September 2021

As of September 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 59 0%
20-29 9,382 12%
30-39 16,434 21%
40-49 19,984 25%
50-59 23,070 29%
60-69 9,731 12%
70 or more 801 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 57,631 98.6%
Part Time 260 0.4%
Time Limited 556 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,241 4%
High School Graduate 27,484 35%
Associate 8,418 11%
Bachelor 21,543 27%
Advanced Degree 9,192 12%
Certifications 395 0%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 41,734 52.5%
Male 37,721 47.5%
Unreported 6 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,358 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,176 4%
Corrections 13,400 23%
Education & Training 659 1%
Engineering 2,858 5%
Executive 94 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,794 5%
Human Resources 661 1%
Human Services 3,226 6%
Information Communication & Media 364 1%
Information Technology 2,307 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,225 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,312 6%
Legal 660 1%
Medical & Health 8,066 14%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 618 1%
Operations & Trades 6,108 10%
Planning & Economic Development 359 1%
Program Management 3,276 6%
Safety & Inspection 926 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 24,189 30%
Asian 1,904 2%
Hispanic 2,106 3%
Multinational 781 1%
Native American 1,206 2%
Pacific Islander 39 0%
White 47,880 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 1,356 2%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,502 13%
2 to 4 14,753 19%
5 to 9 16,098 20%
10 to 14 11,279 14%
15 to 19 11,177 14%
20 to 29 13,478 17%
30+ 2,174 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 458 0.7%
Agriculture 1,848 3.1%
Commerce 1,579 2.5%
Community Colleges 154 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections 104 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,478 2.5%
Health Human Services 14,913 25.8%
Information Technology 990 1.8%
Insurance 547 0.9%
Justice 729 1.2%
Labor 323 0.5%
Military and Veterans Affairs 96 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,725 2.9%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 868 1.4%
Public Safety 20,955 36.5%
Revenue 1,327 2.2%
Secretary of State 171 0.3%
State Auditor 145 0.2%
State Budget & Management 49 0.1%
State Controller 175 0.3%
State Ethics 76 0.0%
State Human Resources 76 0.1%
State Treasurer 316 0.5%
Transportation 8,726 14.8%
Wildlife 617 1.0%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,239 6%
Elizabeth City State University 144 1%
East Carolina University 1,962 9%
Fayetteville State University 320 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 808 4%
North Carolina Central University 523 2%
North Carolina State University 3,898 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,277 30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 374 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 287 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,565 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,055 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 234 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 237 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,035 5%
Western Carolina University 702 3%
Winston-Salem State University 354 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 213 0.3%
Alexander 475 0.6%
Alleghany 40 0.1%
Anson 519 0.6%
Ashe 80 0.1%
Avery 457 0.6%
Beaufort 249 0.3%
Bertie 422 0.5%
Bladen 252 0.3%
Brunswick 177 0.2%
Buncombe 2,025 2.5%
Burke 3,025 3.8%
Cabarrus 421 0.5%
Caldwell 255 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 431 0.5%
Caswell 316 0.4%
Catawba 425 0.5%
Chatham 217 0.3%
Cherokee 112 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 25 0.0%
Cleveland 282 0.4%
Columbus 853 1.1%
Craven 697 0.9%
Cumberland 979 1.2%
Currituck 64 0.1%
Dare 353 0.4%
Davidson 270 0.3%
Davie 61 0.1%
Duplin 120 0.2%
Durham 1,049 1.3%
Edgecombe 181 0.2%
Forsyth 1,293 1.6%
Franklin 243 0.3%
Gaston 272 0.3%
Gates 25 0.0%
Graham 25 0.0%
Granville 3,651 4.6%
Greene 993 1.2%
Guilford 2,681 3.4%
Halifax 447 0.6%
Harnett 418 0.5%
Haywood 164 0.2%
Henderson 237 0.3%
Hertford 120 0.2%
Hoke 149 0.2%
Hyde 227 0.3%
Iredell 318 0.4%
Jackson 931 1.2%
Johnston 428 0.5%
Jones 19 0.0%
Lee 183 0.2%
Lenoir 1,466 1.8%
Lincoln 164 0.2%
Macon 69 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 207 0.3%
McDowell 546 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,500 3.1%
Mitchell 52 0.1%
Montgomery 314 0.4%
Moore 316 0.4%
Nash 906 1.1%
New Hanover 1,813 2.3%
Northampton 101 0.1%
Onslow 228 0.3%
Orange 6,722 8.4%
Pamlico 170 0.2%
Pasquotank 618 0.8%
Pender 340 0.4%
Perquimans 53 0.1%
Person 64 0.1%
Pitt 2,724 3.4%
Polk 40 0.1%
Randolph 611 0.8%
Richmond 361 0.5%
Robeson 929 1.2%
Rockingham 178 0.2%
Rowan 630 0.8%
Rutherford 201 0.3%
Sampson 432 0.5%
Scotland 616 0.8%
Stanly 527 0.7%
Stokes 93 0.1%
Surry 178 0.2%
Swain 45 0.1%
Transylvania 71 0.1%
Tyrrell 111 0.1%
Union 231 0.3%
Vance 130 0.2%
Wake 21,860 27.3%
Warren 315 0.4%
Washington 72 0.1%
Watauga 1,350 1.7%
Wayne 2,283 2.9%
Wilkes 354 0.4%
Wilson 758 0.9%
Yadkin 71 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%