Workforce snapshot
Cisco has published workforce diversity statistics as part of our reporting since 2005.
The diversity data below, shared through voluntary self-reporting, was captured on July 29, 2023, to represent our fiscal 2023 data and a total of 84,900 employees. In addition to the diversity data below, our EEO-1 submission provides data based on calendar year 2022, as captured on December 31, 2022.
Overall workforce as of July 29, 2023
Global by gender
- Men 71%
- Women 29%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by gender
- Men 68%
- Women 31%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 48.2%
- Asian 33.5%
- Hispanic/Latinx 6.5%
- African American/Black 5.6%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 2.0%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 3.7%
New hires as of July 29, 2023
Global by gender
- Men 70%
- Women 30%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 39.4%
- Asian 36.1%
- Hispanic/Latinx 6.9%
- African American/Black 9.6%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 2.6%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.1% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.1% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 5.0%
Technical workforce as of July 29, 2023
Global by gender
- Men 82%
- Women 17%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 38.6%
- Asian 45.5%
- Hispanic/Latinx 5.5%
- African American/Black 4.2%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 1.5%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.1% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 4.3%
Nontechnical workforce as of July 29, 2023
Global by gender
- Men 57%
- Women 43%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 57.7%
- Asian 21.6%
- Hispanic/Latinx 7.6%
- African American/Black 7.0%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 2.4%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.3% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 3.1%
Vice President as of July 29, 2023
Global by gender
- Men 73%
- Women 27%
- Nonbinary 0%
United States by gender
- Men 72%
- Women 28%
- Nonbinary 0%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 52.2%
- Asian 26.2%
- Hispanic/Latinx 5.6%
- African American/Black 4.2%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 0.7%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.2% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 10.5%
Executive Leadership Team as of July 29, 2023
Gender
- Men 58%
- Women 42%
- Nonbinary 0%
Ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 63.6%
- Asian 18.2%
- Hispanic/Latinx 18.2%
- African American/Black 0%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 0% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0%
People leaders as of July 29, 2023
Global by gender
- Men 72%
- Women 23%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by gender
- Men 69%
- Women 31%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 54.7%
- Asian 30.4%
- Hispanic/Latinx 5.4%
- African American/Black 3.4%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 1.4%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 4.2%
Cisco Board of Directors as of July 29, 2023
Gender
- Men 58%
- Women 42%
- Nonbinary 0%
Ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 83%
- Asian 8%
- Hispanic/Latinx 0%
- African American or Black
and Native American 8%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 0% - Alaska Native 0%
- Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0%
Note: The workforce data total excludes employees from certain recent acquisitions where relevant data wasn't available.
Note: Numbers may not total 100 percent due to rounding.