April 2021
As of April 2021
* 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 | 56 | 0% |
| 20-29 | 9,778 | 12% |
| 30-39 | 16,950 | 21% |
| 40-49 | 20,503 | 25% |
| 50-59 | 23,449 | 29% |
| 60-69 | 9,927 | 12% |
| 70 or more | 791 | 1% |
| Employment Type | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Full Time | 59,182 | 98.6% |
| Part Time | 275 | 0.5% |
| Time Limited | 535 | 0.9% |
| Education | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Less than High School | 3,260 | 4% |
| High School Graduate | 28,270 | 35% |
| Associate | 8,610 | 11% |
| Bachelor | 22,008 | 27% |
| Advanced Degree | 9,209 | 11% |
| Certifications | 401 | 0% |
| Gender | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Female | 42,819 | 53% |
| Male | 38,633 | 47% |
| Unreported | 2 | 0% |
| Job Categories | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Administrative Support | 5,436 | 9% |
| Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific | 2,179 | 4% |
| Corrections | 14,149 | 24% |
| Education & Training | 648 | 1% |
| Engineering | 2,858 | 5% |
| Executive | 85 | 0% |
| Financial & Business Management | 2,793 | 5% |
| Human Resources | 675 | 1% |
| Human Services | 3,285 | 5% |
| Information Communication & Media | 364 | 1% |
| Information Technology | 2,341 | 4% |
| Institutional Support Services | 1,279 | 2% |
| Law Enforcement & Public Safety | 3,336 | 6% |
| Legal | 656 | 1% |
| Medical & Health | 8,430 | 14% |
| Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources | 615 | 1% |
| Operations & Trades | 6,250 | 10% |
| Planning & Economic Development | 379 | 1% |
| Program Management | 3,334 | 6% |
| Safety & Inspection | 900 | 2% |
| Ethnicity | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| African American | 25,089 | 31% |
| Asian | 1,922 | 2% |
| Hispanic | 2,139 | 3% |
| Multinational | 414 | 1% |
| Native American | 1,232 | 2% |
| Pacific Islander | 38 | 0% |
| White | 48,961 | 60% |
| Ethnicity Not Given | 1,659 | 2% |
| Years of Service | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Less than 2 years | 11,078 | 14% |
| 2 to 4 | 15,176 | 19% |
| 5 to 9 | 16,040 | 20% |
| 10 to 14 | 12,300 | 15% |
| 15 to 19 | 10,967 | 13% |
| 20 to 29 | 13,684 | 17% |
| 30+ | 2,209 | 3% |
| Agency | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Administration | 445 | 0.7% |
| Agriculture | 1,859 | 3.1% |
| Commerce | 1,587 | 2.5% |
| Community Colleges | 172 | 0.3% |
| Cosmetic Arts | 23 | 0.0% |
| Elections | 105 | 0.1% |
| Environmental Quality | 1,488 | 2.5% |
| Health Human Services | 15,464 | 25.8% |
| Information Technology | 1,018 | 1.8% |
| Insurance | 546 | 0.9% |
| Justice | 741 | 1.2% |
| Labor | 324 | 0.5% |
| Military and Veterans Affairs | 97 | 0.2% |
| Natural and Cultural Resources | 1,711 | 2.9% |
| Opticians | 1 | 0.0% |
| Public Instruction | 846 | 1.4% |
| Public Safety | 21,755 | 36.5% |
| Revenue | 1,314 | 2.2% |
| Secretary of State | 179 | 0.3% |
| State Auditor | 150 | 0.2% |
| State Budget & Management | 51 | 0.1% |
| State Controller | 175 | 0.3% |
| State Ethics | 83 | 0.0% |
| State Human Resources | 83 | 0.1% |
| State Treasurer | 319 | 0.5% |
| Transportation | 8,864 | 14.8% |
| Wildlife | 621 | 1.0% |
| University/School | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Appalachian State University | 1,249 | 6% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 154 | 1% |
| East Carolina University | 2,043 | 10% |
| Fayetteville State University | 333 | 2% |
| North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | 822 | 4% |
| North Carolina Central University | 544 | 3% |
| North Carolina State University | 3,931 | 18% |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 6,362 | 30% |
| University of North Carolina-General Administration | 381 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Asheville | 299 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Charlotte | 1,649 | 8% |
| University of North Carolina-Greensboro | 1,082 | 5% |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke | 246 | 2% |
| University of North Carolina-School of the Arts | 245 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | 1,036 | 5% |
| Western Carolina University | 724 | 3% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 362 | 2% |
| County | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Alamance | 221 | 0.3% |
| Alexander | 496 | 0.6% |
| Alleghany | 42 | 0.1% |
| Anson | 547 | 0.7% |
| Ashe | 85 | 0.1% |
| Avery | 486 | 0.6% |
| Beaufort | 249 | 0.3% |
| Bertie | 440 | 0.5% |
| Bladen | 255 | 0.3% |
| Brunswick | 178 | 0.2% |
| Buncombe | 2,066 | 2.5% |
| Burke | 3,078 | 3.8% |
| Cabarrus | 457 | 0.6% |
| Caldwell | 264 | 0.3% |
| Camden | 20 | 0.0% |
| Carteret | 446 | 0.5% |
| Caswell | 321 | 0.4% |
| Catawba | 431 | 0.5% |
| Chatham | 216 | 0.3% |
| Cherokee | 113 | 0.1% |
| Chowan | 93 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 25 | 0.0% |
| Cleveland | 286 | 0.4% |
| Columbus | 884 | 1.1% |
| Craven | 705 | 0.9% |
| Cumberland | 992 | 1.2% |
| Currituck | 69 | 0.1% |
| Dare | 354 | 0.4% |
| Davidson | 271 | 0.3% |
| Davie | 62 | 0.1% |
| Duplin | 121 | 0.1% |
| Durham | 1,081 | 1.3% |
| Edgecombe | 186 | 0.2% |
| Forsyth | 1,311 | 1.6% |
| Franklin | 258 | 0.3% |
| Gaston | 273 | 0.3% |
| Gates | 27 | 0.0% |
| Graham | 25 | 0.0% |
| Granville | 3,795 | 4.7% |
| Greene | 1,045 | 1.3% |
| Guilford | 2,736 | 3.4% |
| Halifax | 489 | 0.6% |
| Harnett | 452 | 0.6% |
| Haywood | 173 | 0.2% |
| Henderson | 233 | 0.3% |
| Hertford | 117 | 0.1% |
| Hoke | 181 | 0.2% |
| Hyde | 235 | 0.3% |
| Iredell | 320 | 0.4% |
| Jackson | 945 | 1.2% |
| Johnston | 438 | 0.5% |
| Jones | 22 | 0.0% |
| Lee | 185 | 0.2% |
| Lenoir | 1,497 | 1.8% |
| Lincoln | 165 | 0.2% |
| Macon | 71 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 70 | 0.1% |
| Martin | 206 | 0.3% |
| McDowell | 553 | 0.7% |
| Mecklenburg | 2,546 | 3.1% |
| Mitchell | 51 | 0.1% |
| Montgomery | 319 | 0.4% |
| Moore | 311 | 0.4% |
| Nash | 893 | 1.1% |
| New Hanover | 1,838 | 2.3% |
| Northampton | 114 | 0.1% |
| Onslow | 225 | 0.3% |
| Orange | 6,787 | 8.3% |
| Pamlico | 188 | 0.2% |
| Pasquotank | 635 | 0.8% |
| Pender | 361 | 0.4% |
| Perquimans | 52 | 0.1% |
| Person | 64 | 0.1% |
| Pitt | 2,790 | 3.4% |
| Polk | 41 | 0.1% |
| Randolph | 567 | 0.7% |
| Richmond | 366 | 0.4% |
| Robeson | 950 | 1.2% |
| Rockingham | 185 | 0.2% |
| Rowan | 661 | 0.8% |
| Rutherford | 207 | 0.3% |
| Sampson | 455 | 0.6% |
| Scotland | 627 | 0.8% |
| Stanly | 546 | 0.7% |
| Stokes | 97 | 0.1% |
| Surry | 177 | 0.2% |
| Swain | 43 | 0.1% |
| Transylvania | 68 | 0.1% |
| Tyrrell | 105 | 0.1% |
| Union | 239 | 0.3% |
| Vance | 137 | 0.2% |
| Wake | 22,048 | 27.1% |
| Warren | 333 | 0.4% |
| Washington | 69 | 0.1% |
| Watauga | 1,382 | 1.7% |
| Wayne | 2,358 | 2.9% |
| Wilkes | 358 | 0.4% |
| Wilson | 776 | 1.0% |
| Yadkin | 69 | 0.1% |
| Yancey | 54 | 0.1% |