March 2023 Employee Statistics

As of March 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 82 0%
20-29 8,484 11%
30-39 15,099 20%
40-49 18,306 25%
50-59 21,529 29%
60-69 9,805 13%
70 or more 855 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,545 98.5%
Part Time 228 0.4%
Time Limited 564 1.1%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,678 5%
High School Graduate 25,131 34%
Associate 7,768 10%
Bachelor 20,838 28%
Advanced Degree 9,154 12%
Certifications 409 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 38,986 52.6%
Male 35,172 47.4%
Unreported 2 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,014 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,140 4%
Corrections 11,113 21%
Education & Training 702 1%
Engineering 2,781 5%
Executive 105 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,694 5%
Human Resources 658 1%
Human Services 2,981 6%
Information Communication & Media 365 1%
Information Technology 2,145 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,137 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,269 6%
Legal 609 1%
Medical & Health 6,572 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 602 1%
Operations & Trades 5,966 11%
Planning & Economic Development 340 1%
Program Management 3,233 6%
Safety & Inspection 911 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,849 29%
Asian 1,962 3%
Hispanic 2,310 3%
Multinational 835 1%
Native American 1,158 2%
Pacific Islander 48 0%
White 45,181 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 817 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,735 13%
2 to 4 11,869 16%
5 to 9 15,942 21%
10 to 14 9,794 13%
15 to 19 11,426 15%
20 to 29 13,028 18%
30+ 2,366 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 447 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 49 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,864 26.4%
Agriculture 1,756 3.3%
Commerce 1,276 2.4%
Community Colleges 152 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 71 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,462 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,107 24.8%
Information Technology 845 1.6%
Insurance 542 1.0%
Justice 741 1.4%
Labor 319 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 100 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,710 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 871 1.6%
Public Safety 4,472 8.4%
Revenue 1,288 2.4%
Secretary of State 166 0.3%
State Auditor 121 0.2%
State Budget & Management 64 0.1%
State Controller 179 0.3%
State Human Resources 82 0.1%
State Treasurer 323 0.6%
Transportation 8,682 16.0%
Wildlife 622 1.1%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,272 6%
Elizabeth City State University 138 1%
East Carolina University 1,933 9%
Fayetteville State University 327 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 718 3%
North Carolina Central University 454 2%
North Carolina State University 3,908 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,377 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 365 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 272 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,564 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 943 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 237 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 219 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,021 5%
Western Carolina University 741 4%
Winston-Salem State University 334 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 206 0.3%
Alexander 383 0.5%
Alleghany 41 0.1%
Anson 454 0.6%
Ashe 81 0.1%
Avery 397 0.5%
Beaufort 234 0.3%
Bertie 336 0.5%
Bladen 258 0.3%
Brunswick 180 0.2%
Buncombe 1,782 2.4%
Burke 2,538 3.4%
Cabarrus 371 0.5%
Caldwell 239 0.3%
Camden 24 0.0%
Carteret 437 0.6%
Caswell 257 0.3%
Catawba 404 0.5%
Chatham 203 0.3%
Cherokee 100 0.1%
Chowan 99 0.1%
Clay 24 0.0%
Cleveland 264 0.4%
Columbus 762 1.0%
Craven 652 0.9%
Cumberland 996 1.3%
Currituck 73 0.1%
Dare 341 0.5%
Davidson 266 0.4%
Davie 54 0.1%
Duplin 104 0.1%
Durham 945 1.3%
Edgecombe 164 0.2%
Forsyth 1,226 1.7%
Franklin 191 0.3%
Gaston 251 0.3%
Gates 30 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 2,888 3.9%
Greene 862 1.2%
Guilford 2,457 3.3%
Halifax 379 0.5%
Harnett 349 0.5%
Haywood 165 0.2%
Henderson 233 0.3%
Hertford 120 0.2%
Hoke 95 0.1%
Hyde 192 0.3%
Iredell 286 0.4%
Jackson 944 1.3%
Johnston 393 0.5%
Jones 24 0.0%
Lee 172 0.2%
Lenoir 1,286 1.7%
Lincoln 151 0.2%
Macon 71 0.1%
Madison 70 0.1%
Martin 187 0.3%
McDowell 493 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,315 3.1%
Mitchell 52 0.1%
Montgomery 271 0.4%
Moore 311 0.4%
Nash 874 1.2%
New Hanover 1,758 2.4%
Northampton 55 0.1%
Onslow 212 0.3%
Orange 6,668 9.0%
Pamlico 159 0.2%
Pasquotank 527 0.7%
Pender 251 0.3%
Perquimans 58 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 2,618 3.5%
Polk 39 0.1%
Randolph 561 0.8%
Richmond 294 0.4%
Robeson 862 1.2%
Rockingham 179 0.2%
Rowan 560 0.8%
Rutherford 178 0.2%
Sampson 389 0.5%
Scotland 573 0.8%
Stanly 478 0.6%
Stokes 87 0.1%
Surry 176 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 116 0.2%
Union 205 0.3%
Vance 128 0.2%
Wake 21,070 28.4%
Warren 203 0.3%
Washington 71 0.1%
Watauga 1,400 1.9%
Wayne 1,991 2.7%
Wilkes 337 0.5%
Wilson 630 0.8%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 56 0.1%