March 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	36	0.04
20-29	9,110	10.92
30-39	5,438	6.52
40-49	33,503	40.16
50-59	24,562	29.44
60-69	9,989	11.97
70 or more	660	0.79

Employment Type

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	60,556	99.0
Part Time	375	0.5
Time Limited	358	0.5

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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	31,977	38.0
Associate	2,609	3.0
Bachelor	22,531	27.0
Advanced Degree	14,910	18.0
Certifications	278	0.0

Gender

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	42,149	51.0
Male	41,149	49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	6,576	10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,215	3.6
Corrections	14,791	24.1
Education & Training	605	1.0
Engineering	2,883	4.7
Executive	110	0.2
Financial & Business Management	2,273	3.7
Human Resources	576	0.9
Human Services	3,432	5.6
Information Communication & Media	332	0.5
Information Technology	2,195	3.6
Institutional Support Services	1,277	2.1
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,111	5.1
Legal	532	0.9
Medical & Health	9,041	14.7
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	744	1.2
Operations & Trades	6,580	10.7
Planning & Economic Development	439	0.7
Program Management	2,715	4.4
Safety & Inspection	862	1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	25,062	30.0
Asian	1,788	2.1
Hispanic	1,612	1.9
Multinational	195	0.2
Native American	1,199	1.4
Pacific Islander	37	0.0
White	51,609	61.9
Ethnicity Not Given	1,796	2.2

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Years of Service

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	16,357	20.0
2-4	8,520	10.0
5-9	14,969	18.0
10-14	15,930	19.0
15-19	11,372	14.0
20-29	13,812	17.0
30+	2,338	3.0

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Agencies

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Community College System	158	0.3
Department of Administration	443	0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services	1,907	3.1
Department of Commerce	1,669	2.7
Department of Environmental Quality	1,426	2.3
Department of Health and Human Services	15,769	25.6
Department of Information Technology	565	0.9
Department of Insurance	394	0.6
Department of Justice	764	1.2
Department of Labor	349	0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs	90	0.1
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources	1,691	2.7
Department of Public Instruction	915	1.5
Department of Public Safety	22,342	36.3
Department of Revenue	1,287	2.1
Department of State Treasurer	351	0.6
Department of Transportation	9,872	16.0
Department of the Secretary of State	178	0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math	82	0.1
Office of State Budget and Management	47	0.1
Office of State Human Resources	79	0.1
Office of the State Auditor	138	0.2
Office of the State Controller	159	0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission	614	1.0

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Universities

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,232	6.0
Elizabeth City State University	163	1.0
East Carolina University	2,147	10.0
Fayetteville State University	396	2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	823	4.0
North Carolina Central University	525	2.0
North Carolina State University	4,084	19.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,436	29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration	275	1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville	331	2.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,734	8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	1,122	5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	408	2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	243	1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	982	4.0
Western Carolina University	708	3.0
Winston-Salem State University	400	2.0

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Counties

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	217	0.3
Alexander	516	0.6
Alleghany	42	0.1
Anson	649	0.8
Ashe	97	0.1
Avery	600	0.7
Beaufort	267	0.3
Bertie	434	0.5
Bladen	276	0.3
Brunswick	200	0.2
Buncombe	2,175	2.6
Burke	3,009	3.6
Cabarrus	451	0.5
Caldwell	264	0.3
Camden	21	0.0
Carteret	480	0.6
Caswell	336	0.4
Catawba	445	0.5
Chatham	206	0.2
Cherokee	122	0.1
Chowan	85	0.1
Clay	24	0.0
Cleveland	301	0.4
Columbus	861	1.0
Craven	673	0.8
Cumberland	1,144	1.4
Currituck	55	0.1
Dare	366	0.4
Davidson	279	0.3
Davie	57	0.1
Duplin	114	0.1
Durham	1,219	1.5
Edgecombe	256	0.3
Forsyth	1,394	1.7
Franklin	269	0.3
Gaston	291	0.3
Gates	26	0.0
Graham	24	0.0
Granville	3,828	4.6
Greene	883	1.1
Guilford	2,797	3.4
Halifax	507	0.6
Harnett	480	0.6
Haywood	155	0.2
Henderson	225	0.3
Hertford	137	0.2
Hoke	299	0.4
Hyde	232	0.3
Iredell	330	0.4
Jackson	941	1.1
Johnston	406	0.5
Jones	28	0.0
Lee	177	0.2
Lenoir	1,575	1.9
Lincoln	161	0.2
Macon	72	0.1
Madison	75	0.1
Martin	218	0.3
McDowell	538	0.6
Mecklenburg	2,610	3.1
Mitchell	40	0.0
Montgomery	349	0.4
Moore	290	0.3
Nash	509	0.6
New Hanover	1,781	2.1
Northampton	208	0.2
Onslow	226	0.3
Orange	6,739	8.1
Pamlico	200	0.2
Pasquotank	659	0.8
Pender	387	0.5
Perquimans	58	0.1
Person	73	0.1
Pitt	2,906	3.5
Polk	38	0.0
Randolph	587	0.7
Richmond	397	0.5
Robeson	986	1.2
Rockingham	172	0.2
Rowan	728	0.9
Rutherford	217	0.3
Sampson	483	0.6
Scotland	599	0.7
Stanly	595	0.7
Stokes	87	0.1
Surry	188	0.2
Swain	43	0.1
Transylvania	59	0.1
Tyrrell	187	0.2
Union	236	0.3
Vance	144	0.2
Wake	22,686	27.2
Warren	346	0.4
Washington	68	0.1
Watauga	1,354	1.6
Wayne	2,398	2.9
Wilkes	367	0.4
Wilson	828	1.0
Yadkin	71	0.1
Yancey	59	0.1