November 2021

As of November 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 68 0%
20-29 9,259 12%
30-39 16,158 21%
40-49 19,782 25%
50-59 22,854 29%
60-69 9,660 12%
70 or more 794 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 56,874 98.7%
Part Time 247 0.4%
Time Limited 499 0.9%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,261 4%
High School Graduate 26,918 34%
Associate 8,263 11%
Bachelor 21,370 27%
Advanced Degree 9,158 12%
Certifications 390 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 41,267 52.5%
Male 37,306 47.5%
Unreported 2 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,327 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,165 4%
Corrections 13,036 23%
Education & Training 680 1%
Engineering 2,835 5%
Executive 93 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,778 5%
Human Resources 649 1%
Human Services 3,181 6%
Information Communication & Media 361 1%
Information Technology 2,292 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,214 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,284 6%
Legal 659 1%
Medical & Health 7,816 14%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 622 1%
Operations & Trades 6,059 11%
Planning & Economic Development 351 1%
Program Management 3,286 6%
Safety & Inspection 931 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 23,803 30%
Asian 1,904 2%
Hispanic 2,103 3%
Multinational 790 1%
Native American 1,192 2%
Pacific Islander 40 0%
White 47,363 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,380 2%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,441 13%
2 to 4 14,318 18%
5 to 9 16,026 20%
10 to 14 11,074 14%
15 to 19 11,119 14%
20 to 29 13,412 17%
30+ 2,185 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 464 0.7%
Agriculture 1,848 3.1%
Commerce 1,578 2.5%
Community Colleges 148 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 102 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,467 2.5%
Health Human Services 14,570 25.8%
Information Technology 974 1.8%
Insurance 546 0.9%
Justice 728 1.2%
Labor 330 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 98 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,721 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 881 1.4%
Public Safety 20,547 36.5%
Revenue 1,315 2.2%
Secretary of State 170 0.3%
State Auditor 145 0.2%
State Budget & Management 49 0.1%
State Controller 173 0.3%
State Ethics 72 0.0%
State Human Resources 72 0.1%
State Treasurer 320 0.5%
Transportation 8,687 14.8%
Wildlife 612 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,242 6%
Elizabeth City State University 147 1%
East Carolina University 1,958 9%
Fayetteville State University 319 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 791 4%
North Carolina Central University 517 2%
North Carolina State University 3,882 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,299 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 372 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 282 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,553 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,035 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 230 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 238 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,037 5%
Western Carolina University 701 3%
Winston-Salem State University 352 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 222 0.3%
Alexander 459 0.6%
Alleghany 39 0.0%
Anson 511 0.7%
Ashe 84 0.1%
Avery 439 0.6%
Beaufort 249 0.3%
Bertie 380 0.5%
Bladen 251 0.3%
Brunswick 181 0.2%
Buncombe 1,958 2.5%
Burke 2,922 3.7%
Cabarrus 429 0.5%
Caldwell 245 0.3%
Camden 21 0.0%
Carteret 432 0.5%
Caswell 299 0.4%
Catawba 412 0.5%
Chatham 208 0.3%
Cherokee 112 0.1%
Chowan 101 0.1%
Clay 24 0.0%
Cleveland 287 0.4%
Columbus 822 1.0%
Craven 706 0.9%
Cumberland 969 1.2%
Currituck 67 0.1%
Dare 361 0.5%
Davidson 277 0.4%
Davie 59 0.1%
Duplin 119 0.2%
Durham 1,038 1.3%
Edgecombe 171 0.2%
Forsyth 1,265 1.6%
Franklin 242 0.3%
Gaston 268 0.3%
Gates 24 0.0%
Graham 22 0.0%
Granville 3,498 4.5%
Greene 953 1.2%
Guilford 2,633 3.4%
Halifax 423 0.5%
Harnett 412 0.5%
Haywood 167 0.2%
Henderson 239 0.3%
Hertford 120 0.2%
Hoke 146 0.2%
Hyde 221 0.3%
Iredell 308 0.4%
Jackson 927 1.2%
Johnston 414 0.5%
Jones 19 0.0%
Lee 185 0.2%
Lenoir 1,395 1.8%
Lincoln 164 0.2%
Macon 69 0.1%
Madison 71 0.1%
Martin 194 0.2%
McDowell 529 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,422 3.1%
Mitchell 53 0.1%
Montgomery 303 0.4%
Moore 316 0.4%
Nash 888 1.1%
New Hanover 1,809 2.3%
Northampton 93 0.1%
Onslow 220 0.3%
Orange 6,722 8.6%
Pamlico 170 0.2%
Pasquotank 606 0.8%
Pender 315 0.4%
Perquimans 52 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 2,682 3.4%
Polk 40 0.1%
Randolph 607 0.8%
Richmond 342 0.4%
Robeson 906 1.2%
Rockingham 174 0.2%
Rowan 616 0.8%
Rutherford 194 0.2%
Sampson 414 0.5%
Scotland 587 0.7%
Stanly 509 0.6%
Stokes 92 0.1%
Surry 183 0.2%
Swain 41 0.1%
Transylvania 65 0.1%
Tyrrell 115 0.1%
Union 229 0.3%
Vance 132 0.2%
Wake 21,680 27.6%
Warren 297 0.4%
Washington 71 0.1%
Watauga 1,380 1.8%
Wayne 2,212 2.8%
Wilkes 354 0.5%
Wilson 730 0.9%
Yadkin 71 0.1%
Yancey 54 0.1%