Current State Employee Statistics

As of November 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	9,756	13%
30-39	15,934	21%
40-49	18,843	24%
50-59	21,565	28%
60-69	10,152	13%
70 or more	979	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	56,019	98.2%
Part Time	231	0.4%
Time Limited	805	1.4%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,884	5%
High School Graduate	26,202	34%
Associate	8,005	10%
Bachelor	21,981	28%
Advanced Degree	10,260	13%
Certifications	464	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,941	52.9%
Male	36,431	47.1%
Unreported	2	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,116	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,212	4%
Corrections	11,501	20%
Education & Training	1,038	2%
Engineering	2,884	5%
Executive	230	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,166	6%
Human Resources	776	1%
Human Services	3,260	6%
Information Communication & Media	441	1%
Information Technology	2,562	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,178	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,352	6%
Legal	643	1%
Medical & Health	6,400	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	689	1%
Operations & Trades	6,182	11%
Planning & Economic Development	357	1%
Program Management	4,109	7%
Safety & Inspection	959	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	23,102	30%
Asian	2,193	3%
Hispanic	2,851	4%
Multinational	1,061	1%
Native American	1,196	2%
Pacific Islander	59	0%
White	46,128	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	784	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,253	15%
2 to 4	13,401	17%
5 to 9	16,369	21%
10 to 14	10,637	14%
15 to 19	9,885	13%
20 to 29	13,312	17%
30+	2,517	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	462	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	58	0.1%
Adult Corrections	14,199	24.9%
Agriculture	1,740	3.0%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	4	0.0%
Commerce	1,287	2.3%
Community Colleges	223	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	75	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,606	2.8%
Governor's Office	63	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,752	24.1%
Information Technology	1,207	2.1%
Insurance	570	1.0%
Justice	782	1.4%
Labor	334	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	5	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	107	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,891	3.3%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	6	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,027	1.8%
Public Safety	4,767	8.4%
Revenue	1,363	2.4%
Secretary of State	174	0.3%
State Auditor	127	0.2%
State Budget & Management	112	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	409	0.7%
State Controller	184	0.3%
State Human Resources	101	0.2%
State Treasurer	404	0.7%
Transportation	9,365	16.4%
Wildlife	624	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,279	6%
Elizabeth City State University	120	1%
East Carolina University	1,889	9%
Fayetteville State University	334	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	724	4%
North Carolina Central University	440	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	96	0%
North Carolina State University	3,740	18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,296	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	209	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	228	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,550	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	874	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	350	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	204	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,005	5%
Western Carolina University	702	3%
Winston-Salem State University	279	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	214	0.3%
Alexander	417	0.5%
Alleghany	37	0.0%
Anson	465	0.6%
Ashe	87	0.1%
Avery	375	0.5%
Beaufort	241	0.3%
Bertie	296	0.4%
Bladen	264	0.3%
Brunswick	194	0.3%
Buncombe	1,735	2.2%
Burke	2,620	3.4%
Cabarrus	417	0.5%
Caldwell	237	0.3%
Camden	23	0.0%
Carteret	495	0.6%
Caswell	258	0.3%
Catawba	414	0.5%
Chatham	221	0.3%
Cherokee	92	0.1%
Chowan	95	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	278	0.4%
Columbus	800	1.0%
Craven	690	0.9%
Cumberland	1,041	1.3%
Currituck	68	0.1%
Dare	369	0.5%
Davidson	295	0.4%
Davie	57	0.1%
Duplin	117	0.2%
Durham	1,302	1.7%
Edgecombe	174	0.2%
Forsyth	1,188	1.5%
Franklin	205	0.3%
Gaston	264	0.3%
Gates	28	0.0%
Graham	21	0.0%
Granville	2,873	3.7%
Greene	915	1.2%
Guilford	2,403	3.1%
Halifax	375	0.5%
Harnett	332	0.4%
Haywood	171	0.2%
Henderson	217	0.3%
Hertford	123	0.2%
Hoke	101	0.1%
Hyde	166	0.2%
Iredell	323	0.4%
Jackson	935	1.2%
Johnston	412	0.5%
Jones	23	0.0%
Lee	184	0.2%
Lenoir	1,384	1.8%
Lincoln	163	0.2%
Macon	71	0.1%
Madison	70	0.1%
Martin	183	0.2%
McDowell	466	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,351	3.0%
Mitchell	53	0.1%
Montgomery	247	0.3%
Moore	326	0.4%
Nash	954	1.2%
New Hanover	1,974	2.6%
Northampton	60	0.1%
Onslow	214	0.3%
Orange	6,590	8.5%
Pamlico	166	0.2%
Pasquotank	492	0.6%
Pender	254	0.3%
Perquimans	83	0.1%
Person	61	0.1%
Pitt	2,614	3.4%
Polk	37	0.0%
Randolph	594	0.8%
Richmond	345	0.4%
Robeson	881	1.1%
Rockingham	228	0.3%
Rowan	554	0.7%
Rutherford	198	0.3%
Sampson	385	0.5%
Scotland	571	0.7%
Stanly	481	0.6%
Stokes	88	0.1%
Surry	174	0.2%
Swain	37	0.0%
Transylvania	65	0.1%
Tyrrell	109	0.1%
Union	221	0.3%
Vance	123	0.2%
Wake	23,054	29.8%
Warren	230	0.3%
Washington	73	0.1%
Watauga	1,408	1.8%
Wayne	1,936	2.5%
Wilkes	356	0.5%
Wilson	645	0.8%
Yadkin	68	0.1%
Yancey	59	0.1%