Workforce snapshot
Cisco has published workforce demographic statistics as part of our reporting since 2005.
At the end of fiscal 2024, we had approximately 90,400 employees.
Our latest demographic data below, shared through voluntary self-reporting, was captured on July 27, 2024, to represent our fiscal 2024 data and a total of approximately 82,250 employees. This excludes employees from certain recent acquisitions where relevant data wasn’t available.
In addition to the demographic data below, our EEO-1 submission provides data based on calendar year 2023, as captured on December 31, 2023.
Overall workforce as of July 27, 2024
Global by gender
- Men 71%
- Women 29%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by gender
- Men 68%
- Women 32%
- Nonbinary 0.2%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 47.8%
- Asian 33.6%
- Hispanic/Latinx 6.7%
- African American/Black 5.7%
- 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 3.8%
New hires as of July 27, 2024
Global by gender
- Men 68%
- Women 32%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 45.6%
- Asian 29.9%
- Hispanic/Latinx 7.8%
- African American/Black 7.5%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 2.9%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.3% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 5.9%
Technical workforce as of July 27, 2024
Global by gender
- Men 82%
- Women 18%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 40.9%
- Asian 43.2%
- Hispanic/Latinx 5.5%
- African American/Black 4.2%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 1.6%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.1% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 4.2%
Nontechnical workforce as of July 27, 2024
Global by gender
- Men 56%
- Women 44%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 55.0%
- Asian 23.6%
- Hispanic/Latinx 7.8%
- African American/Black 7.2%
- 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 3.4%
Vice President as of July 27, 2024
Global by gender
- Men 72%
- Women 28%
- Nonbinary 0%
United States by gender
- Men 71%
- Women 29%
- Nonbinary 0%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 50.2%
- Asian 25.2%
- Hispanic/Latinx 5.8%
- African American/Black 4.6%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 0.7%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.2% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 13.2%
Executive Leadership Team as of July 27, 2024
Gender
- Men 64%
- Women 36%
- Nonbinary 0%
Ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 72.7%
- Asian 18.2%
- Hispanic/Latinx 9.1%
- 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 27, 2024
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 53.2%
- Asian 31.5%
- Hispanic/Latinx 5.3%
- African American/Black 3.6%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latinx) 1.6%
- American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.2% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2% - Prefer not to disclose/Unknown 4.4%
Cisco Board of Directors as of July 27, 2024
Gender
- Men 60%
- Women 40%
- Nonbinary 0%
Ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 80%
- Asian 10%
- Hispanic/Latinx 0%
- African American or Black
and Native American 10%
- 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.