Current State Employee Statistics

As of December 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	145	0%
20-29	9,768	13%
30-39	15,931	21%
40-49	18,839	24%
50-59	21,488	28%
60-69	10,080	13%
70 or more	965	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	55,917	98.2%
Part Time	234	0.4%
Time Limited	797	1.4%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,872	5%
High School Graduate	26,190	34%
Associate	7,993	10%
Bachelor	21,918	28%
Advanced Degree	10,249	13%
Certifications	465	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,853	52.9%
Male	36,362	47.1%
Unreported	1	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,084	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,203	4%
Corrections	11,497	20%
Education & Training	1,039	2%
Engineering	2,890	5%
Executive	222	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,153	6%
Human Resources	772	1%
Human Services	3,242	6%
Information Communication & Media	433	1%
Information Technology	2,558	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,174	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,378	6%
Legal	646	1%
Medical & Health	6,360	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	692	1%
Operations & Trades	6,184	11%
Planning & Economic Development	359	1%
Program Management	4,107	7%
Safety & Inspection	955	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	23,061	30%
Asian	2,196	3%
Hispanic	2,848	4%
Multinational	1,070	1%
Native American	1,185	2%
Pacific Islander	61	0%
White	45,994	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	801	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,169	14%
2 to 4	13,533	18%
5 to 9	16,286	21%
10 to 14	10,643	14%
15 to 19	9,858	13%
20 to 29	13,249	17%
30+	2,478	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	463	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	56	0.1%
Adult Corrections	14,179	24.9%
Agriculture	1,733	3.0%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	4	0.0%
Commerce	1,278	2.2%
Community Colleges	223	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	75	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,602	2.8%
Governor's Office	57	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,688	24.0%
Information Technology	1,203	2.1%
Insurance	566	1.0%
Justice	785	1.4%
Labor	339	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	0	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	108	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,887	3.3%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	6	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,024	1.8%
Public Safety	4,790	8.4%
Revenue	1,352	2.4%
Secretary of State	171	0.3%
State Auditor	127	0.2%
State Budget & Management	111	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	415	0.7%
State Controller	182	0.3%
State Human Resources	98	0.2%
State Treasurer	402	0.7%
Transportation	9,381	16.5%
Wildlife	616	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,284	6%
Elizabeth City State University	118	1%
East Carolina University	1,876	9%
Fayetteville State University	333	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	723	4%
North Carolina Central University	441	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	96	0%
North Carolina State University	3,726	18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,296	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	205	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	228	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,556	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	876	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	344	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	182	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,006	5%
Western Carolina University	704	3%
Winston-Salem State University	274	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	214	0.3%
Alexander	417	0.5%
Alleghany	38	0.0%
Anson	474	0.6%
Ashe	93	0.1%
Avery	366	0.5%
Beaufort	239	0.3%
Bertie	292	0.4%
Bladen	269	0.3%
Brunswick	192	0.2%
Buncombe	1,729	2.2%
Burke	2,614	3.4%
Cabarrus	411	0.5%
Caldwell	238	0.3%
Camden	23	0.0%
Carteret	488	0.6%
Caswell	265	0.3%
Catawba	414	0.5%
Chatham	219	0.3%
Cherokee	93	0.1%
Chowan	97	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	280	0.4%
Columbus	797	1.0%
Craven	703	0.9%
Cumberland	1,037	1.3%
Currituck	70	0.1%
Dare	370	0.5%
Davidson	294	0.4%
Davie	58	0.1%
Duplin	117	0.2%
Durham	1,308	1.7%
Edgecombe	173	0.2%
Forsyth	1,181	1.5%
Franklin	210	0.3%
Gaston	256	0.3%
Gates	28	0.0%
Graham	21	0.0%
Granville	2,841	3.7%
Greene	923	1.2%
Guilford	2,399	3.1%
Halifax	374	0.5%
Harnett	336	0.4%
Haywood	171	0.2%
Henderson	222	0.3%
Hertford	124	0.2%
Hoke	101	0.1%
Hyde	164	0.2%
Iredell	326	0.4%
Jackson	937	1.2%
Johnston	414	0.5%
Jones	23	0.0%
Lee	182	0.2%
Lenoir	1,376	1.8%
Lincoln	161	0.2%
Macon	70	0.1%
Madison	69	0.1%
Martin	181	0.2%
McDowell	461	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,360	3.1%
Mitchell	54	0.1%
Montgomery	246	0.3%
Moore	325	0.4%
Nash	947	1.2%
New Hanover	1,975	2.6%
Northampton	60	0.1%
Onslow	221	0.3%
Orange	6,562	8.5%
Pamlico	161	0.2%
Pasquotank	486	0.6%
Pender	251	0.3%
Perquimans	82	0.1%
Person	63	0.1%
Pitt	2,602	3.4%
Polk	37	0.0%
Randolph	589	0.8%
Richmond	346	0.4%
Robeson	871	1.1%
Rockingham	233	0.3%
Rowan	556	0.7%
Rutherford	197	0.3%
Sampson	382	0.5%
Scotland	562	0.7%
Stanly	480	0.6%
Stokes	88	0.1%
Surry	181	0.2%
Swain	36	0.0%
Transylvania	64	0.1%
Tyrrell	110	0.1%
Union	221	0.3%
Vance	122	0.2%
Wake	22,974	29.8%
Warren	228	0.3%
Washington	75	0.1%
Watauga	1,412	1.8%
Wayne	1,944	2.5%
Wilkes	355	0.5%
Wilson	653	0.8%
Yadkin	69	0.1%
Yancey	60	0.1%

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