October 2021

As of October 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 60 0%
20-29 9,279 12%
30-39 16,259 21%
40-49 19,819 25%
50-59 22,893 29%
60-69 9,601 12%
70 or more 790 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 56,940 98.6%
Part Time 252 0.4%
Time Limited 562 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,273 4%
High School Graduate 27,046 34%
Associate 8,305 11%
Bachelor 21,364 27%
Advanced Degree 9,166 12%
Certifications 391 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 41,304 52.5%
Male 37,389 47.5%
Unreported 8 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,323 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,169 4%
Corrections 13,148 23%
Education & Training 670 1%
Engineering 2,836 5%
Executive 94 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,773 5%
Human Resources 654 1%
Human Services 3,198 6%
Information Communication & Media 358 1%
Information Technology 2,297 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,221 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,283 6%
Legal 657 1%
Medical & Health 7,883 14%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 616 1%
Operations & Trades 6,039 10%
Planning & Economic Development 354 1%
Program Management 3,258 6%
Safety & Inspection 922 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 23,899 30%
Asian 1,898 2%
Hispanic 2,094 3%
Multinational 788 1%
Native American 1,189 2%
Pacific Islander 41 0%
White 47,409 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,383 2%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,247 13%
2 to 4 14,468 18%
5 to 9 16,052 20%
10 to 14 11,137 14%
15 to 19 11,137 14%
20 to 29 13,482 17%
30+ 2,178 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 462 0.7%
Agriculture 1,840 3.1%
Commerce 1,579 2.5%
Community Colleges 150 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 102 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,466 2.5%
Health Human Services 14,661 25.8%
Information Technology 980 1.8%
Insurance 544 0.9%
Justice 721 1.2%
Labor 327 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 97 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,711 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 870 1.4%
Public Safety 20,643 36.5%
Revenue 1,326 2.2%
Secretary of State 172 0.3%
State Auditor 143 0.2%
State Budget & Management 47 0.1%
State Controller 174 0.3%
State Ethics 72 0.0%
State Human Resources 72 0.1%
State Treasurer 317 0.5%
Transportation 8,661 14.8%
Wildlife 614 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,239 6%
Elizabeth City State University 143 1%
East Carolina University 1,964 9%
Fayetteville State University 320 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 791 4%
North Carolina Central University 523 2%
North Carolina State University 3,882 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,278 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 373 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 280 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,565 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,052 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 232 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 238 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,029 5%
Western Carolina University 686 3%
Winston-Salem State University 352 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 220 0.3%
Alexander 460 0.6%
Alleghany 39 0.0%
Anson 517 0.7%
Ashe 83 0.1%
Avery 437 0.6%
Beaufort 247 0.3%
Bertie 394 0.5%
Bladen 247 0.3%
Brunswick 182 0.2%
Buncombe 1,966 2.5%
Burke 2,944 3.7%
Cabarrus 422 0.5%
Caldwell 245 0.3%
Camden 21 0.0%
Carteret 425 0.5%
Caswell 303 0.4%
Catawba 415 0.5%
Chatham 208 0.3%
Cherokee 109 0.1%
Chowan 99 0.1%
Clay 25 0.0%
Cleveland 282 0.4%
Columbus 827 1.1%
Craven 695 0.9%
Cumberland 973 1.2%
Currituck 67 0.1%
Dare 353 0.4%
Davidson 279 0.4%
Davie 59 0.1%
Duplin 118 0.1%
Durham 1,040 1.3%
Edgecombe 173 0.2%
Forsyth 1,266 1.6%
Franklin 240 0.3%
Gaston 268 0.3%
Gates 24 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,533 4.5%
Greene 957 1.2%
Guilford 2,656 3.4%
Halifax 431 0.5%
Harnett 408 0.5%
Haywood 166 0.2%
Henderson 237 0.3%
Hertford 118 0.1%
Hoke 147 0.2%
Hyde 224 0.3%
Iredell 305 0.4%
Jackson 914 1.2%
Johnston 417 0.5%
Jones 18 0.0%
Lee 187 0.2%
Lenoir 1,394 1.8%
Lincoln 162 0.2%
Macon 67 0.1%
Madison 68 0.1%
Martin 194 0.2%
McDowell 536 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,441 3.1%
Mitchell 53 0.1%
Montgomery 307 0.4%
Moore 314 0.4%
Nash 891 1.1%
New Hanover 1,797 2.3%
Northampton 94 0.1%
Onslow 222 0.3%
Orange 6,702 8.5%
Pamlico 168 0.2%
Pasquotank 602 0.8%
Pender 322 0.4%
Perquimans 55 0.1%
Person 62 0.1%
Pitt 2,693 3.4%
Polk 40 0.1%
Randolph 606 0.8%
Richmond 350 0.4%
Robeson 908 1.2%
Rockingham 175 0.2%
Rowan 618 0.8%
Rutherford 191 0.2%
Sampson 418 0.5%
Scotland 587 0.7%
Stanly 511 0.6%
Stokes 94 0.1%
Surry 184 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 111 0.1%
Union 228 0.3%
Vance 128 0.2%
Wake 21,700 27.6%
Warren 297 0.4%
Washington 71 0.1%
Watauga 1,376 1.7%
Wayne 2,225 2.8%
Wilkes 352 0.4%
Wilson 735 0.9%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%