February 2021
As of February 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 | 50 | 0% |
| 20-29 | 9,887 | 12% |
| 30-39 | 17,027 | 21% |
| 40-49 | 20,687 | 25% |
| 50-59 | 23,519 | 29% |
| 60-69 | 10,040 | 12% |
| 70 or more | 789 | 1% |
| Employment Type | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Full Time | 59,554 | 98.7% |
| Part Time | 288 | 0.5% |
| Time Limited | 502 | 0.8% |
| Education | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Less than High School | 3,221 | 4% |
| High School Graduate | 28,619 | 35% |
| Associate | 8,697 | 11% |
| Bachelor | 22,145 | 27% |
| Advanced Degree | 9,242 | 11% |
| Certifications | 400 | 0% |
| Gender | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Female | 43,037 | 52% |
| Male | 38,961 | 48% |
| Unreported | 1 | 0% |
| Job Categories | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Administrative Support | 5,492 | 9% |
| Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific | 2,175 | 4% |
| Corrections | 14,321 | 24% |
| Education & Training | 641 | 1% |
| Engineering | 2,855 | 5% |
| Executive | 84 | 0% |
| Financial & Business Management | 2,763 | 5% |
| Human Resources | 664 | 1% |
| Human Services | 3,280 | 5% |
| Information Communication & Media | 367 | 1% |
| Information Technology | 2,350 | 4% |
| Institutional Support Services | 1,262 | 2% |
| Law Enforcement & Public Safety | 3,363 | 6% |
| Legal | 654 | 1% |
| Medical & Health | 8,569 | 14% |
| Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources | 612 | 1% |
| Operations & Trades | 6,288 | 10% |
| Planning & Economic Development | 382 | 1% |
| Program Management | 3,313 | 5% |
| Safety & Inspection | 910 | 2% |
| Ethnicity | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| African American | 25,201 | 31% |
| Asian | 1,927 | 2% |
| Hispanic | 2,131 | 3% |
| Multinational | 397 | 0% |
| Native American | 1,244 | 2% |
| Pacific Islander | 37 | 0% |
| White | 49,161 | 60% |
| Ethnicity Not Given | 1,901 | 2% |
| Years of Service | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Less than 2 years | 11,593 | 14% |
| 2 to 4 | 15,186 | 19% |
| 5 to 9 | 15,993 | 20% |
| 10 to 14 | 12,423 | 15% |
| 15 to 19 | 10,843 | 13% |
| 20 to 29 | 13,666 | 17% |
| 30+ | 2,295 | 3% |
| Agency | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Administration | 452 | 1% |
| Agriculture | 1,867 | 3% |
| Commerce | 1,588 | 3% |
| Community Colleges | 170 | 0% |
| Cosmetic Arts | 23 | 0% |
| Elections | 102 | 0% |
| Environmental Quality | 1,474 | 2% |
| Health Human Services | 15,586 | 26% |
| Information Technology | 1,039 | 2% |
| Insurance | 551 | 1% |
| Justice | 742 | 1% |
| Labor | 330 | 1% |
| Military and Veterans Affairs | 99 | 0% |
| Natural and Cultural Resources | 1,716 | 3% |
| Opticians | 1 | 0% |
| Public Instruction | 850 | 1% |
| Public Safety | 21,949 | 36% |
| Revenue | 1,314 | 2% |
| Secretary of State | 179 | 0% |
| State Auditor | 140 | 0% |
| State Budget & Management | 51 | 0% |
| State Controller | 166 | 0% |
| State Ethics | 78 | 0% |
| State Human Resources | 78 | 0% |
| State Treasurer | 321 | 1% |
| Transportation | 8,882 | 15% |
| Wildlife | 618 | 1% |
| University/School | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Appalachian State University | 1,256 | 6% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 151 | 1% |
| East Carolina University | 2,079 | 10% |
| Fayetteville State University | 333 | 2% |
| North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | 820 | 4% |
| North Carolina Central University | 534 | 2% |
| North Carolina State University | 3,959 | 18% |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 6,449 | 30% |
| University of North Carolina-General Administration | 385 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Asheville | 303 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Charlotte | 1,691 | 8% |
| University of North Carolina-Greensboro | 1,095 | 5% |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke | 238 | 2% |
| University of North Carolina-School of the Arts | 241 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | 1,031 | 5% |
| Western Carolina University | 728 | 3% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 362 | 2% |
| County | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Alamance | 221 | 0.3% |
| Alexander | 506 | 0.6% |
| Alleghany | 42 | 0.1% |
| Anson | 557 | 0.7% |
| Ashe | 82 | 0.1% |
| Avery | 492 | 0.6% |
| Beaufort | 242 | 0.3% |
| Bertie | 456 | 0.6% |
| Bladen | 256 | 0.3% |
| Brunswick | 179 | 0.2% |
| Buncombe | 2,098 | 2.6% |
| Burke | 3,073 | 3.7% |
| Cabarrus | 484 | 0.6% |
| Caldwell | 258 | 0.3% |
| Camden | 20 | 0.0% |
| Carteret | 439 | 0.5% |
| Caswell | 326 | 0.4% |
| Catawba | 454 | 0.6% |
| Chatham | 216 | 0.3% |
| Cherokee | 118 | 0.1% |
| Chowan | 89 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 26 | 0.0% |
| Cleveland | 288 | 0.4% |
| Columbus | 897 | 1.1% |
| Craven | 702 | 0.9% |
| Cumberland | 1,004 | 1.2% |
| Currituck | 68 | 0.1% |
| Dare | 351 | 0.4% |
| Davidson | 273 | 0.3% |
| Davie | 63 | 0.1% |
| Duplin | 119 | 0.1% |
| Durham | 1,055 | 1.3% |
| Edgecombe | 186 | 0.2% |
| Forsyth | 1,310 | 1.6% |
| Franklin | 259 | 0.3% |
| Gaston | 275 | 0.3% |
| Gates | 27 | 0.0% |
| Graham | 25 | 0.0% |
| Granville | 3,839 | 4.7% |
| Greene | 1,050 | 1.3% |
| Guilford | 2,758 | 3.4% |
| Halifax | 489 | 0.6% |
| Harnett | 447 | 0.5% |
| Haywood | 173 | 0.2% |
| Henderson | 237 | 0.3% |
| Hertford | 114 | 0.1% |
| Hoke | 190 | 0.2% |
| Hyde | 237 | 0.3% |
| Iredell | 312 | 0.4% |
| Jackson | 954 | 1.2% |
| Johnston | 431 | 0.5% |
| Jones | 22 | 0.0% |
| Lee | 183 | 0.2% |
| Lenoir | 1,524 | 1.9% |
| Lincoln | 163 | 0.2% |
| Macon | 71 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 71 | 0.1% |
| Martin | 207 | 0.3% |
| McDowell | 554 | 0.7% |
| Mecklenburg | 2,576 | 3.1% |
| Mitchell | 50 | 0.1% |
| Montgomery | 318 | 0.4% |
| Moore | 312 | 0.4% |
| Nash | 890 | 1.1% |
| New Hanover | 1,833 | 2.2% |
| Northampton | 123 | 0.2% |
| Onslow | 243 | 0.3% |
| Orange | 6,874 | 8.4% |
| Pamlico | 192 | 0.2% |
| Pasquotank | 628 | 0.8% |
| Pender | 353 | 0.4% |
| Perquimans | 52 | 0.1% |
| Person | 67 | 0.1% |
| Pitt | 2,854 | 3.5% |
| Polk | 41 | 0.1% |
| Randolph | 563 | 0.7% |
| Richmond | 375 | 0.5% |
| Robeson | 956 | 1.2% |
| Rockingham | 181 | 0.2% |
| Rowan | 673 | 0.8% |
| Rutherford | 200 | 0.2% |
| Sampson | 463 | 0.6% |
| Scotland | 630 | 0.8% |
| Stanly | 545 | 0.7% |
| Stokes | 93 | 0.1% |
| Surry | 178 | 0.2% |
| Swain | 44 | 0.1% |
| Transylvania | 67 | 0.1% |
| Tyrrell | 108 | 0.1% |
| Union | 234 | 0.3% |
| Vance | 137 | 0.2% |
| Wake | 22,164 | 27.0% |
| Warren | 340 | 0.4% |
| Washington | 70 | 0.1% |
| Watauga | 1,383 | 1.7% |
| Wayne | 2,376 | 2.9% |
| Wilkes | 354 | 0.4% |
| Wilson | 778 | 0.9% |
| Yadkin | 67 | 0.1% |
| Yancey | 55 | 0.1% |