May 2024 State Employee Statistics

As of May 2024

Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding the 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	88	0%
20-29	9,222	12%
30-39	15,706	21%
40-49	18,826	25%
50-59	21,597	28%
60-69	10,117	13%
70 or more	957	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	54,781	97.7%
Part Time	236	0.4%
Time Limited	1,052	1.9%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,786	5%
High School Graduate	25,683	34%
Associate	7,917	10%
Bachelor	21,833	29%
Advanced Degree	10,146	13%
Certifications	443	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,545	53.0%
Male	35,968	47.0%
Unreported	0	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,109	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,159	4%
Corrections	11,198	20%
Education & Training	1,050	2%
Engineering	2,831	5%
Executive	237	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,084	6%
Human Resources	762	1%
Human Services	3,197	6%
Information Communication & Media	435	1%
Information Technology	2,511	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,152	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,277	6%
Legal	638	1%
Medical & Health	6,347	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	657	1%
Operations & Trades	6,102	11%
Planning & Economic Development	360	1%
Program Management	4,010	7%
Safety & Inspection	953	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	22,819	30%
Asian	2,128	3%
Hispanic	2,697	4%
Multinational	986	1%
Native American	1,177	2%
Pacific Islander	62	0%
White	45,950	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	694	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	10,846	14%
2 to 4	12,738	17%
5 to 9	16,519	22%
10 to 14	10,449	14%
15 to 19	10,149	13%
20 to 29	13,333	17%
30+	2,479	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	472	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	60	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,883	24.8%
Agriculture	1,725	3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	6	0.0%
Commerce	1,283	2.3%
Community Colleges	216	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	72	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,573	2.8%
Governor's Office	65	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,608	24.3%
Information Technology	1,189	2.1%
Insurance	573	1.0%
Justice	748	1.3%
Labor	335	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	8	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	105	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,800	3.2%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	5	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,053	1.9%
Public Safety	4,569	8.1%
Revenue	1,319	2.4%
Secretary of State	178	0.3%
State Auditor	122	0.2%
State Budget & Management	117	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	395	0.7%
State Controller	184	0.3%
State Human Resources	103	0.2%
State Treasurer	417	0.7%
Transportation	9,234	16.5%
Wildlife	625	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,280	6%
Elizabeth City State University	132	1%
East Carolina University	1,879	9%
Fayetteville State University	334	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	696	3%
North Carolina Central University	437	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	98	0%
North Carolina State University	3,770	18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,296	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	215	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	256	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,585	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	883	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	367	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	204	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,011	5%
Western Carolina University	715	3%
Winston-Salem State University	286	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	200	0.3%
Alexander	401	0.5%
Alleghany	34	0.0%
Anson	452	0.6%
Ashe	85	0.1%
Avery	391	0.5%
Beaufort	239	0.3%
Bertie	299	0.4%
Bladen	264	0.3%
Brunswick	181	0.2%
Buncombe	1,791	2.3%
Burke	2,593	3.4%
Cabarrus	416	0.5%
Caldwell	239	0.3%
Camden	24	0.0%
Carteret	494	0.6%
Caswell	252	0.3%
Catawba	423	0.6%
Chatham	208	0.3%
Cherokee	95	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	266	0.3%
Columbus	775	1.0%
Craven	668	0.9%
Cumberland	1,047	1.4%
Currituck	66	0.1%
Dare	364	0.5%
Davidson	259	0.3%
Davie	48	0.1%
Duplin	104	0.1%
Durham	1,298	1.7%
Edgecombe	179	0.2%
Forsyth	1,176	1.5%
Franklin	196	0.3%
Gaston	250	0.3%
Gates	27	0.0%
Graham	21	0.0%
Granville	2,807	3.7%
Greene	899	1.2%
Guilford	2,384	3.1%
Halifax	368	0.5%
Harnett	340	0.4%
Haywood	167	0.2%
Henderson	216	0.3%
Hertford	124	0.2%
Hoke	93	0.1%
Hyde	178	0.2%
Iredell	304	0.4%
Jackson	947	1.2%
Johnston	388	0.5%
Jones	22	0.0%
Lee	176	0.2%
Lenoir	1,350	1.8%
Lincoln	167	0.2%
Macon	68	0.1%
Madison	67	0.1%
Martin	179	0.2%
McDowell	463	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,355	3.1%
Mitchell	47	0.1%
Montgomery	253	0.3%
Moore	323	0.4%
Nash	934	1.2%
New Hanover	1,961	2.6%
Northampton	59	0.1%
Onslow	225	0.3%
Orange	6,583	8.6%
Pamlico	150	0.2%
Pasquotank	500	0.7%
Pender	257	0.3%
Perquimans	71	0.1%
Person	61	0.1%
Pitt	2,603	3.4%
Polk	34	0.0%
Randolph	574	0.8%
Richmond	344	0.4%
Robeson	880	1.2%
Rockingham	201	0.3%
Rowan	540	0.7%
Rutherford	192	0.3%
Sampson	383	0.5%
Scotland	564	0.7%
Stanly	470	0.6%
Stokes	89	0.1%
Surry	172	0.2%
Swain	38	0.0%
Transylvania	66	0.1%
Tyrrell	98	0.1%
Union	225	0.3%
Vance	125	0.2%
Wake	22,736	29.7%
Warren	190	0.2%
Washington	74	0.1%
Watauga	1,409	1.8%
Wayne	1,970	2.6%
Wilkes	344	0.4%
Wilson	639	0.8%
Yadkin	62	0.1%
Yancey	56	0.1%