June 2021

As of June 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 66 0%
20-29 9,732 12%
30-39 16,825 21%
40-49 20,412 25%
50-59 23,307 29%
60-69 9,818 12%
70 or more 779 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 58,828 98.7%
Part Time 275 0.5%
Time Limited 529 0.9%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,263 4%
High School Graduate 27,917 34%
Associate 8,563 11%
Bachelor 21,820 27%
Advanced Degree 9,211 11%
Certifications 391 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 42,601 52.6%
Male 38,332 47.4%
Unreported 3 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,419 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,176 4%
Corrections 13,966 23%
Education & Training 656 1%
Engineering 2,855 5%
Executive 91 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,791 5%
Human Resources 674 1%
Human Services 3,274 5%
Information Communication & Media 362 1%
Information Technology 2,329 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,259 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,300 6%
Legal 660 1%
Medical & Health 8,381 14%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 613 1%
Operations & Trades 6,203 10%
Planning & Economic Development 374 1%
Program Management 3,332 6%
Safety & Inspection 918 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 24,882 31%
Asian 1,919 2%
Hispanic 2,121 3%
Multinational 783 1%
Native American 1,225 2%
Pacific Islander 38 0%
White 48,576 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,395 2%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,550 13%
2 to 4 15,293 19%
5 to 9 16,225 20%
10 to 14 11,835 15%
15 to 19 11,160 14%
20 to 29 13,646 17%
30+ 2,230 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 447 0.7%
Agriculture 1,854 3.1%
Commerce 1,586 2.5%
Community Colleges 170 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections 106 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,482 2.5%
Health Human Services 15,380 25.8%
Information Technology 1,010 1.8%
Insurance 549 0.9%
Justice 736 1.2%
Labor 321 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 97 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,705 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 849 1.4%
Public Safety 21,549 36.5%
Revenue 1,321 2.2%
Secretary of State 175 0.3%
State Auditor 141 0.2%
State Budget & Management 52 0.1%
State Controller 173 0.3%
State Ethics 82 0.0%
State Human Resources 82 0.1%
State Treasurer 318 0.5%
Transportation 8,833 14.8%
Wildlife 618 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,230 6%
Elizabeth City State University 152 1%
East Carolina University 2,020 9%
Fayetteville State University 331 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 816 4%
North Carolina Central University 538 3%
North Carolina State University 3,898 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,370 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 376 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 296 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,620 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,070 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 247 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 238 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,031 5%
Western Carolina University 712 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 536 0.7%
Ashe 83 0.1%
Avery 474 0.6%
Beaufort 250 0.3%
Bertie 434 0.5%
Bladen 256 0.3%
Brunswick 178 0.2%
Buncombe 2,050 2.5%
Burke 3,085 3.8%
Cabarrus 450 0.6%
Caldwell 261 0.3%
Camden 22 0.0%
Carteret 441 0.5%
Caswell 318 0.4%
Catawba 429 0.5%
Chatham 213 0.3%
Cherokee 113 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 25 0.0%
Cleveland 283 0.3%
Columbus 879 1.1%
Craven 703 0.9%
Cumberland 991 1.2%
Currituck 67 0.1%
Dare 360 0.4%
Davidson 273 0.3%
Davie 61 0.1%
Duplin 121 0.1%
Durham 1,071 1.3%
Edgecombe 186 0.2%
Forsyth 1,316 1.6%
Franklin 250 0.3%
Gaston 270 0.3%
Gates 25 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 3,742 4.6%
Greene 1,027 1.3%
Guilford 2,718 3.4%
Halifax 483 0.6%
Harnett 433 0.5%
Haywood 168 0.2%
Henderson 231 0.3%
Hertford 115 0.1%
Hoke 160 0.2%
Hyde 234 0.3%
Iredell 319 0.4%
Jackson 937 1.2%
Johnston 433 0.5%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 181 0.2%
Lenoir 1,487 1.8%
Lincoln 163 0.2%
Macon 69 0.1%
Madison 70 0.1%
Martin 204 0.3%
McDowell 547 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,518 3.1%
Mitchell 52 0.1%
Montgomery 317 0.4%
Moore 320 0.4%
Nash 903 1.1%
New Hanover 1,826 2.3%
Northampton 108 0.1%
Onslow 225 0.3%
Orange 6,790 8.4%
Pamlico 186 0.2%
Pasquotank 628 0.8%
Pender 361 0.4%
Perquimans 53 0.1%
Person 64 0.1%
Pitt 2,769 3.4%
Polk 41 0.1%
Randolph 598 0.7%
Richmond 364 0.4%
Robeson 936 1.2%
Rockingham 184 0.2%
Rowan 649 0.8%
Rutherford 200 0.2%
Sampson 442 0.5%
Scotland 619 0.8%
Stanly 534 0.7%
Stokes 95 0.1%
Surry 176 0.2%
Swain 45 0.1%
Transylvania 68 0.1%
Tyrrell 107 0.1%
Union 235 0.3%
Vance 136 0.2%
Wake 21,946 27.1%
Warren 326 0.4%
Washington 68 0.1%
Watauga 1,363 1.7%
Wayne 2,337 2.9%
Wilkes 357 0.4%
Wilson 774 1.0%
Yadkin 68 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%