 11%
Planning & Economic Development 351 1%
Program Management 3,279 6%
Safety & Inspection 916 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 23,035 30%
Asian 1,896 2%
Hispanic 2,119 3%
Multinational 793 1%
Native American 1,168 2%
Pacific Islander 42 0%
White 46,602 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 821 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 8,367 11%
2 to 4 13,636 18%
5 to 9 16,294 21%
10 to 14 10,686 14%
15 to 19 11,693 15%
20 to 29 13,353 17%
30+ 2,447 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 446 0.7%
Agriculture 1,802 3.1%
Commerce 1,511 2.5%
Community Colleges 139 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections 94 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,427 2.5%
Health Human Services 14,070 25.8%
Information Technology 927 1.8%
Insurance 533 0.9%
Justice 711 1.2%
Labor 316 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 95 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,697 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 889 1.4%
Public Safety 19,615 36.5%
Revenue 1,276 2.2%
Secretary of State 172 0.3%
State Auditor 142 0.2%
State Budget & Management 52 0.1%
State Controller 173 0.3%
State Ethics 74 0.0%
State Human Resources 74 0.1%
State Treasurer 317 0.5%
Transportation 8,641 14.8%
Wildlife 617 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,241 6%
Elizabeth City State University 145 1%
East Carolina University 1,946 9%
Fayetteville State University 331 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 739 4%
North Carolina Central University 498 2%
North Carolina State University 3,851 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,230 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 374 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 276 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,536 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 998 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 223 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 235 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,012 5%
Western Carolina University 694 3%
Winston-Salem State University 335 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 213 0.3%
Alexander 446 0.6%
Alleghany 40 0.1%
Anson 496 0.6%
Ashe 79 0.1%
Avery 419 0.5%
Beaufort 247 0.3%
Bertie 371 0.5%
Bladen 248 0.3%
Brunswick 177 0.2%
Buncombe 1,891 2.5%
Burke 2,814 3.7%
Cabarrus 411 0.5%
Caldwell 243 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 435 0.6%
Caswell 281 0.4%
Catawba 404 0.5%
Chatham 201 0.3%
Cherokee 105 0.1%
Chowan 99 0.1%
Clay 20 0.0%
Cleveland 280 0.4%
Columbus 801 1.0%
Craven 689 0.9%
Cumberland 976 1.3%
Currituck 67 0.1%
Dare 357 0.5%
Davidson 271 0.4%
Davie 57 0.1%
Duplin 116 0.2%
Durham 1,016 1.3%
Edgecombe 174 0.2%
Forsyth 1,235 1.6%
Franklin 224 0.3%
Gaston 258 0.3%
Gates 28 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,309 4.3%
Greene 906 1.2%
Guilford 2,533 3.3%
Halifax 411 0.5%
Harnett 370 0.5%
Haywood 168 0.2%
Henderson 240 0.3%
Hertford 122 0.2%
Hoke 107 0.1%
Hyde 214 0.3%
Iredell 311 0.4%
Jackson 916 1.2%
Johnston 411 0.5%
Jones 24 0.0%
Lee 183 0.2%
Lenoir 1,348 1.8%
Lincoln 163 0.2%
Macon 71 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 192 0.3%
McDowell 521 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,366 3.1%
Mitchell 50 0.1%
Montgomery 284 0.4%
Moore 313 0.4%
Nash 870 1.1%
New Hanover 1,767 2.3%
Northampton 55 0.1%
Onslow 216 0.3%
Orange 6,642 8.7%
Pamlico 160 0.2%
Pasquotank 443 0.6%
Pender 444 0.6%
Perquimans 55 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 701 0.9%
Polk 1,985 2.6%
Randolph 593 0.8%
Richmond 339 0.4%
Robeson 521 0.7%
Rockingham 561 0.7%
Rowan 584 0.8%
Rutherford 188 0.2%
Sampson 391 0.5%
Scotland 589 0.8%
Stanly 494 0.6%
Stokes 93 0.1%
Surry 187 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 66 0.1%
Tyrrell 114 0.1%
Union 226 0.3%
Vance 128 0.2%
Wake 17,371 22.7%
Warren 4,028 5.3%
Washington 71 0.1%
Watauga 133 0.2%
Wayne 3,355 4.4%
Wilkes 347 0.5%
Wilson 697 0.9%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 50 0.1%