August 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	35	0.00
20-29	8,934	11.0
30-39	15,795	19.5
40-49	21,693	26.8
50-59	24,064	29.7
60-69	9,832	12.1
70 or more	684	0.8

Employment Type

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	58,222	99.0
Part Time	373	1.0
Time Limited	357	1.0

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Education

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	1,961	2.0
High School Graduate	31,542	39.0
Associate	8,774	11.0
Bachelor	20,701	26.0
Advanced Degree	8,625	11.0
Certifications	292	0.0

Gender

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,998	51.0
Male	40,039	49.0

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Job Categories

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	6,530	11.1
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,205	3.7
Corrections	12,628	21.4
Education & Training	601	1.0
Engineering	2,882	4.9
Executive	108	0.2
Financial & Business Management	2,271	3.9
Human Resources	597	1.0
Human Services	3,404	5.8
Information Communication & Media	330	0.6
Information Technology	2,217	3.8
Institutional Support Services	1,248	2.1
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,092	5.2
Legal	527	0.9
Medical & Health	8,992	15.3
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	764	1.3
Operations & Trades	6,512	11
Planning & Economic Development	438	0.7
Program Management	2,742	4.7
Safety & Inspection	864	1.5

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	24,419	30.1
Asian	1,803	2.2
Hispanic	1,590	2.0
Multinational	212	0.3
Native American	1,164	1.4
Pacific Islander	34	0.0
White	50.001	61.7
Ethnicity Not Given	1,814	2.2

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Years of Service

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	12,516	15.0
2-4	13,041	16.0
5-9	14,208	18.0
10-14	15,300	19.0
15-19	10,988	14.0
20-29	12,869	16.0
30+	2,115	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	439	0.7
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services	1,900	3.2
Department of Commerce	1,653	2.8
Department of Environmental Quality	1,430	2.4
Department of Health and Human Services	15,735	26.7
Department of Information Technology	566	1.0
Department of Insurance	397	0.7
Department of Justice	744	1.3
Department of Labor	344	0.6
Department of Military and Veteran Affairs	98	0.2
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources	1,715	2.9
Department of Public Instruction	892	1.5
Department of Public Safety	20,128	34.1
Department of Revenue	1,316	2.2
Department of State Treasurer	334	0.6
Department of Transportation	9,814	16.6
Department of the Secretary of State	178	0.3
North Carolina School of Science & Math	79	0.1
Office of State Budget and Management	50	0.1
Office of State Human Resources	84	0.1
Office of the State Auditor	139	0.2
Office of the State Controller	161	0.3
Wildlife Resource Commission	598	1.0

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Universities

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,220	6.0
Elizabeth City State University	156	1.0
East Carolina University	2,183	10.0
Fayetteville State University	400	2.0
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	855	4.0
North Carolina Central University	545	2.0
North Carolina State University	4,057	18.0
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,467	29.0
University of North Carolina-General Administration	274	1.0
University of North Carolina-Asheville	330	1.0
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,740	8.0
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	1,135	5.0
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	399	2.0
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	237	1.0
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,001	5.0
Western Carolina University	685	3.0
Winston-Salem State University	413	2.0

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Counties

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	178	0.2
Alexander	526	0.6
Alleghany	44	0.1
Anson	614	0.8
Ashe	93	0.1
Avery	577	0.7
Beaufort	238	0.3
Bertie	398	0.5
Bladen	264	0.3
Brunswick	169	0.2
Buncombe	2,092	2.6
Burke	2,969	3.7
Cabarrus	418	0.5
Caldwell	250	0.3
Camden	22	0.0
Carteret	458	0.6
Caswell	320	0.4
Catawba	418	0.5
Chatham	211	0.3
Cherokee	112	0.1
Chowan	79	0.1
Clay	22	0.0
Cleveland	267	0.3
Columbus	845	1.0
Craven	663	0.8
Cumberland	1,097	1.4
Currituck	50	0.1
Dare	371	0.5
Davidson	263	0.3
Davie	49	0.1
Duplin	98	0.1
Durham	1,154	1.4
Edgecombe	237	0.3
Forsyth	1,308	1.6
Franklin	255	0.3
Gaston	243	0.3
Gates	24	0.0
Graham	22	0.0
Granville	3,841	4.7
Greene	882	1.1
Guilford	2,736	3.4
Halifax	487	0.6
Harnett	450	0.6
Haywood	104	0.2
Henderson	202	0.2
Hertford	127	0.2
Hoke	293	0.4
Hyde	228	0.3
Iredell	301	0.4
Jackson	919	1.1
Johnston	375	0.5
Jones	24	0.0
Lee	160	0.2
Lenoir	1,582	2.0
Lincoln	139	0.2
Macon	72	0.1
Madison	68	0.1
Martin	210	0.3
McDowell	525	0.6
Mecklenburg	2,480	3.1
Mitchell	37	0.0
Montgomery	329	0.4
Moore	273	0.3
Nash	478	0.6
New Hanover	1,737	2.1
Northampton	197	0.2
Onslow	203	0.3
Orange	6,748	8.3
Pamlico	187	0.2
Pasquotank	655	0.8
Pender	370	0.5
Perquimans	54	0.1
Person	62	0.1
Pitt	2,898	3.6
Polk	37	0.0
Randolph	539	0.7
Richmond	374	0.5
Robeson	933	1.2
Rockingham	145	0.2
Rowan	656	0.8
Rutherford	194	0.2
Sampson	463	0.6
Scotland	576	0.7
Stanly	580	0.7
Stokes	85	0.1
Surry	174	0.2
Swain	42	0.1
Transylvania	57	0.1
Tyrrell	174	0.2
Union	212	0.3
Vance	131	0.2
Wake	22,498	27.8
Warren	314	0.4
Washington	66	0.1
Watauga	1,336	1.6
Wayne	2,298	2.8
Wilkes	348	0.4
Wilson	796	1.0
Yadkin	63	0.1
Yancey	55	0.1