July 2021

As of July 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 57 0%
20-29 9,637 12%
30-39 16,729 21%
40-49 20,268 25%
50-59 23,255 29%
60-69 9,800 12%
70 or more 777 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 58,473 98.6%
Part Time 275 0.5%
Time Limited 548 0.9%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,253 4%
High School Graduate 27,754 34%
Associate 8,505 11%
Bachelor 21,738 27%
Advanced Degree 9,206 11%
Certifications 388 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 42,378 52.6%
Male 38,139 47.4%
Unreported 3 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,401 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,172 4%
Corrections 13,791 23%
Education & Training 657 1%
Engineering 2,862 5%
Executive 92 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,790 5%
Human Resources 672 1%
Human Services 3,284 6%
Information Communication & Media 367 1%
Information Technology 2,328 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,247 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,287 6%
Legal 665 1%
Medical & Health 8,296 14%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 618 1%
Operations & Trades 6,171 10%
Planning & Economic Development 364 1%
Program Management 3,303 6%
Safety & Inspection 929 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 24,684 31%
Asian 1,910 2%
Hispanic 2,133 3%
Multinational 782 1%
Native American 1,222 2%
Pacific Islander 38 0%
White 48,367 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,387 2%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,610 13%
2 to 4 15,181 19%
5 to 9 16,148 20%
10 to 14 11,768 15%
15 to 19 11,136 14%
20 to 29 13,498 17%
30+ 2,182 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 450 0.7%
Agriculture 1,848 3.1%
Commerce 1,593 2.5%
Community Colleges 160 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 106 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,476 2.5%
Health Human Services 15,282 25.8%
Information Technology 1,003 1.8%
Insurance 543 0.9%
Justice 732 1.2%
Labor 321 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 98 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,711 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 856 1.4%
Public Safety 21,342 36.5%
Revenue 1,324 2.2%
Secretary of State 173 0.3%
State Auditor 142 0.2%
State Budget & Management 51 0.1%
State Controller 175 0.3%
State Ethics 80 0.0%
State Human Resources 80 0.1%
State Treasurer 322 0.5%
Transportation 8,810 14.8%
Wildlife 620 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,212 6%
Elizabeth City State University 148 1%
East Carolina University 2,004 9%
Fayetteville State University 330 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 816 4%
North Carolina Central University 536 3%
North Carolina State University 3,898 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,377 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 376 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 290 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,612 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,056 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 239 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 238 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,031 5%
Western Carolina University 702 3%
Winston-Salem State University 362 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 215 0.3%
Alexander 483 0.6%
Alleghany 41 0.1%
Anson 527 0.7%
Ashe 83 0.1%
Avery 470 0.6%
Beaufort 250 0.3%
Bertie 436 0.5%
Bladen 255 0.3%
Brunswick 180 0.2%
Buncombe 2,039 2.5%
Burke 3,064 3.8%
Cabarrus 439 0.5%
Caldwell 258 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 438 0.5%
Caswell 314 0.4%
Catawba 430 0.5%
Chatham 211 0.3%
Cherokee 111 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 25 0.0%
Cleveland 280 0.3%
Columbus 871 1.1%
Craven 695 0.9%
Cumberland 993 1.2%
Currituck 64 0.1%
Dare 357 0.4%
Davidson 272 0.3%
Davie 62 0.1%
Duplin 121 0.2%
Durham 1,068 1.3%
Edgecombe 186 0.2%
Forsyth 1,310 1.6%
Franklin 241 0.3%
Gaston 274 0.3%
Gates 25 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 3,702 4.6%
Greene 1,011 1.3%
Guilford 2,698 3.4%
Halifax 467 0.6%
Harnett 424 0.5%
Haywood 166 0.2%
Henderson 237 0.3%
Hertford 115 0.1%
Hoke 149 0.2%
Hyde 232 0.3%
Iredell 314 0.4%
Jackson 927 1.2%
Johnston 428 0.5%
Jones 21 0.0%
Lee 184 0.2%
Lenoir 1,470 1.8%
Lincoln 165 0.2%
Macon 68 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 208 0.3%
McDowell 547 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,507 3.1%
Mitchell 53 0.1%
Montgomery 320 0.4%
Moore 319 0.4%
Nash 907 1.1%
New Hanover 1,820 2.3%
Northampton 107 0.1%
Onslow 225 0.3%
Orange 6,797 8.4%
Pamlico 176 0.2%
Pasquotank 620 0.8%
Pender 351 0.4%
Perquimans 53 0.1%
Person 63 0.1%
Pitt 2,747 3.4%
Polk 40 0.0%
Randolph 603 0.7%
Richmond 369 0.5%
Robeson 932 1.2%
Rockingham 180 0.2%
Rowan 636 0.8%
Rutherford 200 0.2%
Sampson 439 0.5%
Scotland 613 0.8%
Stanly 532 0.7%
Stokes 95 0.1%
Surry 178 0.2%
Swain 46 0.1%
Transylvania 68 0.1%
Tyrrell 110 0.1%
Union 231 0.3%
Vance 132 0.2%
Wake 21,930 27.2%
Warren 320 0.4%
Washington 72 0.1%
Watauga 1,347 1.7%
Wayne 2,306 2.9%
Wilkes 356 0.4%
Wilson 769 1.0%
Yadkin 70 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%