September 2024 State Employee Statistics

As of September 2024

Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding the 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	116	0%
20-29	9,645	12%
30-39	15,937	21%
40-49	18,838	24%
50-59	21,570	28%
60-69	10,179	13%
70 or more	976	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	55,634	97.8%
Part Time	229	0.4%
Time Limited	1,020	1.8%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,868	5%
High School Graduate	25,910	34%
Associate	7,969	10%
Bachelor	21,913	28%
Advanced Degree	10,247	13%
Certifications	454	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,907	52.9%
Male	36,353	47.1%
Unreported	1	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,128	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,192	4%
Corrections	11,458	20%
Education & Training	1,050	2%
Engineering	2,857	5%
Executive	232	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,138	6%
Human Resources	780	1%
Human Services	3,256	6%
Information Communication & Media	439	1%
Information Technology	2,533	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,180	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,378	6%
Legal	643	1%
Medical & Health	6,407	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	680	1%
Operations & Trades	6,166	11%
Planning & Economic Development	356	1%
Program Management	4,052	7%
Safety & Inspection	958	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	23,096	30%
Asian	2,174	3%
Hispanic	2,808	4%
Multinational	1,032	1%
Native American	1,193	2%
Pacific Islander	59	0%
White	46,140	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	759	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,312	15%
2 to 4	13,069	17%
5 to 9	16,504	21%
10 to 14	10,543	14%
15 to 19	9,956	13%
20 to 29	13,354	17%
30+	2,523	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	459	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	58	0.1%
Adult Corrections	14,151	24.9%
Agriculture	1,735	3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	5	0.0%
Commerce	1,284	2.3%
Community Colleges	223	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	72	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,600	2.8%
Governor's Office	65	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,751	24.2%
Information Technology	1,192	2.1%
Insurance	579	1.0%
Justice	773	1.4%
Labor	334	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	9	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	111	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,848	3.2%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	5	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,049	1.8%
Public Safety	4,740	8.3%
Revenue	1,343	2.4%
Secretary of State	178	0.3%
State Auditor	127	0.2%
State Budget & Management	113	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	411	0.7%
State Controller	183	0.3%
State Human Resources	102	0.2%
State Treasurer	403	0.7%
Transportation	9,326	16.4%
Wildlife	627	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,279	6%
Elizabeth City State University	124	1%
East Carolina University	1,876	9%
Fayetteville State University	332	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	718	4%
North Carolina Central University	439	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	95	0%
North Carolina State University	3,775	19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,296	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	212	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	235	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,562	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	870	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	354	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	204	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,014	5%
Western Carolina University	710	3%
Winston-Salem State University	283	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	211	0.3%
Alexander	406	0.5%
Alleghany	36	0.0%
Anson	459	0.6%
Ashe	88	0.1%
Avery	382	0.5%
Beaufort	240	0.3%
Bertie	300	0.4%
Bladen	262	0.3%
Brunswick	189	0.2%
Buncombe	1,752	2.3%
Burke	2,627	3.4%
Cabarrus	413	0.5%
Caldwell	238	0.3%
Camden	24	0.0%
Carteret	499	0.6%
Caswell	259	0.3%
Catawba	410	0.5%
Chatham	222	0.3%
Cherokee	94	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	279	0.4%
Columbus	804	1.0%
Craven	682	0.9%
Cumberland	1,044	1.4%
Currituck	71	0.1%
Dare	370	0.5%
Davidson	298	0.4%
Davie	58	0.1%
Duplin	117	0.2%
Durham	1,290	1.7%
Edgecombe	175	0.2%
Forsyth	1,185	1.5%
Franklin	199	0.3%
Gaston	253	0.3%
Gates	26	0.0%
Graham	18	0.0%
Granville	2,882	3.7%
Greene	902	1.2%
Guilford	2,388	3.1%
Halifax	371	0.5%
Harnett	350	0.5%
Haywood	169	0.2%
Henderson	220	0.3%
Hertford	126	0.2%
Hoke	100	0.1%
Hyde	172	0.2%
Iredell	312	0.4%
Jackson	942	1.2%
Johnston	413	0.5%
Jones	23	0.0%
Lee	187	0.2%
Lenoir	1,371	1.8%
Lincoln	164	0.2%
Macon	71	0.1%
Madison	72	0.1%
Martin	186	0.2%
McDowell	472	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,351	3.0%
Mitchell	53	0.1%
Montgomery	249	0.3%
Moore	331	0.4%
Nash	954	1.2%
New Hanover	1,975	2.6%
Northampton	58	0.1%
Onslow	211	0.3%
Orange	6,596	8.5%
Pamlico	0	0.0%
Pasquotank	486	0.6%
Pender	257	0.3%
Perquimans	73	0.1%
Person	62	0.1%
Pitt	2,604	3.4%
Polk	36	0.0%
Randolph	581	0.8%
Richmond	353	0.5%
Robeson	886	1.1%
Rockingham	225	0.3%
Rowan	537	0.7%
Rutherford	198	0.3%
Sampson	387	0.5%
Scotland	576	0.7%
Stanly	475	0.6%
Stokes	89	0.1%
Surry	177	0.2%
Swain	37	0.0%
Transylvania	65	0.1%
Tyrrell	107	0.1%
Union	223	0.3%
Vance	123	0.2%
Wake	22,998	29.8%
Warren	229	0.3%
Washington	74	0.1%
Watauga	1,405	1.8%
Wayne	1,952	2.5%
Wilkes	350	0.5%
Wilson	634	0.8%
Yadkin	66	0.1%
Yancey	58	0.1%