July 2018

As of July 2018

* 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 Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 20 34 0.0%
20-29 9,434 11.3%
30-39 16,465 19.7%
40-49 22,412 26.9%
50-59 24,474 29.3%
60-69 9,929 11.9%
70 or more 668 0.8%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 60,597 99%
Part Time 378 1%
Time Limited 364 1%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 1,932 2%
High School Graduate 31,837 38%
Associate 8,861 11%
Bachelor 22,595 27%
Advanced Degree 8,777 11%
Certifications 282 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 42,141 51%
Male 41,275 49%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 6,539 10.7%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,221 3.6%
Corrections 14,873 24.2%
Education & Training 608 1.0%
Engineering 2,899 4.7%
Executive 111 0.2%
Financial & Business Management 2,269 3.7%
Human Resources 590 1.0%
Human Services 3,426 5.6%
Information Communication & Media 339 0.6%
Information Technology 2,215 3.6%
Institutional Support Services 1,251 2.0%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,099 5.1%
Legal 538 0.9%
Medical & Health 9,010 14.7%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 753 1.2%
Operations & Trades 6,539 10.7%
Planning & Economic Development 444 0.7%
Program Management 2,743 4.5%
Safety & Inspection 872 1.4%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 25,226 30.2%
Asian 1,805 2.2%
Hispanic 1,637 2.0%
Multinational 219 0.3%
Native American 1,193 1.4%
Pacific Islander 36 0.0%
White 51,453 61.7%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,847 2.2%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 11,956 14%
2 to 4 11,517 14%
5 to 9 15,486 19%
10 to 14 15,723 19%
15 to 19 10,488 13%
20 to 29 15,222 18%
30+ 3,024 4%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 446 0.7%
Agriculture Consumer Services 1,918 3.1%
Commerce 506 0.8%
Commerce - DES & DWS 1,158 1.9%
Community Colleges 159 0.3%
Environmental Quality 1,435 2.3%
Health Human Services 15,746 25.7%
Information Technology 565 0.9%
Insurance 390 0.6%
Justice 762 1.2%
Labor 348 0.6%
Military and Veterans Affairs 96 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,714 2.8%
Public Instruction 900 1.5%
Public Safety 22,396 36.5%
Revenue 1,310 2.1%
School of Science & Math 81 0.1%
Secretary of State 177 0.3%
State Auditor 143 0.2%
State Budget & Management 48 0.1%
State Controller 164 0.3%
State Human Resources 79 0.1%
State Treasurer 338 0.6%
Transportation 9,857 16.1%
Wildlife Resources Commission 603 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,223 6%
Elizabeth City State University 154 1%
East Carolina University 2,184 10%
Fayetteville State University 393 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 838 4%
North Carolina Central University 540 2%
North Carolina State University 4,073 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,466 29%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 280 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 330 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,138 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 280 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 401 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 236 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 995 5%
Western Carolina University 682 3%
Winston-Salem State University 404 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 212 0.3%
Alexander 537 0.6%
Alleghany 44 0.1%
Anson 632 0.8%
Ashe 98 0.1%
Avery 592 0.7%
Beaufort 258 0.3%
Bertie 413 0.5%
Bladen 269 0.3%
Brunswick 200 0.2%
Buncombe 2,150 2.6%
Burke 3,000 3.6%
Cabarrus 456 0.5%
Caldwell 268 0.3%
Camden 21 0.0%
Carteret 479 0.6%
Caswell 332 0.4%
Catawba 448 0.5%
Chatham 220 0.3%
Cherokee 121 0.1%
Chowan 82 0.1%
Clay 24 0.0%
Cleveland 299 0.4%
Columbus 862 1.0%
Craven 678 0.8%
Cumberland 1,139 1.4%
Currituck 57 0.1%
Dare 377 0.5%
Davidson 277 0.3%
Davie 58 0.1%
Duplin 110 0.1%
Durham 1,231 1.5%
Edgecombe 260 0.3%
Forsyth 1,383 1.7%
Franklin 274 0.3%
Gaston 295 0.4%
Gates 26 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 3,838 4.6%
Greene 895 1.1%
Guilford 2,834 3.4%
Halifax 519 0.6%
Harnett 473 0.6%
Haywood 152 0.2%
Henderson 220 0.3%
Hertford 135 0.2%
Hoke 311 0.4%
Hyde 236 0.3%
Iredell 340 0.4%
Jackson 922 1.1%
Johnston 404 0.5%
Jones 27 0.0%
Lee 176 0.2%
Lenoir 1,594 1.9%
Lincoln 161 0.2%
Macon 71 0.1%
Madison 74 0.1%
Martin 219 0.3%
McDowell 543 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,630 3.2%
Mitchell 41 0.0%
Montgomery 344 0.4%
Moore 294 0.4%
Nash 499 0.6%
New Hanover 1,802 2.2%
Northampton 207 0.2%
Onslow 231 0.3%
Orange 6,762 8.1%
Pamlico 195 0.2%
Pasquotank 675 0.8%
Pender 397 0.5%
Perquimans 54 0.1%
Person 71 0.1%
Pitt 2,948 3.5%
Polk 40 0.0%
Randolph 579 0.7%
Richmond 394 0.5%
Robeson 985 1.2%
Rockingham 172 0.2%
Rowan 720 0.9%
Rutherford 210 0.3%
Sampson 480 0.6%
Scotland 593 0.7%
Stanly 599 0.7%
Stokes 88 0.1%
Surry 191 0.2%
Swain 44 0.1%
Transylvania 61 0.1%
Tyrrell 183 0.2%
Union 235 0.3%
Vance 137 0.2%
Wake 22,766 27.3%
Warren 337 0.4%
Washington 68 0.1%
Watauga 1,345 1.6%
Wayne 2,353 2.8%
Wilkes 364 0.4%
Wilson 815 1.0%
Yadkin 69 0.1%
Yancey 58 0.1%