February 2017

* 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

Age	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 20	23	0.0
20-29	9,088	10.9
30-39	16,443	19.7
40-49	22,529	27.0
50-59	24,642	29.5
60-69	10,032	12.0
70 or more	662	0.8

Employment Type

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	60,666	99.0
Part Time	378	0.5
Time Limited	360	0.5

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Education

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	1,921	2.0
High School Graduate	32,124	39.0
Associate	8,842	11.0
Bachelor	22,494	27.0
Advanced Degree	8,645	10.0
Certifications	272	0.0

Gender

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	42,156	51.0
Male	41,263	49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	6,581	10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,203	3.6
Corrections	14,851	24.2
Education & Training	610	1.0
Engineering	2,958	4.8
Executive	108	0.2
Financial & Business Management	2,277	3.7
Human Resources	579	0.9
Human Services	3,430	5.6
Information Communication & Media	330	0.5
Information Technology	2,195	3.6
Institutional Support Services	1,272	2.1
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,111	5.1
Legal	529	0.9
Medical & Health	9,029	14.7
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	746	1.2
Operations & Trades	6,608	10.8
Planning & Economic Development	434	0.7
Program Management	2,696	4.4
Safety & Inspection	857	1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	25,060	30.0
Asian	1,799	2.2
Hispanic	1,617	1.9
Multinational	191	0.2
Native American	1,208	1.4
Pacific Islander	37	0.0
White	51,745	62.0
Ethnicity Not Given	1,762	2.1

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Years of Service

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	13,104	16.0
2-4	15,174	18.0
5-9	11,526	14.0
10-14	13,298	16.0
15-19	13,227	16.0
20-29	2,102	3.0
30+	14,988	18.0

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Agencies

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Community College System	158	0.3
Department of Administration	446	0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services	1,890	3.1
Department of Commerce	1,671	2.7
Department of Environmental Quality	1,425	2.3
Department of Health and Human Services	15,734	25.6
Department of Information Technology	568	0.9
Department of Insurance	387	0.6
Department of Justice	761	1.2
Department of Labor	347	0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs	89	0.1
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources	1,691	2.7
Department of Public Instruction	919	1.5
Department of Public Safety	22,405	36.4
Department of Revenue	1,286	2.1
Department of State Treasurer	358	0.6
Department of Transportation	9,973	16.2
Department of the Secretary of State	179	0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math	81	0.1
Office of State Budget and Management	48	0.1
Office of State Human Resources	77	0.1
Office of the State Auditor	140	0.2
Office of the State Controller	159	0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission	612	1.0

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Universities

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,227	6.0
Elizabeth City State University	168	1.0
East Carolina University	2,165	10.0
Fayetteville State University	391	2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	823	4.0
North Carolina Central University	525	2.0
North Carolina State University	4,089	19.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,424	29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration	276	1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville	337	2.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,740	8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	1,115	5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	409	2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	240	1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	982	4.0
Western Carolina University	707	3.0
Winston-Salem State University	397	2.0

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Counties

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	217	0.3
Alexander	510	0.6
Alleghany	41	0.0
Anson	651	0.8
Ashe	97	0.1
Avery	602	0.7
Beaufort	268	0.3
Bertie	441	0.5
Bladen	275	0.3
Brunswick	198	0.2
Buncombe	2,186	2.6
Burke	3,005	3.6
Cabarrus	451	0.5
Caldwell	265	0.3
Camden	21	0.0
Carteret	482	0.6
Caswell	348	0.4
Catawba	448	0.5
Chatham	203	0.2
Cherokee	123	0.1
Chowan	86	0.1
Clay	24	0.0
Cleveland	302	0.4
Columbus	861	1.0
Craven	682	0.8
Cumberland	1,142	1.4
Currituck	55	0.1
Dare	370	0.4
Davidson	279	0.3
Davie	57	0.1
Duplin	114	0.1
Durham	1,218	1.5
Edgecombe	255	0.3
Forsyth	1,387	1.7
Franklin	274	0.3
Gaston	290	0.3
Gates	26	0.0
Graham	24	0.0
Granville	3,824	4.6
Greene	877	1.1
Guilford	2,793	3.3
Halifax	499	0.6
Harnett	480	0.6
Haywood	157	0.2
Henderson	219	0.3
Hertford	142	0.2
Hoke	300	0.4
Hyde	232	0.3
Iredell	330	0.4
Jackson	940	1.1
Johnston	408	0.5
Jones	28	0.0
Lee	165	0.2
Lenoir	1,589	1.9
Lincoln	163	0.2
Macon	73	0.1
Madison	75	0.1
Martin	218	0.3
McDowell	534	0.6
Mecklenburg	2,609	3.1
Mitchell	41	0.0
Montgomery	351	0.4
Moore	305	0.4
Nash	507	0.6
New Hanover	1,779	2.1
Northampton	208	0.2
Onslow	227	0.3
Orange	6,718	8.1
Pamlico	203	0.2
Pasquotank	661	0.8
Pender	390	0.5
Perquimans	56	0.1
Person	72	0.1
Pitt	2,926	3.5
Polk	39	0.0
Randolph	585	0.7
Richmond	397	0.5
Robeson	984	1.2
Rockingham	173	0.2
Rowan	737	0.9
Rutherford	221	0.3
Sampson	488	0.6
Scotland	600	0.7
Stanly	602	0.7
Stokes	89	0.1
Surry	189	0.2
Swain	43	0.1
Transylvania	58	0.1
Tyrrell	184	0.2
Union	234	0.3
Vance	146	0.2
Wake	22,749	27.3
Warren	354	0.4
Washington	67	0.1
Watauga	1,348	1.6
Wayne	2,384	2.9
Wilkes	372	0.4
Wilson	839	1.0
Yadkin	69	0.1
Yancey	59	0.1