Workforce snapshot
Cisco has published workforce diversity statistics as part of our reporting since 2005.
At the end of fiscal 2024, we had approximately 90,400 employees. This includes all acquisitions made by July 27, 2024.
Our latest diversity data below, shared through voluntary self-reporting, was captured on July 29, 2023, to represent our fiscal 2023 data and a total of 82,252 employees.
In addition to the diversity data below, our EEO-1 submission provides data based on calendar year 2023, as captured on December 31, 2023.
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 28%
- Nonbinary 0%
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.