June 2017

As of June 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	34	0.04
20-29	9,434	11.3
30-39	16,465	19.7
40-49	22,412	26.9
50-59	24,474	29.3
60-69	9,929	11.9
70 or more	668	0.8

Employment Type

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	60,597	99.0
Part Time	378	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	1,932	3.0
High School Graduate	31,837	42.0
Associate	8,861	12.0
Bachelor	22,595	30.0
Advanced Degree	8,777	12.0
Certifications	282	0.0

Gender

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	42,141	50.0
Male	41,275	49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	6,539	10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,221	3.6
Corrections	14,873	24.2
Education & Training	608	1.0
Engineering	2,899	4.7
Executive	111	0.2
Financial & Business Management	2,269	3.7
Human Resources	590	1.0
Human Services	3,426	5.6
Information Communication & Media	339	0.6
Information Technology	2,215	3.6
Institutional Support Services	1,251	2.0
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,099	5.1
Legal	538	0.9
Medical & Health	9,010	14.7
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	753	1.2
Operations & Trades	6,539	10.7
Planning & Economic Development	444	0.7
Program Management	2,743	4.5
Safety & Inspection	872	1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	25,226	30.2
Asian	1,805	2.2
Hispanic	1,637	2.0
Multinational	219	0.3
Native American	1,193	1.4
Pacific Islander	36	0.0
White	51,453	61.6
Ethnicity Not Given	1,847	2.2

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Years of Service

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,956	14.0
2-4	11,517	14.0
5-9	15,486	19.0
10-14	15,723	19.0
15-19	10,488	13.0
20-29	15,222	18.0
30+	3,024	4.0

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Agencies

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Community College System	159	0.3
Department of Administration	446	0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services	1,918	3.1
Department of Commerce	1,664	2.7
Department of Environmental Quality	1,435	2.3
Department of Health and Human Services	15,746	25.6
Department of Information Technology	565	0.9
Department of Insurance	390	0.6
Department of Justice	762	1.2
Department of Labor	348	0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs	96	0.2
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources	1,714	2.8
Department of Public Instruction	900	1.5
Department of Public Safety	22,396	36.4
Department of Revenue	1,310	2.1
Department of State Treasurer	338	0.5
Department of Transportation	9,857	16.0
Department of the Secretary of State	177	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	79	0.1
Office of the State Auditor	143	0.2
Office of the State Controller	164	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	2,184	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	1,138	5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	401	2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	236	1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	995	5.0
Western Carolina University	682	3.0
Winston-Salem State University	404	2.0

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Counties

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	212	0.3
Alexander	537	0.6
Alleghany	44	0.1
Anson	632	0.8
Ashe	98	0.1
Avery	592	0.7
Beaufort	258	0.3
Bertie	413	0.5
Bladen	269	0.3
Brunswick	200	0.2
Buncombe	2,150	2.6
Burke	3,000	3.6
Cabarrus	456	0.5
Caldwell	268	0.3
Camden	21	0.0
Carteret	479	0.6
Caswell	332	0.4
Catawba	448	0.5
Chatham	220	0.3
Cherokee	121	0.1
Chowan	82	0.1
Clay	24	0.0
Cleveland	299	0.4
Columbus	862	1.0
Craven	678	0.8
Cumberland	1,139	1.4
Currituck	57	0.1
Dare	377	0.5
Davidson	277	0.3
Davie	58	0.1
Duplin	110	0.1
Durham	1,231	1.5
Edgecombe	260	0.3
Forsyth	1,383	1.7
Franklin	274	0.3
Gaston	295	0.4
Gates	26	0.0
Graham	23	0.0
Granville	3,838	4.6
Greene	895	1.1
Guilford	2,834	3.4
Halifax	519	0.6
Harnett	473	0.6
Haywood	152	0.2
Henderson	220	0.3
Hertford	135	0.2
Hoke	311	0.4
Hyde	236	0.3
Iredell	340	0.4
Jackson	922	1.1
Johnston	404	0.5
Jones	27	0.0
Lee	176	0.2
Lenoir	1,594	1.9
Lincoln	161	0.2
Macon	71	0.1
Madison	74	0.1
Martin	219	0.3
McDowell	543	0.7
Mecklenburg	2,630	3.1
Mitchell	41	0.0
Montgomery	344	0.4
Moore	294	0.4
Nash	499	0.6
New Hanover	1,802	2.2
Northampton	207	0.2
Onslow	231	0.3
Orange	6,762	8.1
Pamlico	195	0.2
Pasquotank	675	0.8
Pender	397	0.5
Perquimans	54	0.1
Person	71	0.1
Pitt	2,948	3.5
Polk	40	0.0
Randolph	579	0.7
Richmond	394	0.5
Robeson	985	1.2
Rockingham	172	0.2
Rowan	720	0.9
Rutherford	210	0.3
Sampson	480	0.6
Scotland	593	0.7
Stanly	599	0.7
Stokes	88	0.1
Surry	191	0.2
Swain	44	0.1
Transylvania	61	0.1
Tyrrell	183	0.2
Union	235	0.3
Vance	137	0.2
Wake	22,766	27.3
Warren	337	0.4
Washington	68	0.1
Watauga	1,345	1.6
Wayne	2,353	2.8
Wilkes	364	0.4
Wilson	815	1.0
Yadkin	69	0.1
Yancey	58	0.1