Current State Employee Statistics

 

As of June 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 95 0%
20-29 9,402 12%
30-39 15,773 21%
40-49 18,852 25%
50-59 21,597 28%
60-69 10,106 13%
70 or more 965 1%

Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 55,124 97.7%
Part Time 233 0.4%
Time Limited 1,044 1.9%
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,798 5%
High School Graduate 25,783 34%
Associate 7,934 10%
Bachelor 21,875 28%
Advanced Degree 10,208 13%
Certifications 438 1%
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 40,655 52.9%
Male 36,133 47.1%
Unreported 2 0.0%
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,109 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,186 4%
Corrections 11,244 20%
Education & Training 1,051 2%
Engineering 2,845 5%
Executive 233 0%
Financial & Business Management 3,114 6%
Human Resources 769 1%
Human Services 3,232 6%
Information Communication & Media 436 1%
Information Technology 2,526 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,166 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,396 6%
Legal 643 1%
Medical & Health 6,343 11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 665 1%
Operations & Trades 6,085 11%
Planning & Economic Development 362 1%
Program Management 4,041 7%
Safety & Inspection 955 2%
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,862 30%
Asian 2,145 3%
Hispanic 2,765 4%
Multinational 992 1%
Native American 1,184 2%
Pacific Islander 60 0%
White 46,056 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 726 1%
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 11,079 14%
2 to 4 12,832 17%
5 to 9 16,504 21%
10 to 14 10,493 14%
15 to 19 10,098 13%
20 to 29 13,282 17%
30+ 2,502 3%
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 470 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 59 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,945 24.7%
Agriculture 1,742 3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing 2 0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner 6 0.0%
Commerce 1,288 2.3%
Community Colleges 217 0.4%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 71 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,597 2.8%
Governor's Office 66 0.1%
Health Human Services 13,653 24.2%
Information Technology 1,192 2.1%
Insurance 580 1.0%
Justice 755 1.3%
Labor 335 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 8 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 108 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,812 3.2%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Psychology 5 0.0%
Public Instruction 1,050 1.9%
Public Safety 4,732 8.4%
Revenue 1,321 2.3%
Secretary of State 176 0.3%
State Auditor 120 0.2%
State Budget & Management 116 0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation 394 0.7%
State Controller 183 0.3%
State Human Resources 104 0.2%
State Treasurer 415 0.7%
Transportation 9,230 16.4%
Wildlife 624 1.1%
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,269 6%
Elizabeth City State University 132 1%
East Carolina University 1,887 9%
Fayetteville State University 330 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 696 3%
North Carolina Central University 433 2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics 98 0%
North Carolina State University 3,773 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,296 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 219 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 247 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,573 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 877 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 359 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 204 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,005 5%
Western Carolina University 708 3%
Winston-Salem State University 283 1%
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 198 0.3%
Alexander 411 0.5%
Alleghany 34 0.0%
Anson 446 0.6%
Ashe 83 0.1%
Avery 389 0.5%
Beaufort 239 0.3%
Bertie 298 0.4%
Bladen 263 0.3%
Brunswick 186 0.2%
Buncombe 1,787 2.3%
Burke 2,595 3.4%
Cabarrus 418 0.5%
Caldwell 236 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 486 0.6%
Caswell 259 0.3%
Catawba 425 0.6%
Chatham 213 0.3%
Cherokee 93 0.1%
Chowan 94 0.1%
Clay 22 0.0%
Cleveland 271 0.4%
Columbus 783 1.0%
Craven 667 0.9%
Cumberland 1,049 1.4%
Currituck 66 0.1%
Dare 361 0.5%
Davidson 266 0.3%
Davie 48 0.1%
Duplin 103 0.1%
Durham 1,296 1.7%
Edgecombe 178 0.2%
Forsyth 1,178 1.5%
Franklin 195 0.3%
Gaston 250 0.3%
Gates 26 0.0%
Graham 20 0.0%
Granville 2,827 3.7%
Greene 894 1.2%
Guilford 2,377 3.1%
Halifax 364 0.5%
Harnett 342 0.4%
Haywood 168 0.2%
Henderson 218 0.3%
Hertford 120 0.2%
Hoke 94 0.1%
Hyde 174 0.2%
Iredell 306 0.4%
Jackson 940 1.2%
Johnston 387 0.5%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 182 0.2%
Lenoir 1,354 1.8%
Lincoln 165 0.2%
Macon 68 0.1%
Madison 65 0.1%
Martin 177 0.2%
McDowell 464 0.6%
Mecklenburg 2,353 3.1%
Mitchell 47 0.1%
Montgomery 248 0.3%
Moore 321 0.4%
Nash 937 1.2%
New Hanover 1,964 2.6%
Northampton 58 0.1%
Onslow 225 0.3%
Orange 6,584 8.6%
Pamlico 153 0.2%
Pasquotank 499 0.6%
Pender 256 0.3%
Perquimans 73 0.1%
Person 62 0.1%
Pitt 2,617 3.4%
Polk 33 0.0%
Randolph 572 0.7%
Richmond 347 0.5%
Robeson 886 1.2%
Rockingham 209 0.3%
Rowan 542 0.7%
Rutherford 193 0.3%
Sampson 382 0.5%
Scotland 567 0.7%
Stanly 469 0.6%
Stokes 90 0.1%
Surry 172 0.2%
Swain 39 0.1%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 103 0.1%
Union 223 0.3%
Vance 124 0.2%
Wake 22,990 29.9%
Warren 196 0.3%
Washington 70 0.1%
Watauga 1,398 1.8%
Wayne 1,958 2.6%
Wilkes 341 0.4%
Wilson 627 0.8%
Yadkin 66 0.1%
Yancey 56 0.1%