May 2024 State Employee Statistics
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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% |