May 2021

As of May 2021

* 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 63 0%
20-29 9,668 12%
30-39 16,862 21%
40-49 20,473 25%
50-59 23,388 29%
60-69 9,922 12%
70 or more 792 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 58,974 98.7%
Part Time 274 0.5%
Time Limited 524 0.9%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,257 4%
High School Graduate 28,061 35%
Associate 8,594 11%
Bachelor 21,924 27%
Advanced Degree 9,198 11%
Certifications 395 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 42,679 52.581%
Male 38,486 47.415%
Unreported 3 0.004%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,429 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,179 4%
Corrections 14,007 23%
Education & Training 653 1%
Engineering 2,867 5%
Executive 86 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,788 5%
Human Resources 675 1%
Human Services 3,283 5%
Information Communication & Media 363 1%
Information Technology 2,335 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,267 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,315 6%
Legal 654 1%
Medical & Health 8,407 14%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 614 1%
Operations & Trades 6,222 10%
Planning & Economic Development 377 1%
Program Management 3,336 6%
Safety & Inspection 915 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 24,969 31%
Asian 1,928 2%
Hispanic 2,136 3%
Multinational 419 1%
Native American 1,228 2%
Pacific Islander 38 0%
White 48,787 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,663 2%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 11,056 14%
2 to 4 15,176 19%
5 to 9 16,058 20%
10 to 14 12,152 15%
15 to 19 10,989 14%
20 to 29 13,543 17%
30+ 2,194 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 450 0.7%
Agriculture 1,859 3.1%
Commerce 1,583 2.5%
Community Colleges 171 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections 107 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,486 2.5%
Health Human Services 15,422 25.8%
Information Technology 1,012 1.8%
Insurance 550 0.9%
Justice 737 1.2%
Labor 323 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 97 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,707 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 848 1.4%
Public Safety 21,602 36.5%
Revenue 1,322 2.2%
Secretary of State 174 0.3%
State Auditor 145 0.2%
State Budget & Management 52 0.1%
State Controller 172 0.3%
State Ethics 82 0.0%
State Human Resources 82 0.1%
State Treasurer 317 0.5%
Transportation 8,855 14.8%
Wildlife 621 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,242 6%
Elizabeth City State University 148 1%
East Carolina University 2,043 10%
Fayetteville State University 333 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 822 4%
North Carolina Central University 542 3%
North Carolina State University 3,922 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,362 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 376 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 297 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,632 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,082 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 248 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 242 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,026 5%
Western Carolina University 717 3%
Winston-Salem State University 362 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 220 0.3%
Alexander 494 0.6%
Alleghany 42 0.1%
Anson 535 0.7%
Ashe 83 0.1%
Avery 478 0.6%
Beaufort 250 0.3%
Bertie 435 0.5%
Bladen 257 0.3%
Brunswick 181 0.2%
Buncombe 2,061 2.5%
Burke 3,072 3.8%
Cabarrus 451 0.6%
Caldwell 263 0.3%
Camden 21 0.0%
Carteret 442 0.5%
Caswell 322 0.4%
Catawba 430 0.5%
Chatham 214 0.3%
Cherokee 112 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 25 0.0%
Cleveland 284 0.3%
Columbus 886 1.1%
Craven 699 0.9%
Cumberland 995 1.2%
Currituck 67 0.1%
Dare 357 0.4%
Davidson 271 0.3%
Davie 61 0.1%
Duplin 122 0.2%
Durham 1,077 1.3%
Edgecombe 190 0.2%
Forsyth 1,314 1.6%
Franklin 250 0.3%
Gaston 271 0.3%
Gates 26 0.0%
Graham 25 0.0%
Granville 3,756 4.6%
Greene 1,026 1.3%
Guilford 2,740 3.4%
Halifax 485 0.6%
Harnett 440 0.5%
Haywood 171 0.2%
Henderson 232 0.3%
Hertford 116 0.1%
Hoke 162 0.2%
Hyde 236 0.3%
Iredell 320 0.4%
Jackson 942 1.2%
Johnston 435 0.5%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 182 0.2%
Lenoir 1,495 1.8%
Lincoln 166 0.2%
Macon 70 0.1%
Madison 68 0.1%
Martin 206 0.3%
McDowell 547 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,525 3.1%
Mitchell 52 0.1%
Montgomery 318 0.4%
Moore 315 0.4%
Nash 903 1.1%
New Hanover 1,818 2.2%
Northampton 109 0.1%
Onslow 224 0.3%
Orange 6,786 8.4%
Pamlico 188 0.2%
Pasquotank 630 0.8%
Pender 358 0.4%
Perquimans 53 0.1%
Person 65 0.1%
Pitt 2,792 3.4%
Polk 42 0.1%
Randolph 598 0.7%
Richmond 367 0.5%
Robeson 935 1.2%
Rockingham 184 0.2%
Rowan 653 0.8%
Rutherford 203 0.3%
Sampson 442 0.5%
Scotland 623 0.8%
Stanly 542 0.7%
Stokes 95 0.1%
Surry 176 0.2%
Swain 45 0.1%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 106 0.1%
Union 235 0.3%
Vance 140 0.2%
Wake 22,006 27.1%
Warren 329 0.4%
Washington 68 0.1%
Watauga 1,377 1.7%
Wayne 2,349 2.9%
Wilkes 360 0.4%
Wilson 775 1.0%
Yadkin 67 0.1%
Yancey 53 0.1%