July 2017

As of July 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	32	0.04
20-29	9,447	11.3
30-39	16,426	19.7
40-49	22,385	26.9
50-59	24,424	29.3
60-69	9,893	11.9
70 or more	683	0.8

Employment Type

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	60,465	98.0
Part Time	385	0.6
Time Limited	364	0.6

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Education

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	1,927	2.0
High School Graduate	31,735	38.0
Associate	8,832	11.0
Bachelor	22,599	27.0
Advanced Degree	8,782	11.0
Certifications	287	0.0

Gender

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	42,077	50.0
Male	41,213	49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	6,530	10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,210	3.6
Corrections	14,829	24.2
Education & Training	604	1.0
Engineering	2,892	4.7
Executive	108	0.2
Financial & Business Management	2,268	3.7
Human Resources	594	1.0
Human Services	3,419	5.6
Information Communication & Media	332	0.5
Information Technology	2,216	3.6
Institutional Support Services	1,253	2.0
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,094	5.1
Legal	536	0.9
Medical & Health	8,993	14.7
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	759	1.2
Operations & Trades	6,521	10.7
Planning & Economic Development	440	0.7
Program Management	2,752	4.5
Safety & Inspection	864	1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	25,205	30.2
Asian	1,808	2.2
Hispanic	1,645	2.0
Multinational	225	0.3
Native American	1,191	1.4
Pacific Islander	36	0.0
White	51,325	61.4
Ethnicity Not Given	1,855	2.2

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Years of Service

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	14,647	18.0
2-4	11,829	14.0
5-9	14,616	17.0
10-14	15,554	19.0
15-19	11,291	14.0
20-29	13,237	16.0
30+	2,117	3.0

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Agencies

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Community College System	159	0.3
Department of Administration	449	0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services	1,904	3.1
Department of Commerce	1,657	2.7
Department of Environmental Quality	1,431	2.3
Department of Health and Human Services	15,723	25.7
Department of Information Technology	568	0.9
Department of Insurance	391	0.6
Department of Justice	758	1.2
Department of Labor	345	0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs	96	0.2
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources	1,716	2.8
Department of Public Instruction	890	1.5
Department of Public Safety	22,347	36.5
Department of Revenue	1,315	2.1
Department of State Treasurer	337	0.6
Department of Transportation	9,830	16.1
Department of the Secretary of State	177	0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math	80	0.1
Office of State Budget and Management	51	0.1
Office of State Human Resources	83	0.1
Office of the State Auditor	141	0.2
Office of the State Controller	163	0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission	603	1.0

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Universities

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,223	6.0
Elizabeth City State University	154	1.0
East Carolina University	2,183	10.0
Fayetteville State University	393	2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	838	4.0
North Carolina Central University	540	2.0
North Carolina State University	4,073	19.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,466	29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration	280	1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville	330	1.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,740	8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	1,135	5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	399	2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	236	1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	995	5.0
Western Carolina University	685	3.0
Winston-Salem State University	406	2.0

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Counties

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	209	0.3
Alexander	540	0.6
Alleghany	44	0.1
Anson	627	0.8
Ashe	100	0.1
Avery	588	0.7
Beaufort	252	0.3
Bertie	411	0.5
Bladen	227	0.3
Brunswick	197	0.2
Buncombe	2,149	2.6
Burke	2,998	3.6
Cabarrus	461	0.6
Caldwell	267	0.3
Camden	21	0.0
Carteret	478	0.6
Caswell	336	0.4
Catawba	448	0.5
Chatham	218	0.3
Cherokee	118	0.1
Chowan	84	0.1
Clay	24	0.0
Cleveland	302	0.4
Columbus	862	1.0
Craven	684	0.8
Cumberland	1,145	1.4
Currituck	57	0.1
Dare	377	0.5
Davidson	274	0.3
Davie	58	0.1
Duplin	109	0.1
Durham	1,230	1.5
Edgecombe	257	0.3
Forsyth	1,374	1.6
Franklin	272	0.3
Gaston	295	0.4
Gates	25	0.0
Graham	24	0.0
Granville	3,840	4.6
Greene	902	1.1
Guilford	2,826	3.4
Halifax	507	0.6
Harnett	473	0.6
Haywood	152	0.2
Henderson	220	0.3
Hertford	134	0.2
Hoke	309	0.4
Hyde	226	0.3
Iredell	338	0.4
Jackson	928	1.1
Johnston	399	0.5
Jones	26	0.0
Lee	176	0.2
Lenoir	1,589	1.9
Lincoln	158	0.2
Macon	72	0.1
Madison	72	0.1
Martin	218	0.3
McDowell	535	0.6
Mecklenburg	2,631	3.2
Mitchell	41	0.0
Montgomery	339	0.4
Moore	295	0.4
Nash	500	0.6
New Hanover	1,795	2.2
Northampton	207	0.2
Onslow	231	0.3
Orange	6,761	8.1
Pamlico	193	0.2
Pasquotank	672	0.8
Pender	389	0.5
Perquimans	54	0.1
Person	71	0.1
Pitt	2,947	3.5
Polk	40	0.0
Randolph	579	0.7
Richmond	387	0.5
Robeson	980	1.2
Rockingham	171	0.2
Rowan	724	0.9
Rutherford	210	0.3
Sampson	483	0.6
Scotland	593	0.7
Stanly	599	0.7
Stokes	89	0.1
Surry	191	0.2
Swain	43	0.1
Transylvania	60	0.1
Tyrrell	181	0.2
Union	237	0.3
Vance	141	0.2
Wake	22,753	27.3
Warren	327	0.4
Washington	68	0.1
Watauga	1,345	1.6
Wayne	2,349	2.8
Wilkes	361	0.4
Wilson	815	1.0
Yadkin	69	0.1
Yancey	58	0.1