May 2022

As of May 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 68 0%
20-29 8,375 11%
30-39 15,463 20%
40-49 19,024 25%
50-59 22,320 29%
60-69 9,705 13%
70 or more 807 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 54,344 98.6%
Part Time 228 0.4%
Time Limited 542 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,312 4%
High School Graduate 25,446 34%
Associate 17,363 23%
Bachelor 11,352 15%
Advanced Degree 9,034 12%
Certifications 381 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 39,596 52.3%
Male 36,163 47.7%
Unreported 3 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,095 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,114 4%
Corrections 11,966 22%
Education & Training 679 1%
Engineering 2,772 5%
Executive 94 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,737 5%
Human Resources 631 1%
Human Services 3,091 6%
Information Communication & Media 349 1%
Information Technology 2,212 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,189 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,239 6%
Legal 623 1%
Medical & Health 7,198 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 604 1%
Operations & Trades 6,047 11%
Planning & Economic Development 344 1%
Program Management 3,219 6%
Safety & Inspection 911 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,733 30%
Asian 1,898 3%
Hispanic 2,121 3%
Multinational 784 1%
Native American 1,156 2%
Pacific Islander 45 0%
White 46,138 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 887 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 8,478 11%
2 to 4 13,284 18%
5 to 9 16,042 21%
10 to 14 10,610 14%
15 to 19 11,654 15%
20 to 29 13,252 17%
30+ 2,442 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 438 0.7%
Agriculture 1,784 3.1%
Commerce 1,405 2.5%
Community Colleges 138 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 85 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,400 2.5%
Health Human Services 13,875 25.8%
Information Technology 917 1.8%
Insurance 534 0.9%
Justice 714 1.2%
Labor 314 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 94 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,690 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 868 1.4%
Public Safety 19,277 36.5%
Revenue 1,291 2.2%
Secretary of State 172 0.3%
State Auditor 139 0.2%
State Budget & Management 57 0.1%
State Controller 177 0.3%
State Ethics 78 0.0%
State Human Resources 78 0.1%
State Treasurer 312 0.5%
Transportation 8,665 14.8%
Wildlife 613 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,256 6%
Elizabeth City State University 140 1%
East Carolina University 1,945 9%
Fayetteville State University 343 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 734 4%
North Carolina Central University 479 2%
North Carolina State University 3,851 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,228 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 375 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 269 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,536 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 993 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 220 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 235 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 995 5%
Western Carolina University 713 3%
Winston-Salem State University 336 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 213 0.3%
Alexander 434 0.6%
Alleghany 39 0.1%
Anson 488 0.6%
Ashe 83 0.1%
Avery 413 0.5%
Beaufort 243 0.3%
Bertie 364 0.5%
Bladen 234 0.3%
Brunswick 180 0.2%
Buncombe 1,863 2.5%
Burke 2,737 3.6%
Cabarrus 401 0.5%
Caldwell 237 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 434 0.6%
Caswell 281 0.4%
Catawba 405 0.5%
Chatham 206 0.3%
Cherokee 103 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 21 0.0%
Cleveland 278 0.4%
Columbus 795 1.0%
Craven 690 0.9%
Cumberland 1,005 1.3%
Currituck 68 0.1%
Dare 351 0.5%
Davidson 275 0.4%
Davie 58 0.1%
Duplin 114 0.2%
Durham 991 1.3%
Edgecombe 178 0.2%
Forsyth 1,225 1.6%
Franklin 208 0.3%
Gaston 251 0.3%
Gates 28 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,221 4.3%
Greene 883 1.2%
Guilford 2,522 3.3%
Halifax 401 0.5%
Harnett 366 0.5%
Haywood 166 0.2%
Henderson 239 0.3%
Hertford 124 0.2%
Hoke 108 0.1%
Hyde 207 0.3%
Iredell 308 0.4%
Jackson 931 1.2%
Johnston 415 0.5%
Jones 25 0.0%
Lee 176 0.2%
Lenoir 1,321 1.7%
Lincoln 160 0.2%
Macon 68 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 188 0.2%
McDowell 505 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,339 3.1%
Mitchell 48 0.1%
Montgomery 270 0.4%
Moore 315 0.4%
Nash 858 1.1%
New Hanover 1,757 2.3%
Northampton 52 0.1%
Onslow 221 0.3%
Orange 6,641 8.8%
Pamlico 154 0.2%
Pasquotank 570 0.8%
Pender 293 0.4%
Perquimans 55 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 2,649 3.5%
Polk 40 0.1%
Randolph 584 0.8%
Richmond 338 0.4%
Robeson 895 1.2%
Rockingham 184 0.2%
Rowan 585 0.8%
Rutherford 190 0.3%
Sampson 397 0.5%
Scotland 573 0.8%
Stanly 482 0.6%
Stokes 93 0.1%
Surry 183 0.2%
Swain 42 0.1%
Transylvania 70 0.1%
Tyrrell 121 0.2%
Union 220 0.3%
Vance 129 0.2%
Wake 20,985 27.7%
Warren 239 0.3%
Washington 72 0.1%
Watauga 1,382 1.8%
Wayne 2,076 2.7%
Wilkes 340 0.4%
Wilson 688 0.9%
Yadkin 72 0.1%
Yancey 54 0.1%