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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.