April 2017

 

Age | Appointment Type | Education | Gender | Occupation | Race
Service Years | Agency | University | County

* 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 31 0.04
20-29 9,208 11.0
30-39 16,429 19.7
40-49 22,506 27.0
50-59 24,546 29.4
60-69 9,985 12.0
70 or more 663 0.8

Employment Type

Employment Type
Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 60,565 99.0
Part Time 382 0.6
Time Limited 360 0.4

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Education

Education
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 1,931 2.0
High School Graduate 31,935 38.0
Associate 8,870 11.0
Bachelor 22,554 27.0
Advanced Degree 8,699 10.0
Certifications 279 0.0

Gender

Gender
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 42,197 51.0
Male 41,171 49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories
Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 6,564 10.7
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,221 3.6
Corrections 14,815 24.2
Education & Training 605 1.0
Engineering 2,876 4.7
Executive 110 0.2
Financial & Business Management 2,274 3.7
Human Resources 578 0.9
Human Services 3,422 5.6
Information Communication & Media 340 0.6
Information Technology 2,197 3.6
Institutional Support Services 1,270 2.1
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,097 5.1
Legal 533 0.9
Medical & Health 9,063 14.8
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 741 1.2
Operations & Trades 6,576 10.7
Planning & Economic Development 442 0.7
Program Management 2,718 4.4
Safety & Inspection 865 1.4

Ethnicity

Ethnicity
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 25,131 30.1
Asian 1,795 2.2
Hispanic 1,628 2.0
Multinational 202 0.2
Native American 1,191 1.4
Pacific Islander 37 0.0
White 51,549 61.8
Ethnicity Not Given 1,835 2.2

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Years of Service

Years of Service
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 16,509 20.0
2-4 8,517 10.0
5-9 14,943 18.0
10-14 15,924 19.0
15-19 11,372 14.0
20-29 13,799 17.0
30+ 2,304 3.0

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Agencies

Agency
Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Community College System 161 0.3
Department of Administration 440 0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 1,907 3.1
Department of Commerce 1,657 2.7
Department of Environmental Quality 1,434 2.3
Department of Health and Human Services 15,798 25.8
Department of Information Technology 566 0.9
Department of Insurance 394 0.6
Department of Justice 763 1.2
Department of Labor 348 0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs 93 0.2
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 1,701 2.8
Department of Public Instruction 910 1.5
Department of Public Safety 22,336 36.4
Department of Revenue 1,303 2.1
Department of State Treasurer 346 0.6
Department of Transportation 9,862 16.1
Department of the Secretary of State 173 0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math 81 0.1
Office of State Budget and Management 47 0.1
Office of State Human Resources 76 0.1
Office of the State Auditor 137 0.2
Office of the State Controller 161 0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission 613 1.0

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Universities

University/School
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,236 6.0
Elizabeth City State University 159 1.0
East Carolina University 2,163 10.0
Fayetteville State University 405 2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 834 4.0
North Carolina Central University 527 2.0
North Carolina State University 4,065 18.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,464 29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration 279 1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville 330 1.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,730 8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1,125 5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 408 2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 242 1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 985 4.0
Western Carolina University 706 3.0
Winston-Salem State University 403 2.0

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Counties

County
Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 218 0.3
Alexander 525 0.6
Alleghany 43 0.1
Anson 646 0.8
Ashe 97 0.1
Avery 601 0.7
Beaufort 260 0.3
Bertie 435 0.5
Bladen 273 0.3
Brunswick 201 0.2
Buncombe 2,159 2.6
Burke 3,009 3.6
Cabarrus 451 0.5
Caldwell 271 0.3
Camden 21 0.0
Carteret 479 0.6
Caswell 332 0.4
Catawba 447 0.5
Chatham 208 0.2
Cherokee 123 0.1
Chowan 87 0.1
Clay 24 0.0
Cleveland 299 0.4
Columbus 856 1.0
Craven 662 0.8
Cumberland 1,156 1.4
Currituck 57 0.1
Dare 371 0.4
Davidson 276 0.3
Davie 56 0.1
Duplin 112 0.1
Durham 1,219 1.5
Edgecombe 256 0.3
Forsyth 1,398 1.7
Franklin 274 0.3
Gaston 292 0.4
Gates 26 0.0
Graham 24 0.0
Granville 3,836 4.6
Greene 884 1.1
Guilford 2,817 3.4
Halifax 506 0.6
Harnett 474 0.6
Haywood 156 0.2
Henderson 225 0.3
Hertford 133 0.2
Hoke 307 0.4
Hyde 235 0.3
Iredell 334 0.4
Jackson 939 1.1
Johnston 407 0.5
Jones 29 0.0
Lee 176 0.2
Lenoir 1,601 1.9
Lincoln 161 0.2
Macon 72 0.1
Madison 74 0.1
Martin 218 0.3
McDowell 538 0.6
Mecklenburg 2,611 3.1
Mitchell 41 0.0
Montgomery 348 0.4
Moore 291 0.3
Nash 502 0.6
New Hanover 1,789 2.1
Northampton 205 0.2
Onslow 227 0.3
Orange 6,761 8.1
Pamlico 201 0.2
Pasquotank 657 0.8
Pender 394 0.5
Perquimans 56 0.1
Person 71 0.1
Pitt 2,926 3.5
Polk 38 0.0
Randolph 588 0.7
Richmond 393 0.5
Robeson 988 1.2
Rockingham 174 0.2
Rowan 730 0.9
Rutherford 216 0.3
Sampson 476 0.6
Scotland 598 0.7
Stanly 596 0.7
Stokes 89 0.1
Surry 193 0.2
Swain 44 0.1
Transylvania 60 0.1
Tyrrell 185 0.2
Union 237 0.3
Vance 142 0.2
Wake 22,682 27.2
Warren 340 0.4
Washington 67 0.1
Watauga 1,357 1.6
Wayne 2,382 2.9
Wilkes 366 0.4
Wilson 822 1.0
Yadkin 70 0.1
Yancey 59 0.1