February 2017

Age | Appointment Type | Education | Gender | Occupation | Race
Service Years | Agency | University | County

* 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

Age
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 20 23 0.0
20-29 9,088 10.9
30-39 16,443 19.7
40-49 22,529 27.0
50-59 24,642 29.5
60-69 10,032 12.0
70 or more 662 0.8

Employment Type

Employment Type
Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 60,666 99.0
Part Time 378 0.5
Time Limited 360 0.5

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Education

Education
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 1,921 2.0
High School Graduate 32,124 39.0
Associate 8,842 11.0
Bachelor 22,494 27.0
Advanced Degree 8,645 10.0
Certifications 272 0.0

Gender

Gender
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 42,156 51.0
Male 41,263 49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories
Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 6,581 10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,203 3.6
Corrections 14,851 24.2
Education & Training 610 1.0
Engineering 2,958 4.8
Executive 108 0.2
Financial & Business Management 2,277 3.7
Human Resources 579 0.9
Human Services 3,430 5.6
Information Communication & Media 330 0.5
Information Technology 2,195 3.6
Institutional Support Services 1,272 2.1
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,111 5.1
Legal 529 0.9
Medical & Health 9,029 14.7
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 746 1.2
Operations & Trades 6,608 10.8
Planning & Economic Development 434 0.7
Program Management 2,696 4.4
Safety & Inspection 857 1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 25,060 30.0
Asian 1,799 2.2
Hispanic 1,617 1.9
Multinational 191 0.2
Native American 1,208 1.4
Pacific Islander 37 0.0
White 51,745 62.0
Ethnicity Not Given 1,762 2.1

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Years of Service

Years of Service
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 13,104 16.0
2-4 15,174 18.0
5-9 11,526 14.0
10-14 13,298 16.0
15-19 13,227 16.0
20-29 2,102 3.0
30+ 14,988 18.0

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Agencies

Agency
Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Community College System 158 0.3
Department of Administration 446 0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 1,890 3.1
Department of Commerce 1,671 2.7
Department of Environmental Quality 1,425 2.3
Department of Health and Human Services 15,734 25.6
Department of Information Technology 568 0.9
Department of Insurance 387 0.6
Department of Justice 761 1.2
Department of Labor 347 0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs 89 0.1
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 1,691 2.7
Department of Public Instruction 919 1.5
Department of Public Safety 22,405 36.4
Department of Revenue 1,286 2.1
Department of State Treasurer 358 0.6
Department of Transportation 9,973 16.2
Department of the Secretary of State 179 0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math 81 0.1
Office of State Budget and Management 48 0.1
Office of State Human Resources 77 0.1
Office of the State Auditor 140 0.2
Office of the State Controller 159 0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission 612 1.0

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Universities

University/School
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,227 6.0
Elizabeth City State University 168 1.0
East Carolina University 2,165 10.0
Fayetteville State University 391 2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 823 4.0
North Carolina Central University 525 2.0
North Carolina State University 4,089 19.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,424 29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration 276 1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville 337 2.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,740 8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,115 5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 409 2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 240 1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 982 4.0
Western Carolina University 707 3.0
Winston-Salem State University 397 2.0

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Counties

County
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 217 0.3
Alexander 510 0.6
Alleghany 41 0.0
Anson 651 0.8
Ashe 97 0.1
Avery 602 0.7
Beaufort 268 0.3
Bertie 441 0.5
Bladen 275 0.3
Brunswick 198 0.2
Buncombe 2,186 2.6
Burke 3,005 3.6
Cabarrus 451 0.5
Caldwell 265 0.3
Camden 21 0.0
Carteret 482 0.6
Caswell 348 0.4
Catawba 448 0.5
Chatham 203 0.2
Cherokee 123 0.1
Chowan 86 0.1
Clay 24 0.0
Cleveland 302 0.4
Columbus 861 1.0
Craven 682 0.8
Cumberland 1,142 1.4
Currituck 55 0.1
Dare 370 0.4
Davidson 279 0.3
Davie 57 0.1
Duplin 114 0.1
Durham 1,218 1.5
Edgecombe 255 0.3
Forsyth 1,387 1.7
Franklin 274 0.3
Gaston 290 0.3
Gates 26 0.0
Graham 24 0.0
Granville 3,824 4.6
Greene 877 1.1
Guilford 2,793 3.3
Halifax 499 0.6
Harnett 480 0.6
Haywood 157 0.2
Henderson 219 0.3
Hertford 142 0.2
Hoke 300 0.4
Hyde 232 0.3
Iredell 330 0.4
Jackson 940 1.1
Johnston 408 0.5
Jones 28 0.0
Lee 165 0.2
Lenoir 1,589 1.9
Lincoln 163 0.2
Macon 73 0.1
Madison 75 0.1
Martin 218 0.3
McDowell 534 0.6
Mecklenburg 2,609 3.1
Mitchell 41 0.0
Montgomery 351 0.4
Moore 305 0.4
Nash 507 0.6
New Hanover 1,779 2.1
Northampton 208 0.2
Onslow 227 0.3
Orange 6,718 8.1
Pamlico 203 0.2
Pasquotank 661 0.8
Pender 390 0.5
Perquimans 56 0.1
Person 72 0.1
Pitt 2,926 3.5
Polk 39 0.0
Randolph 585 0.7
Richmond 397 0.5
Robeson 984 1.2
Rockingham 173 0.2
Rowan 737 0.9
Rutherford 221 0.3
Sampson 488 0.6
Scotland 600 0.7
Stanly 602 0.7
Stokes 89 0.1
Surry 189 0.2
Swain 43 0.1
Transylvania 58 0.1
Tyrrell 184 0.2
Union 234 0.3
Vance 146 0.2
Wake 22,749 27.3
Warren 354 0.4
Washington 67 0.1
Watauga 1,348 1.6
Wayne 2,384 2.9
Wilkes 372 0.4
Wilson 839 1.0
Yadkin 69 0.1
Yancey 59 0.1