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%