October 2023 State Employee Statistics

 

As of October 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 20 108 0%
20-29 8,978 12%
30-39 15,074 20%
40-49 18,132 25%
50-59 21,145 29%
60-69 9,625 13%
70 or more 835 1%

Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,616 98.4%
Part Time 234 0.4%
Time Limited 617 1.2%

Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,751 5%
High School Graduate 25,236 34%
Associate 7,687 10%
Bachelor 20,871 28%
Advanced Degree 9,259 13%
Certifications 418 1%

Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 39,013 52.8%
Male 34,884 47.2%
Unreported 0 0.0%

Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 4,995 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,145 4%
Corrections 11,024 21%
Education & Training 683 1%
Engineering 2,784 5%
Executive 108 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,768 5%
Human Resources 715 1%
Human Services 3,040 6%
Information Communication & Media 373 1%
Information Technology 2,153 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,150 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,242 6%
Legal 603 1%
Medical & Health 6,419 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 601 1%
Operations & Trades 5,973 11%
Planning & Economic Development 339 1%
Program Management 3,417 6%
Safety & Inspection 935 2%

Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,990 30%
Asian 1,989 3%
Hispanic 2,456 3%
Multinational 852 1%
Native American 1,153 2%
Pacific Islander 57 0%
White 44,466 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 934 1%

Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,681 14%
2 to 4 11,593 16%
5 to 9 15,901 22%
10 to 14 9,786 13%
15 to 19 10,772 15%
20 to 29 12,809 17%
30+ 2,355 3%

Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 472 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 49 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,843 26.4%
Agriculture 1,723 3.3%
Commerce 1,274 2.4%
Community Colleges 154 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 66 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,553 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,138 24.8%
Information Technology 812 1.6%
Insurance 538 1.0%
Justice 749 1.4%
Labor 323 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 102 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,716 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 870 1.6%
Public Safety 4,452 8.4%
Revenue 1,293 2.4%
Secretary of State 167 0.3%
State Auditor 124 0.2%
State Budget & Management 65 0.1%
State Controller 185 0.3%
State Human Resources 86 0.1%
State Treasurer 332 0.6%
Transportation 8,754 16.0%
Wildlife 601 1.1%

University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,308 6%
Elizabeth City State University 129 1%
East Carolina University 1,879 9%
Fayetteville State University 324 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 688 3%
North Carolina Central University 443 2%
North Carolina State University 3,848 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,265 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 350 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 266 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,554 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 890 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 221 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 214 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,022 5%
Western Carolina University 711 3%
Winston-Salem State University 318 2%

County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 194 0.3%
Alexander 393 0.5%
Alleghany 35 0.0%
Anson 441 0.6%
Ashe 84 0.1%
Avery 387 0.5%
Beaufort 241 0.3%
Bertie 326 0.4%
Bladen 260 0.4%
Brunswick 190 0.3%
Buncombe 1,767 2.4%
Burke 2,527 3.4%
Cabarrus 373 0.5%
Caldwell 231 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 450 0.6%
Caswell 246 0.3%
Catawba 423 0.6%
Chatham 194 0.3%
Cherokee 99 0.1%
Chowan 94 0.1%
Clay 20 0.0%
Cleveland 253 0.3%
Columbus 768 1.0%
Craven 653 0.9%
Cumberland 1,036 1.4%
Currituck 68 0.1%
Dare 352 0.5%
Davidson 260 0.4%
Davie 51 0.1%
Duplin 108 0.1%
Durham 929 1.3%
Edgecombe 170 0.2%
Forsyth 1,197 1.6%
Franklin 187 0.3%
Gaston 239 0.3%
Gates 27 0.0%
Graham 22 0.0%
Granville 2,814 3.8%
Greene 888 1.2%
Guilford 2,373 3.2%
Halifax 385 0.5%
Harnett 335 0.5%
Haywood 159 0.2%
Henderson 211 0.3%
Hertford 119 0.2%
Hoke 96 0.1%
Hyde 189 0.3%
Iredell 301 0.4%
Jackson 913 1.2%
Johnston 410 0.6%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 168 0.2%
Lenoir 1,298 1.8%
Lincoln 152 0.2%
Macon 68 0.1%
Madison 65 0.1%
Martin 185 0.3%
McDowell 474 0.6%
Mecklenburg 2,299 3.1%
Mitchell 46 0.1%
Montgomery 270 0.4%
Moore 313 0.4%
Nash 903 1.2%
New Hanover 1,746 2.4%
Northampton 58 0.1%
Onslow 220 0.3%
Orange 6,561 8.9%
Pamlico 153 0.2%
Pasquotank 511 0.7%
Pender 255 0.3%
Perquimans 57 0.1%
Person 58 0.1%
Pitt 2,589 3.5%
Polk 36 0.0%
Randolph 567 0.8%
Richmond 317 0.4%
Robeson 859 1.2%
Rockingham 180 0.2%
Rowan 545 0.7%
Rutherford 175 0.2%
Sampson 376 0.5%
Scotland 551 0.7%
Stanly 461 0.6%
Stokes 77 0.1%
Surry 170 0.2%
Swain 38 0.1%
Transylvania 68 0.1%
Tyrrell 101 0.1%
Union 219 0.3%
Vance 126 0.2%
Wake 21,283 28.8%
Warren 194 0.3%
Washington 70 0.1%
Watauga 1,432 1.9%
Wayne 1,992 2.7%
Wilkes 332 0.4%
Wilson 618 0.8%
Yadkin 66 0.1%
Yancey 54 0.1%