January 2025 State Employee Statistics
Tab/Accordion Items
| Headcount | 57,055 |
|---|---|
| Number of Positions | 71,371 |
| Vacancies | 14,316 |
| Vacancy Rate | 20.1% |
| Median Salary | $57,177 |
| Average Salary | $65,274 |
| Average Age | 46 |
| Average Years of Service | 11 |
| Veterans | 3,304 |
State Agency data includes both EHRA and SHRA employees and positions.
| Headcount | 20,276 |
|---|---|
| Number of Positions | 26,245 |
| Vacancies | 6,149 |
| Vacancy Rate | 23.3% |
| Median Salary | $52,514 |
| Average Salary | $56,921 |
| Average Age | 45 |
| Average Years of Service | 10 |
| Veterans | 724 |
University data includes only SHRA employees and positions.
As of January 2025
- Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding the Judicial Branch, General Assembly and School of Math & Science. Temporary employees, students and contractors are also excluded. (For data on excluded categories, please contact those entities directly.)
- Subject to Human Resource Act (SHRA) employees refers to employees who are covered by the employment terms and conditions of the State Human Resources Act.
| Age | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 20 | 138 | 0% |
| 20-29 | 9,822 | 13% |
| 30-39 | 15,893 | 21% |
| 40-49 | 18,736 | 24% |
| 50-59 | 21,439 | 28% |
| 60-69 | 10,287 | 13% |
| 70 or more | 1016 | 1% |
| Employment Type | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Full Time | 56,015 | 98.2% |
| Part Time | 231 | 0.4% |
| Time Limited | 809 | 1.4% |
| Education | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than High School | 3,887 | 5% |
| High School Graduate | 26,184 | 34% |
| Associate | 8,024 | 10% |
| Bachelor | 22,011 | 28% |
| Advanced Degree | 10,288 | 13% |
| Certifications | 456 | 1% |
| Gender | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 40,949 | 53.0% |
| Male | 36,382 | 47.0% |
| Unreported | 0 | 0.0% |
| Job Categories | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Support | 5,077 | 9% |
| Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific | 2,212 | 4% |
| Corrections | 11,541 | 20% |
| Education & Training | 1,035 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2,884 | 5% |
| Executive | 238 | 0% |
| Financial & Business Management | 3,167 | 6% |
| Human Resources | 767 | 1% |
| Human Services | 3,258 | 6% |
| Information Communication & Media | 436 | 1% |
| Information Technology | 2,559 | 4% |
| Institutional Support Services | 1,174 | 2% |
| Law Enforcement & Public Safety | 3,377 | 6% |
| Legal | 641 | 1% |
| Medical & Health | 6,359 | 11% |
| Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources | 693 | 1% |
| Operations & Trades | 6,194 | 11% |
| Planning & Economic Development | 361 | 1% |
| Program Management | 4,128 | 7% |
| Safety & Inspection | 954 | 2% |
| Ethnicity | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 23,103 | 30% |
| Asian | 2,201 | 3% |
| Hispanic | 2,895 | 4% |
| Multinational | 1,073 | 1% |
| Native American | 1,179 | 2% |
| Pacific Islander | 59 | 0% |
| White | 46,007 | 59% |
| Ethnicity Not Given | 814 | 1% |
| Years of Service | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 2 years | 11,215 | 15% |
| 2 to 4 | 13,737 | 18% |
| 5 to 9 | 16,184 | 21% |
| 10 to 14 | 10,656 | 14% |
| 15 to 19 | 9,816 | 13% |
| 20 to 29 | 13,234 | 17% |
| 30+ | 2,489 | 3% |
| Agency | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | 461 | 0.8% |
| Administrative Hearings | 56 | 0.1% |
| Adult Corrections | 14,250 | 25.0% |
| Agriculture | 1,734 | 3.0% |
| Auctioneer Licensing | 2 | 0.0% |
| Barber & Electrolysis Examiner | 5 | 0.0% |
| Commerce | 1,272 | 2.2% |
| Community Colleges | 223 | 0.4% |
| Cosmetic Arts | 24 | 0.0% |
| Elections and Ethics | 74 | 0.1% |
| Environmental Quality | 1,601 | 2.8% |
| Governor's Office | 85 | 0.1% |
| Health Human Services | 13,682 | 24.0% |
| Information Technology | 1,201 | 2.1% |
| Insurance | 570 | 1.0% |
| Justice | 770 | 1.3% |
| Labor | 338 | 0.6% |
| Lt Governor's Office | 8 | 0.0% |
| Military and Veterans Affairs | 110 | 0.2% |
| Natural and Cultural Resources | 1,893 | 3.3% |
| Opticians | 1 | 0.0% |
| Psychology | 6 | 0.0% |
| Public Instruction | 1,021 | 1.8% |
| Public Safety | 4,760 | 8.3% |
| Revenue | 1,351 | 2.4% |
| Secretary of State | 167 | 0.3% |
| State Auditor | 135 | 0.2% |
| State Budget & Management | 112 | 0.2% |
| State Bureau of Investigation | 433 | 0.8% |
| State Controller | 184 | 0.3% |
| State Human Resources | 99 | 0.2% |
| State Treasurer | 410 | 0.7% |
| Transportation | 9,371 | 16.4% |
| Wildlife | 646 | 1.1% |
| University/School | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | 1,276 | 6% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 121 | 1% |
| East Carolina University | 1,882 | 9% |
| Fayetteville State University | 338 | 2% |
| North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | 730 | 4% |
| North Carolina Central University | 437 | 2% |
| North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | 96 | 0% |
| North Carolina State University | 3,736 | 18% |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 6,287 | 31% |
| University of North Carolina-General Administration | 200 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Asheville | 228 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Charlotte | 1,554 | 8% |
| University of North Carolina-Greensboro | 880 | 4% |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke | 337 | 2% |
| University of North Carolina-School of the Arts | 182 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | 1,021 | 5% |
| Western Carolina University | 704 | 3% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 267 | 1% |
| County | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 220 | 0.3% |
| Alexander | 418 | 0.5% |
| Alleghany | 38 | 0.0% |
| Anson | 481 | 0.6% |
| Ashe | 90 | 0.1% |
| Avery | 360 | 0.5% |
| Beaufort | 237 | 0.3% |
| Bertie | 286 | 0.4% |
| Bladen | 275 | 0.4% |
| Brunswick | 191 | 0.2% |
| Buncombe | 1,728 | 2.2% |
| Burke | 2,617 | 3.4% |
| Cabarrus | 439 | 0.6% |
| Caldwell | 235 | 0.3% |
| Camden | 22 | 0.0% |
| Carteret | 495 | 0.6% |
| Caswell | 273 | 0.4% |
| Catawba | 410 | 0.5% |
| Chatham | 257 | 0.3% |
| Cherokee | 94 | 0.1% |
| Chowan | 97 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 22 | 0.0% |
| Cleveland | 279 | 0.4% |
| Columbus | 801 | 1.0% |
| Craven | 713 | 0.9% |
| Cumberland | 1,050 | 1.4% |
| Currituck | 70 | 0.1% |
| Dare | 370 | 0.5% |
| Davidson | 297 | 0.4% |
| Davie | 58 | 0.1% |
| Duplin | 119 | 0.2% |
| Durham | 1,310 | 1.7% |
| Edgecombe | 171 | 0.2% |
| Forsyth | 1,163 | 1.5% |
| Franklin | 212 | 0.3% |
| Gaston | 259 | 0.3% |
| Gates | 28 | 0.0% |
| Graham | 21 | 0.0% |
| Granville | 2,843 | 3.7% |
| Greene | 921 | 1.2% |
| Guilford | 2,409 | 3.1% |
| Halifax | 373 | 0.5% |
| Harnett | 331 | 0.4% |
| Haywood | 174 | 0.2% |
| Henderson | 223 | 0.3% |
| Hertford | 120 | 0.2% |
| Hoke | 100 | 0.1% |
| Hyde | 166 | 0.2% |
| Iredell | 326 | 0.4% |
| Jackson | 939 | 1.2% |
| Johnston | 416 | 0.5% |
| Jones | 23 | 0.0% |
| Lee | 180 | 0.2% |
| Lenoir | 1,363 | 1.8% |
| Lincoln | 164 | 0.2% |
| Macon | 70 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 68 | 0.1% |
| Martin | 182 | 0.2% |
| McDowell | 462 | 0.6% |
| Mecklenburg | 2,368 | 3.1% |
| Mitchell | 56 | 0.1% |
| Montgomery | 250 | 0.3% |
| Moore | 323 | 0.4% |
| Nash | 948 | 1.2% |
| New Hanover | 1,984 | 2.6% |
| Northampton | 60 | 0.1% |
| Onslow | 223 | 0.3% |
| Orange | 6,468 | 8.4% |
| Pamlico | 162 | 0.2% |
| Pasquotank | 491 | 0.6% |
| Pender | 253 | 0.3% |
| Perquimans | 82 | 0.1% |
| Person | 62 | 0.1% |
| Pitt | 2,608 | 3.4% |
| Polk | 37 | 0.0% |
| Randolph | 590 | 0.8% |
| Richmond | 343 | 0.4% |
| Robeson | 870 | 1.1% |
| Rockingham | 231 | 0.3% |
| Rowan | 553 | 0.7% |
| Rutherford | 199 | 0.3% |
| Sampson | 383 | 0.5% |
| Scotland | 553 | 0.7% |
| Stanly | 478 | 0.6% |
| Stokes | 88 | 0.1% |
| Surry | 184 | 0.2% |
| Swain | 34 | 0.0% |
| Transylvania | 64 | 0.1% |
| Tyrrell | 109 | 0.1% |
| Union | 221 | 0.3% |
| Vance | 119 | 0.2% |
| Wake | 23,068 | 29.8% |
| Warren | 229 | 0.3% |
| Washington | 75 | 0.1% |
| Watauga | 1,405 | 1.8% |
| Wayne | 1,952 | 2.5% |
| Wilkes | 356 | 0.5% |
| Wilson | 654 | 0.8% |
| Yadkin | 68 | 0.1% |
| Yancey | 60 | 0.1% |
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