Current State Employee Statistics

 

As of February 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 87 0%
20-29 9,106 12%
30-39 15,634 20%
40-49 18,819 25%
50-59 21,667 28%
60-69 10,201 13%
70 or more 965 1%

Agency Employment Type Number of  Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 54,625 97.7%
Part Time 228 0.4%
Time Limited 1,036 1.9%
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,799 5%
High School Graduate 25,651 34%
Associate 7,868 10%
Bachelor 21,747 28%
Advanced Degree 10,081 13%
Certifications 433 1%
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 40,566 53.0%
Male 35,911 47.0%
Unreported 2 0.0%
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,068 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,155 4%
Corrections 11,120 20%
Education & Training 1,035 2%
Engineering 2,827 5%
Executive 233 0%
Financial & Business Management 3,072 5%
Human Resources 746 1%
Human Services 3,169 6%
Information Communication & Media 429 1%
Information Technology 2,498 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,172 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,301 6%
Legal 625 1%
Medical & Health 6,423 11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 647 1%
Operations & Trades 6,156 11%
Planning & Economic Development 359 1%
Program Management 3,910 7%
Safety & Inspection 944 2%
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,784 30%
Asian 2,112 3%
Hispanic 2,641 3%
Multinational 951 1%
Native American 1,177 2%
Pacific Islander 62 0%
White 46,002 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 750 1%
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 11,011 14%
2 to 4 12,418 16%
5 to 9 16,477 22%
10 to 14 10,347 14%
15 to 19 10,499 14%
20 to 29 13,285 17%
30+ 2,442 3%
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 464 1%
Administrative Hearings 59 0%
Adult Corrections 13,950 25%
Agriculture 1,722 3%
Auctioneer Licensing 2 0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner 6 0%
Commerce 1,275 2%
Community Colleges 217 0%
Cosmetic Arts 25 0%
Elections and Ethics 72 0%
Environmental Quality 1,564 3%
Governor's Office 68 0%
Health Human Services 13,662 24%
Information Technology 1,187 2%
Insurance 561 1%
Justice 746 1%
Labor 333 1%
Lt Governor's Office 9 0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 103 0%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,774 3%
Opticians 1 0%
Psychology 5 0%
Public Instruction 1,030 2%
Public Safety 4,919 9%
Revenue 1,302 2%
Secretary of State 171 0%
State Auditor 125 0%
State Budget & Management 117 0%
State Controller 179 0%
State Human Resources 101 0%
State Treasurer 413 1%
Transportation 9,105 16%
Wildlife 622 1%
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,305 6%
Elizabeth City State University 130 1%
East Carolina University 1,888 9%
Fayetteville State University 327 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 696 3%
North Carolina Central University 442 2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics 95 0%
North Carolina State University 3,796 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,351 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 217 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 268 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,569 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 898 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 357 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 205 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,020 5%
Western Carolina University 717 3%
Winston-Salem State University 309 2%
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 198 0.3%
Alexander 401 0.5%
Alleghany 36 0.0%
Anson 453 0.6%
Ashe 85 0.1%
Avery 401 0.5%
Beaufort 235 0.3%
Bertie 321 0.4%
Bladen 258 0.3%
Brunswick 186 0.2%
Buncombe 1,789 2.3%
Burke 2,619 3.4%
Cabarrus 422 0.6%
Caldwell 238 0.3%
Camden 25 0.0%
Carteret 494 0.6%
Caswell 251 0.3%
Catawba 426 0.6%
Chatham 203 0.3%
Cherokee 97 0.1%
Chowan 93 0.1%
Clay 21 0.0%
Cleveland 261 0.3%
Columbus 775 1.0%
Craven 650 0.8%
Cumberland 1,043 1.4%
Currituck 66 0.1%
Dare 353 0.5%
Davidson 249 0.3%
Davie 51 0.1%
Duplin 105 0.1%
Durham 1,288 1.7%
Edgecombe 177 0.2%
Forsyth 1,188 1.6%
Franklin 200 0.3%
Gaston 248 0.3%
Gates 26 0.0%
Graham 21 0.0%
Granville 2,836 3.7%
Greene 890 1.2%
Guilford 2,391 3.1%
Halifax 375 0.5%
Harnett 333 0.4%
Haywood 163 0.2%
Henderson 215 0.3%
Hertford 125 0.2%
Hoke 93 0.1%
Hyde 183 0.2%
Iredell 309 0.4%
Jackson 942 1.2%
Johnston 400 0.5%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 168 0.2%
Lenoir 1,329 1.7%
Lincoln 159 0.2%
Macon 70 0.1%
Madison 67 0.1%
Martin 186 0.2%
McDowell 465 0.6%
Mecklenburg 2,319 3.0%
Mitchell 46 0.1%
Montgomery 255 0.3%
Moore 317 0.4%
Nash 924 1.2%
New Hanover 1,955 2.6%
Northampton 58 0.1%
Onslow 228 0.3%
Orange 6,638 8.7%
Pamlico 159 0.2%
Pasquotank 505 0.7%
Pender 259 0.3%
Perquimans 62 0.1%
Person 63 0.1%
Pitt 2,613 3.4%
Polk 37 0.0%
Randolph 566 0.7%
Richmond 329 0.4%
Robeson 862 1.1%
Rockingham 200 0.3%
Rowan 541 0.7%
Rutherford 195 0.3%
Sampson 373 0.5%
Scotland 563 0.7%
Stanly 464 0.6%
Stokes 85 0.1%
Surry 172 0.2%
Swain 39 0.1%
Transylvania 69 0.1%
Tyrrell 100 0.1%
Union 225 0.3%
Vance 123 0.2%
Wake 22,672 29.6%
Warren 183 0.2%
Washington 70 0.1%
Watauga 1,433 1.9%
Wayne 2,001 2.6%
Wilkes 340 0.4%
Wilson 638 0.8%
Yadkin 64 0.1%
Yancey 56 0.1%