November 2020
As of November 2020
* 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 | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Less than 20 | 52 | 0% |
| 20-29 | 10,233 | 12% |
| 30-39 | 17,037 | 21% |
| 40-49 | 20,959 | 25% |
| 50-59 | 23,574 | 29% |
| 60-69 | 9,662 | 12% |
| 70 or more | 736 | 1% |
| Employment Type | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Full Time | 59,767 | 98.8% |
| Part Time | 258 | 0.4% |
| Time Limited | 444 | 0.7% |
| Education | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Less than High School | 3,203 | 4% |
| High School Graduate | 28,966 | 35% |
| Associate | 8,806 | 11% |
| Bachelor | 22,193 | 27% |
| Advanced Degree | 9,275 | 11% |
| Certifications | 300 | 0% |
| Gender | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Female | 43,119 | 52% |
| Male | 39,131 | 48% |
| Unreported | 3 | 0% |
| Job Categories | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Administrative Support | 5,497 | 9% |
| Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific | 2,177 | 4% |
| Corrections | 14,393 | 24% |
| Education & Training | 631 | 1% |
| Engineering | 2,871 | 5% |
| Executive | 79 | 0% |
| Financial & Business Management | 2,762 | 5% |
| Human Resources | 664 | 1% |
| Human Services | 3,239 | 5% |
| Information Communication & Media | 366 | 1% |
| Information Technology | 2,347 | 4% |
| Institutional Support Services | 1,257 | 2% |
| Law Enforcement & Public Safety | 3,298 | 5% |
| Legal | 619 | 1% |
| Medical & Health | 8,666 | 14% |
| Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources | 616 | 1% |
| Operations & Trades | 6,371 | 11% |
| Planning & Economic Development | 386 | 1% |
| Program Management | 3,320 | 5% |
| Safety & Inspection | 910 | 2% |
| Ethnicity | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| African American | 25,352 | 31% |
| Asian | 1,918 | 2% |
| Hispanic | 2,118 | 3% |
| Multinational | 396 | 0% |
| Native American | 1,252 | 2% |
| Pacific Islander | 37 | 0% |
| White | 49,507 | 60% |
| Ethnicity Not Given | 1,673 | 2% |
| Years of Service | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Less than 2 years | 12,429 | 15% |
| 2 to 4 | 15,241 | 19% |
| 5 to 9 | 15,456 | 19% |
| 10 to 14 | 12,721 | 15% |
| 15 to 19 | 10,764 | 13% |
| 20 to 29 | 13,471 | 16% |
| 30+ | 2,171 | 3% |
| Agency | Number of SHRA Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Administration | 451 | 0.7% |
| Agriculture | 1,873 | 3.1% |
| Commerce | 1,554 | 2.5% |
| Community Colleges | 170 | 0.3% |
| Cosmetic Arts | 23 | 0.0% |
| Elections | 88 | 0.1% |
| Environmental Quality | 1,481 | 2.5% |
| Health Human Services | 15,602 | 25.8% |
| Information Technology | 1,059 | 1.8% |
| Insurance | 556 | 0.9% |
| Justice | 745 | 1.2% |
| Labor | 333 | 0.5% |
| Military and Veterans Affairs | 96 | 0.2% |
| Natural and Cultural Resources | 1,724 | 2.9% |
| Opticians | 1 | 0.0% |
| Public Instruction | 848 | 1.4% |
| Public Safety | 22,026 | 36.5% |
| Revenue | 1,311 | 2.2% |
| Secretary of State | 184 | 0.3% |
| State Auditor | 136 | 0.2% |
| State Budget & Management | 49 | 0.1% |
| State Controller | 165 | 0.3% |
| State Ethics | 10 | 0.0% |
| State Human Resources | 83 | 0.1% |
| State Treasurer | 323 | 0.5% |
| Transportation | 8,975 | 14.8% |
| Wildlife | 603 | 1.0% |
| University/School | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Appalachian State University | 1,280 | 6% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 157 | 1% |
| East Carolina University | 2,094 | 10% |
| Fayetteville State University | 338 | 2% |
| North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | 846 | 4% |
| North Carolina Central University | 528 | 2% |
| North Carolina State University | 3,969 | 18% |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 6,436 | 30% |
| University of North Carolina-General Administration | 394 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Asheville | 305 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Charlotte | 1,719 | 8% |
| University of North Carolina-Greensboro | 1,117 | 5% |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke | 235 | 2% |
| University of North Carolina-School of the Arts | 246 | 1% |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | 1,029 | 5% |
| Western Carolina University | 723 | 3% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 368 | 2% |
| County | Number of Employees | Percent of Total State Employees |
| Alamance | 224 | 0.3% |
| Alexander | 517 | 0.6% |
| Alleghany | 43 | 0.1% |
| Anson | 564 | 0.7% |
| Ashe | 83 | 0.1% |
| Avery | 498 | 0.6% |
| Beaufort | 249 | 0.3% |
| Bertie | 442 | 0.5% |
| Bladen | 260 | 0.3% |
| Brunswick | 183 | 0.2% |
| Buncombe | 2,123 | 2.6% |
| Burke | 3,073 | 3.7% |
| Cabarrus | 477 | 0.6% |
| Caldwell | 264 | 0.3% |
| Camden | 20 | 0.0% |
| Carteret | 442 | 0.5% |
| Caswell | 326 | 0.4% |
| Catawba | 447 | 0.5% |
| Chatham | 216 | 0.3% |
| Cherokee | 116 | 0.1% |
| Chowan | 92 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 27 | 0.0% |
| Cleveland | 289 | 0.4% |
| Columbus | 888 | 1.1% |
| Craven | 706 | 0.9% |
| Cumberland | 1,010 | 1.2% |
| Currituck | 69 | 0.1% |
| Dare | 347 | 0.4% |
| Davidson | 274 | 0.3% |
| Davie | 63 | 0.1% |
| Duplin | 118 | 0.1% |
| Durham | 1,038 | 1.3% |
| Edgecombe | 184 | 0.2% |
| Forsyth | 1,325 | 1.6% |
| Franklin | 256 | 0.3% |
| Gaston | 281 | 0.3% |
| Gates | 26 | 0.0% |
| Graham | 25 | 0.0% |
| Granville | 3,826 | 4.7% |
| Greene | 1,059 | 1.3% |
| Guilford | 2,811 | 3.4% |
| Halifax | 504 | 0.6% |
| Harnett | 473 | 0.6% |
| Haywood | 171 | 0.2% |
| Henderson | 236 | 0.3% |
| Hertford | 121 | 0.1% |
| Hoke | 193 | 0.2% |
| Hyde | 228 | 0.3% |
| Iredell | 320 | 0.4% |
| Jackson | 957 | 1.2% |
| Johnston | 439 | 0.5% |
| Jones | 23 | 0.0% |
| Lee | 187 | 0.2% |
| Lenoir | 1,533 | 1.9% |
| Lincoln | 160 | 0.2% |
| Macon | 72 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 71 | 0.1% |
| Martin | 208 | 0.3% |
| McDowell | 567 | 0.7% |
| Mecklenburg | 2,590 | 3.1% |
| Mitchell | 49 | 0.1% |
| Montgomery | 325 | 0.4% |
| Moore | 318 | 0.4% |
| Nash | 538 | 0.7% |
| New Hanover | 1,839 | 2.2% |
| Northampton | 129 | 0.2% |
| Onslow | 241 | 0.3% |
| Orange | 6,871 | 8.4% |
| Pamlico | 192 | 0.2% |
| Pasquotank | 639 | 0.8% |
| Pender | 359 | 0.4% |
| Perquimans | 53 | 0.1% |
| Person | 68 | 0.1% |
| Pitt | 2,870 | 3.5% |
| Polk | 40 | 0.0% |
| Randolph | 593 | 0.7% |
| Richmond | 374 | 0.5% |
| Robeson | 954 | 1.2% |
| Rockingham | 178 | 0.2% |
| Rowan | 695 | 0.8% |
| Rutherford | 208 | 0.3% |
| Sampson | 467 | 0.6% |
| Scotland | 621 | 0.8% |
| Stanly | 548 | 0.7% |
| Stokes | 93 | 0.1% |
| Surry | 178 | 0.2% |
| Swain | 44 | 0.1% |
| Transylvania | 68 | 0.1% |
| Tyrrell | 109 | 0.1% |
| Union | 236 | 0.3% |
| Vance | 139 | 0.2% |
| Wake | 22,371 | 27.2% |
| Warren | 340 | 0.4% |
| Washington | 67 | 0.1% |
| Watauga | 1,405 | 1.7% |
| Wayne | 2,419 | 2.9% |
| Wilkes | 359 | 0.4% |
| Wilson | 790 | 1.0% |
| Yadkin | 69 | 0.1% |
| Yancey | 56 | 0.1% |