January 2017

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

* All statistics include State Human Resources Act (SHRA) employees, cabinet agencies, and Council of State agencies, unless otherwise noted.

Age

Age
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Less than 20 20 0.0
20-29 6,793 11.4
30-39 11,852 19.9
40-49 17,350 27.3
50-59 18,196 29.3
60-69 6,815 11.3
70 or more 414 0.7

Employment Type

Employment Type
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Full Time 60,705 99.0
Part Time 373 0.5
Time Limited 362 0.5

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Education

Education
Number (#) of SHRA Employees
 Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Less than High School 838 3.0
High School Graduate 28,773 43.0
Associate 6,255 12.0
Bachelor 16,755 30.0
Advanced Degree 6,536 12.0
Certifications 251 0.0

Gender

Gender
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Female 29,460 50.0
Male 31,980 50.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 6,589 10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,205 3.6
Corrections 14,873 24.2
Education & Training 610 1.0
Engineering 2,952 4.8
Executive 103 0.2
Financial & Business Management 2,275 3.7
Human Resources 580 0.9
Human Services 3,435 5.6
Information Communication & Media 335 0.5
Information Technology 2,193 3.6
Institutional Support Services 1,270 2.1
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,127 5.1
Legal 531 0.9
Medical & Health 9,003 14.7
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 745 1.2
Operations & Trades 6,633 10.8
Planning & Economic Development 431 0.7
Program Management 2,693 4.4
Safety & Inspection 857 1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
African American 19,616 29.9
Asian 1,002 2.1
Hispanic 901 1.9
Multinational 188 0.2
Native American 880 1.4
Pacific Islander 22 0.0
White 38,069 61.9
Ethnicity Not Given 762 2.3

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Years of Service

Years of Service
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,535 17.0
2-4 9,032 15.0
5-9 10,881 18.0
10-14 10,745 18.0
15-19 8,945 14.0
20-29 10,816 16.0
30+ 1,486 2.0

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Agencies

Agency
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Community College System 157 0.3
Department of Administration 443 0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 1,882 3.1
Department of Commerce 1,681 2.7
Department of Environmental Quality 1,426 2.3
Department of Health and Human Services 15,716 25.6
Department of Information Technology 574 0.9
Department of Insurance 390 0.6
Department of Justice 758 1.2
Department of Labor 351 0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs 88 0.1
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 1,684 2.7
Department of Public Instruction 919 1.5
Department of Public Safety 22,433 36.5
Department of Revenue 1,287 2.1
Department of State Treasurer 362 0.6
Department of Transportation 9,990 16.3
Department of the Secretary of State 178 0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math 82 0.1
Office of State Budget and Management 49 0.1
Office of State Human Resources 74 0.1
Office of the State Auditor 140 0.2
Office of the State Controller 160 0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission 616 1.0

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Universities

University/School
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,228 6.0
Elizabeth City State University 168 1.0
East Carolina University 2,166 10.0
Fayetteville State University 390 2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 824 4.0
North Carolina Central University 528 2.0
North Carolina State University 4,089 19.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,438 29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration 276 1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville 339 2.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,739 8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,118 5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 405 2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 240 1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 980 4.0
Western Carolina University 703 3.0
Winston-Salem State University 403 2.0

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Counties

County
 Number (#) of SHRA Employees Percent (%) of Total State Employees
Alamance 218 0.3
Alexander 504 0.6
Alleghany 41 0.0
Anson 651 0.8
Ashe 94 0.1
Avery 603 0.7
Beaufort 266 0.3
Bertie 439 0.5
Bladen 275 0.3
Brunswick 194 0.2
Buncombe 1,813 2.2
Burke 3,003 3.6
Cabarrus 443 0.5
Caldwell 266 0.3
Camden 19 0.0
Carteret 453 0.5
Caswell 352 0.4
Catawba 447 0.5
Chatham 204 0.2
Cherokee 123 0.1
Chowan 85 0.1
Clay 24 0.0
Cleveland 304 0.4
Columbus 867 1.0
Craven 684 0.8
Cumberland 756 0.9
Currituck 57 0.1
Dare 373 0.4
Davidson 277 0.3
Davie 56 0.1
Duplin 116 0.1
Durham 550 0.7
Edgecombe 258 0.3
Forsyth 755 0.9
Franklin 276 0.3
Gaston 292 0.3
Gates 27 0.0
Graham 23 0.0
Granville 3,801 4.6
Greene 890 1.1
Guilford 851 1.0
Halifax 506 0.6
Harnett 480 0.6
Haywood 158 0.2
Henderson 210 0.3
Hertford 140 0.2
Hoke 296 0.4
Hyde 233 0.3
Iredell 332 0.4
Jackson 270 0.3
Johnston 409 0.5
Jones 28 0.0
Lee 163 0.2
Lenoir 1,590 1.9
Lincoln 165 0.2
Macon 71 0.1
Madison 76 0.1
Martin 220 0.3
McDowell 539 0.6
Mecklenburg 869 1.0
Mitchell 41 0.0
Montgomery 356 0.4
Moore 318 0.4
Nash 502 0.6
New Hanover 807 1.0
Northampton 211 0.3
Onslow 218 0.3
Orange 192 0.2
Pamlico 210 0.3
Pasquotank 491 0.6
Pender 387 0.5
Perquimans 57 0.1
Person 72 0.1
Pitt 760 0.9
Polk 37 0.0
Randolph 564 0.7
Richmond 391 0.5
Robeson 567 0.7
Rockingham 170 0.2
Rowan 737 0.9
Rutherford 221 0.3
Sampson 486 0.6
Scotland 598 0.7
Stanly 605 0.7
Stokes 92 0.1
Surry 192 0.2
Swain 43 0.1
Transylvania 59 0.1
Tyrrell 179 0.2
Union 233 0.3
Vance 144 0.2
Wake 18,716 22.4
Warren 362 0.4
Washington 67 0.1
Watauga 128 0.2
Wayne 2,376 2.8
Wilkes 371 0.4
Wilson 836 1.0
Yadkin 67 0.1
Yancey 59 0.1