As of November 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 92 0%
20-29 8,720 12%
30-39 15,186 20%
40-49 18,538 25%
50-59 21,754 29%
60-69 9,442 13%
70 or more 809 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,900 98.6%
Part Time 228 0.4%
Time Limited 547 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,597 5%
High School Graduate 24,863 33%
Associate 7,784 10%
Bachelor 20,853 28%
Advanced Degree 9,045 12%
Certifications 394 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 39,013 52.3%
Male 35,522 47.7%
Unreported 6 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 4,973 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,110 4%
Corrections 11,395 21%
Education & Training 708 1%
Engineering 2,763 5%
Executive 95 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,718 5%
Human Resources 631 1%
Human Services 2,976 6%
Information Communication & Media 365 1%
Information Technology 2,164 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,151 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,213 6%
Legal 601 1%
Medical & Health 6,797 13%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 598 1%
Operations & Trades 5,991 11%
Planning & Economic Development 334 1%
Program Management 3,189 6%
Safety & Inspection 903 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,076 30%
Asian 1,923 3%
Hispanic 2,202 3%
Multinational 803 1%
Native American 1,152 2%
Pacific Islander 46 0%
White 45,354 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 985 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,501 13%
2 to 4 12,013 16%
5 to 9 15,923 21%
10 to 14 10,125 14%
15 to 19 11,520 15%
20 to 29 13,151 18%
30+ 2,308 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 439 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 51 0.1%
Adult Corrections 14,124 26.4%
Agriculture 1,765 3.3%
Commerce 1,305 2.4%
Community Colleges 147 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 76 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,428 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,266 24.8%
Information Technology 868 1.6%
Insurance 542 1.0%
Justice 732 1.4%
Labor 309 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 98 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,698 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 886 1.6%
Public Safety 4,472 8.4%
Revenue 1,287 2.4%
Secretary of State 165 0.3%
State Auditor 129 0.2%
State Budget & Management 61 0.1%
State Controller 175 0.3%
State Human Resources 81 0.1%
State Treasurer 318 0.6%
Transportation 8,616 16.0%
Wildlife 610 1.1%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,284 6%
Elizabeth City State University 153 1%
East Carolina University 1,938 9%
Fayetteville State University 325 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 718 3%
North Carolina Central University 458 2%
North Carolina State University 3,885 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,391 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 382 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 270 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,534 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 991 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 232 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 219 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,005 5%
Western Carolina University 733 4%
Winston-Salem State University 348 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 211 0.3%
Alexander 391 0.5%
Alleghany 39 0.1%
Anson 470 0.6%
Ashe 83 0.1%
Avery 397 0.5%
Beaufort 235 0.3%
Bertie 337 0.5%
Bladen 238 0.3%
Brunswick 187 0.3%
Buncombe 1,801 2.4%
Burke 2,603 3.5%
Cabarrus 376 0.5%
Caldwell 236 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 433 0.6%
Caswell 264 0.4%
Catawba 410 0.6%
Chatham 203 0.3%
Cherokee 104 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 23 0.0%
Cleveland 265 0.4%
Columbus 771 1.0%
Craven 670 0.9%
Cumberland 1,003 1.3%
Currituck 70 0.1%
Dare 341 0.5%
Davidson 272 0.4%
Davie 57 0.1%
Duplin 109 0.1%
Durham 952 1.3%
Edgecombe 168 0.2%
Forsyth 1,238 1.7%
Franklin 196 0.3%
Gaston 246 0.3%
Gates 28 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 2,980 4.0%
Greene 869 1.2%
Guilford 2,501 3.4%
Halifax 381 0.5%
Harnett 354 0.5%
Haywood 169 0.2%
Henderson 234 0.3%
Hertford 122 0.2%
Hoke 100 0.1%
Hyde 193 0.3%
Iredell 291 0.4%
Jackson 946 1.3%
Johnston 395 0.5%
Jones 24 0.0%
Lee 173 0.2%
Lenoir 1,315 1.8%
Lincoln 143 0.2%
Macon 68 0.1%
Madison 75 0.1%
Martin 185 0.2%
McDowell 498 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,283 3.1%
Mitchell 51 0.1%
Montgomery 276 0.4%
Moore 316 0.4%
Nash 856 1.1%
New Hanover 1,746 2.3%
Northampton 52 0.1%
Onslow 215 0.3%
Orange 6,691 9.0%
Pamlico 151 0.2%
Pasquotank 561 0.8%
Pender 265 0.4%
Perquimans 54 0.1%
Person 62 0.1%
Pitt 2,644 3.5%
Polk 39 0.1%
Randolph 566 0.8%
Richmond 309 0.4%
Robeson 880 1.2%
Rockingham 179 0.2%
Rowan 568 0.8%
Rutherford 179 0.2%
Sampson 388 0.5%
Scotland 566 0.8%
Stanly 474 0.6%
Stokes 83 0.1%
Surry 175 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 70 0.1%
Tyrrell 121 0.2%
Union 209 0.3%
Vance 133 0.2%
Wake 20,906 28.0%
Warren 218 0.3%
Washington 70 0.1%
Watauga 1,414 1.9%
Wayne 2,010 2.7%
Wilkes 341 0.5%
Wilson 663 0.9%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%