November 2023 State Employee Statistics

 

As of November 2023

  • 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 20 106 0%
20-29 9,098 12%
30-39 15,109 20%
40-49 18,138 24%
50-59 21,135 29%
60-69 9,599 13%
70 or more 849 1%

Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,696 98.4%
Part Time 235 0.4%
Time Limited 622 1.2%

Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,763 5%
High School Graduate 25,245 34%
Associate 7,680 10%
Bachelor 20,899 28%
Advanced Degree 9,268 13%
Certifications 413 1%

Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 39,123 52.8%
Male 34,910 47.2%
Unreported 1 0.0%

Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,001 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,148 4%
Corrections 11,039 21%
Education & Training 688 1%
Engineering 2,794 5%
Executive 109 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,759 5%
Human Resources 716 1%
Human Services 3,064 6%
Information Communication & Media 377 1%
Information Technology 2,173 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,153 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,235 6%
Legal 603 1%
Medical & Health 6,391 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 598 1%
Operations & Trades 5,985 11%
Planning & Economic Development 344 1%
Program Management 3,437 6%
Safety & Inspection 939 2%

Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,092 30%
Asian 2,003 3%
Hispanic 2,494 3%
Multinational 877 1%
Native American 1,152 2%
Pacific Islander 58 0%
White 44,641 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 717 1%

Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,634 14%
2 to 4 11,628 16%
5 to 9 15,989 22%
10 to 14 9,917 13%
15 to 19 10,626 14%
20 to 29 12,885 17%
30+ 2,355 3%

Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 472 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 51 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,854 26.4%
Agriculture 1,722 3.3%
Commerce 1,271 2.4%
Community Colleges 153 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 64 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,561 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,153 24.8%
Information Technology 806 1.6%
Insurance 544 1.0%
Justice 754 1.4%
Labor 326 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 103 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,714 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 886 1.6%
Public Safety 4,458 8.4%
Revenue 1,296 2.4%
Secretary of State 168 0.3%
State Auditor 124 0.2%
State Budget & Management 65 0.1%
State Controller 184 0.3%
State Human Resources 87 0.1%
State Treasurer 334 0.6%
Transportation 8,770 16.0%
Wildlife 606 1.1%

University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,310 6%
Elizabeth City State University 134 1%
East Carolina University 1,879 9%
Fayetteville State University 320 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 699 3%
North Carolina Central University 443 2%
North Carolina State University 3,848 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,295 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 345 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 267 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,551 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 898 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 223 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 214 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,025 5%
Western Carolina University 712 3%
Winston-Salem State University 318 2%

County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 200 0.3%
Alexander 398 0.5%
Alleghany 35 0.0%
Anson 441 0.6%
Ashe 84 0.1%
Avery 388 0.5%
Beaufort 240 0.3%
Bertie 325 0.4%
Bladen 262 0.4%
Brunswick 188 0.3%
Buncombe 1,785 2.4%
Burke 2,512 3.4%
Cabarrus 376 0.5%
Caldwell 232 0.3%
Camden 24 0.0%
Carteret 451 0.6%
Caswell 249 0.3%
Catawba 423 0.6%
Chatham 191 0.3%
Cherokee 98 0.1%
Chowan 94 0.1%
Clay 21 0.0%
Cleveland 255 0.3%
Columbus 764 1.0%
Craven 653 0.9%
Cumberland 1,037 1.4%
Currituck 66 0.1%
Dare 347 0.5%
Davidson 258 0.3%
Davie 49 0.1%
Duplin 108 0.1%
Durham 927 1.3%
Edgecombe 168 0.2%
Forsyth 1,192 1.6%
Franklin 190 0.3%
Gaston 241 0.3%
Gates 27 0.0%
Graham 22 0.0%
Granville 2,815 3.8%
Greene 898 1.2%
Guilford 2,399 3.2%
Halifax 380 0.5%
Harnett 331 0.4%
Haywood 158 0.2%
Henderson 216 0.3%
Hertford 121 0.2%
Hoke 95 0.1%
Hyde 186 0.3%
Iredell 301 0.4%
Jackson 918 1.2%
Johnston 410 0.6%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 171 0.2%
Lenoir 1,291 1.7%
Lincoln 152 0.2%
Macon 69 0.1%
Madison 65 0.1%
Martin 181 0.2%
McDowell 473 0.6%
Mecklenburg 2,294 3.1%
Mitchell 46 0.1%
Montgomery 267 0.4%
Moore 316 0.4%
Nash 915 1.2%
New Hanover 1,765 2.4%
Northampton 58 0.1%
Onslow 220 0.3%
Orange 6,589 8.9%
Pamlico 154 0.2%
Pasquotank 514 0.7%
Pender 252 0.3%
Perquimans 57 0.1%
Person 59 0.1%
Pitt 2,581 3.5%
Polk 36 0.0%
Randolph 562 0.8%
Richmond 320 0.4%
Robeson 855 1.2%
Rockingham 189 0.3%
Rowan 546 0.7%
Rutherford 175 0.2%
Sampson 377 0.5%
Scotland 552 0.7%
Stanly 465 0.6%
Stokes 82 0.1%
Surry 171 0.2%
Swain 37 0.0%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 100 0.1%
Union 216 0.3%
Vance 123 0.2%
Wake 21,327 28.8%
Warren 191 0.3%
Washington 73 0.1%
Watauga 1,432 1.9%
Wayne 1,996 2.7%
Wilkes 333 0.4%
Wilson 623 0.8%
Yadkin 66 0.1%
Yancey 54 0.1%