April 2017

* 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	31	0.04
20-29	9,208	11.0
30-39	16,429	19.7
40-49	22,506	27.0
50-59	24,546	29.4
60-69	9,985	12.0
70 or more	663	0.8

Employment Type

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	60,565	99.0
Part Time	382	0.6
Time Limited	360	0.4

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Education

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	1,931	2.0
High School Graduate	31,935	38.0
Associate	8,870	11.0
Bachelor	22,554	27.0
Advanced Degree	8,699	10.0
Certifications	279	0.0

Gender

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	42,197	51.0
Male	41,171	49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	6,564	10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,221	3.6
Corrections	14,815	24.2
Education & Training	605	1.0
Engineering	2,876	4.7
Executive	110	0.2
Financial & Business Management	2,274	3.7
Human Resources	578	0.9
Human Services	3,422	5.6
Information Communication & Media	340	0.6
Information Technology	2,197	3.6
Institutional Support Services	1,270	2.1
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,097	5.1
Legal	533	0.9
Medical & Health	9,063	14.8
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	741	1.2
Operations & Trades	6,576	10.7
Planning & Economic Development	442	0.7
Program Management	2,718	4.4
Safety & Inspection	865	1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	25,131	30.1
Asian	1,795	2.2
Hispanic	1,628	2.0
Multinational	202	0.2
Native American	1,191	1.4
Pacific Islander	37	0.0
White	51,549	61.8
Ethnicity Not Given	1,835	2.2

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Years of Service

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	16,509	20.0
2-4	8,517	10.0
5-9	14,943	18.0
10-14	15,924	19.0
15-19	11,372	14.0
20-29	13,799	17.0
30+	2,304	3.0

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Agencies

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Community College System	161	0.3
Department of Administration	440	0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services	1,907	3.1
Department of Commerce	1,657	2.7
Department of Environmental Quality	1,434	2.3
Department of Health and Human Services	15,798	25.8
Department of Information Technology	566	0.9
Department of Insurance	394	0.6
Department of Justice	763	1.2
Department of Labor	348	0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs	93	0.2
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources	1,701	2.8
Department of Public Instruction	910	1.5
Department of Public Safety	22,336	36.4
Department of Revenue	1,303	2.1
Department of State Treasurer	346	0.6
Department of Transportation	9,862	16.1
Department of the Secretary of State	173	0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math	81	0.1
Office of State Budget and Management	47	0.1
Office of State Human Resources	76	0.1
Office of the State Auditor	137	0.2
Office of the State Controller	161	0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission	613	1.0

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Universities

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,236	6.0
Elizabeth City State University	159	1.0
East Carolina University	2,163	10.0
Fayetteville State University	405	2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	834	4.0
North Carolina Central University	527	2.0
North Carolina State University	4,065	18.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,464	29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration	279	1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville	330	1.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,730	8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	1,125	5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	408	2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	242	1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	985	4.0
Western Carolina University	706	3.0
Winston-Salem State University	403	2.0

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Counties

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	218	0.3
Alexander	525	0.6
Alleghany	43	0.1
Anson	646	0.8
Ashe	97	0.1
Avery	601	0.7
Beaufort	260	0.3
Bertie	435	0.5
Bladen	273	0.3
Brunswick	201	0.2
Buncombe	2,159	2.6
Burke	3,009	3.6
Cabarrus	451	0.5
Caldwell	271	0.3
Camden	21	0.0
Carteret	479	0.6
Caswell	332	0.4
Catawba	447	0.5
Chatham	208	0.2
Cherokee	123	0.1
Chowan	87	0.1
Clay	24	0.0
Cleveland	299	0.4
Columbus	856	1.0
Craven	662	0.8
Cumberland	1,156	1.4
Currituck	57	0.1
Dare	371	0.4
Davidson	276	0.3
Davie	56	0.1
Duplin	112	0.1
Durham	1,219	1.5
Edgecombe	256	0.3
Forsyth	1,398	1.7
Franklin	274	0.3
Gaston	292	0.4
Gates	26	0.0
Graham	24	0.0
Granville	3,836	4.6
Greene	884	1.1
Guilford	2,817	3.4
Halifax	506	0.6
Harnett	474	0.6
Haywood	156	0.2
Henderson	225	0.3
Hertford	133	0.2
Hoke	307	0.4
Hyde	235	0.3
Iredell	334	0.4
Jackson	939	1.1
Johnston	407	0.5
Jones	29	0.0
Lee	176	0.2
Lenoir	1,601	1.9
Lincoln	161	0.2
Macon	72	0.1
Madison	74	0.1
Martin	218	0.3
McDowell	538	0.6
Mecklenburg	2,611	3.1
Mitchell	41	0.0
Montgomery	348	0.4
Moore	291	0.3
Nash	502	0.6
New Hanover	1,789	2.1
Northampton	205	0.2
Onslow	227	0.3
Orange	6,761	8.1
Pamlico	201	0.2
Pasquotank	657	0.8
Pender	394	0.5
Perquimans	56	0.1
Person	71	0.1
Pitt	2,926	3.5
Polk	38	0.0
Randolph	588	0.7
Richmond	393	0.5
Robeson	988	1.2
Rockingham	174	0.2
Rowan	730	0.9
Rutherford	216	0.3
Sampson	476	0.6
Scotland	598	0.7
Stanly	596	0.7
Stokes	89	0.1
Surry	193	0.2
Swain	44	0.1
Transylvania	60	0.1
Tyrrell	185	0.2
Union	237	0.3
Vance	142	0.2
Wake	22,682	27.2
Warren	340	0.4
Washington	67	0.1
Watauga	1,357	1.6
Wayne	2,382	2.9
Wilkes	366	0.4
Wilson	822	1.0
Yadkin	70	0.1
Yancey	59	0.1