Current State Employee Statistics

As of October 2024

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	134	0%
20-29	9,730	13%
30-39	15,915	21%
40-49	18,851	24%
50-59	21,544	28%
60-69	10,152	13%
70 or more	981	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	55,730	97.9%
Part Time	229	0.4%
Time Limited	994	1.7%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,864	5%
High School Graduate	25,915	34%
Associate	7,982	10%
Bachelor	21,933	28%
Advanced Degree	10,252	13%
Certifications	460	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,891	52.9%
Male	36,416	47.1%
Unreported	0	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,129	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,205	4%
Corrections	11,479	20%
Education & Training	1,040	2%
Engineering	2,872	5%
Executive	231	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,153	6%
Human Resources	776	1%
Human Services	3,268	6%
Information Communication & Media	437	1%
Information Technology	2,544	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,178	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,365	6%
Legal	644	1%
Medical & Health	6,396	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	683	1%
Operations & Trades	6,173	11%
Planning & Economic Development	359	1%
Program Management	4,062	7%
Safety & Inspection	959	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	23,083	30%
Asian	2,181	3%
Hispanic	2,837	4%
Multinational	1,050	1%
Native American	1,201	2%
Pacific Islander	59	0%
White	46,132	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	764	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,368	15%
2 to 4	13,184	17%
5 to 9	16,470	21%
10 to 14	10,552	14%
15 to 19	9,920	13%
20 to 29	13,300	17%
30+	2,513	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	458	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	57	0.1%
Adult Corrections	14,183	24.9%
Agriculture	1,741	3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	4	0.0%
Commerce	1,281	2.2%
Community Colleges	223	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	74	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,604	2.8%
Governor's Office	64	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,736	24.1%
Information Technology	1,199	2.1%
Insurance	576	1.0%
Justice	778	1.4%
Labor	335	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	5	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	107	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,880	3.3%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	6	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,036	1.8%
Public Safety	4,752	8.3%
Revenue	1,349	2.4%
Secretary of State	176	0.3%
State Auditor	127	0.2%
State Budget & Management	111	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	409	0.7%
State Controller	182	0.3%
State Human Resources	101	0.2%
State Treasurer	404	0.7%
Transportation	9,343	16.4%
Wildlife	625	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,279	6%
Elizabeth City State University	121	1%
East Carolina University	1,889	9%
Fayetteville State University	332	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	718	4%
North Carolina Central University	440	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	95	0%
North Carolina State University	3,754	18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,296	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	211	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	228	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,570	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	873	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	350	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	204	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,009	5%
Western Carolina University	706	3%
Winston-Salem State University	279	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	212	0.3%
Alexander	412	0.5%
Alleghany	37	0.0%
Anson	459	0.6%
Ashe	88	0.1%
Avery	378	0.5%
Beaufort	244	0.3%
Bertie	295	0.4%
Bladen	264	0.3%
Brunswick	193	0.2%
Buncombe	1,747	2.3%
Burke	2,616	3.4%
Cabarrus	416	0.5%
Caldwell	237	0.3%
Camden	25	0.0%
Carteret	495	0.6%
Caswell	256	0.3%
Catawba	416	0.5%
Chatham	225	0.3%
Cherokee	92	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	279	0.4%
Columbus	802	1.0%
Craven	688	0.9%
Cumberland	1,038	1.3%
Currituck	69	0.1%
Dare	370	0.5%
Davidson	297	0.4%
Davie	59	0.1%
Duplin	117	0.2%
Durham	1,295	1.7%
Edgecombe	176	0.2%
Forsyth	1,183	1.5%
Franklin	202	0.3%
Gaston	258	0.3%
Gates	26	0.0%
Graham	21	0.0%
Granville	2,873	3.7%
Greene	909	1.2%
Guilford	2,386	3.1%
Halifax	371	0.5%
Harnett	343	0.4%
Haywood	173	0.2%
Henderson	217	0.3%
Hertford	121	0.2%
Hoke	100	0.1%
Hyde	170	0.2%
Iredell	318	0.4%
Jackson	936	1.2%
Johnston	414	0.5%
Jones	23	0.0%
Lee	186	0.2%
Lenoir	1,378	1.8%
Lincoln	164	0.2%
Macon	72	0.1%
Madison	71	0.1%
Martin	185	0.2%
McDowell	472	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,361	3.1%
Mitchell	53	0.1%
Montgomery	245	0.3%
Moore	329	0.4%
Nash	946	1.2%
New Hanover	1,973	2.6%
Northampton	60	0.1%
Onslow	212	0.3%
Orange	6,592	8.5%
Pamlico	0	0.0%
Pasquotank	490	0.6%
Pender	256	0.3%
Perquimans	80	0.1%
Person	62	0.1%
Pitt	2,613	3.4%
Polk	36	0.0%
Randolph	589	0.8%
Richmond	351	0.5%
Robeson	885	1.1%
Rockingham	227	0.3%
Rowan	547	0.7%
Rutherford	201	0.3%
Sampson	385	0.5%
Scotland	579	0.7%
Stanly	476	0.6%
Stokes	88	0.1%
Surry	178	0.2%
Swain	37	0.0%
Transylvania	66	0.1%
Tyrrell	107	0.1%
Union	225	0.3%
Vance	123	0.2%
Wake	23,013	29.8%
Warren	229	0.3%
Washington	74	0.1%
Watauga	1,408	1.8%
Wayne	1,930	2.5%
Wilkes	355	0.5%
Wilson	642	0.8%
Yadkin	67	0.1%
Yancey	58	0.1%