The North Carolina Department of Correction offers career opportunities in a wide variety of professional and technical areas. The more years worked, the more vacation leave is granted. Regular employees qualify for fully paid enrollment in the State Health Plan, or the state will pay the same amount toward a state contracted Health Maintenance Organization.
Dependent coverage is also available at group rates.
All employees are covered at no cost with benefits payable for injury, occupational disease, disability or death occurring while working in an official capacity for the department. Permanent employees working at least 30 hours per week for nine months of the year become a member of the state retirement system. Each employee contributes six cents of each dollar earned. Exiting employees may elect to vest in the system after a minimum of five years of contributing service. Employees may retire with reduced benefits at age 50 with 20 or more years of credit.