Workforce snapshot
Cisco has published workforce diversity statistics as part of our ESG reporting since 2005.
The diversity data below, shared through voluntary self-reporting, was captured on July 30, 2022 to represent our fiscal 2022 data and a total of 83,300 employees. In addition to the diversity data below, the EEO-1 submission, captured on December 31, 2021, based on calendar year 2021 data, can be found online.
Overall workforce as of July 30, 2022
Global by gender
- Men 71%
- Women 29%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by gender
- Men 69%
- Women 31%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 50.9%
- Asian 34.6%
- Hispanic/Latino 6.6%
- African American/Black 5.5%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 1.9% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2%
New hires as of July 30, 2022
Global by gender
- Men 67%
- Women 33%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 46.3%
- Asian 33.2%
- Hispanic/Latino 7.8%
- African American/Black 9.2%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 2.9% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2%
Technical workforce as of July 30, 2022
Global by gender
- Men 82%
- Women 18%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 40.8%
- Asian 47.5%
- Hispanic/Latino 5.5%
- African American/Black 4.2%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 1.5% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2%
Nontechnical workforce as of July 30, 2022
Global by gender
- Men 58%
- Women 42%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 61.1%
- Asian 21.5%
- Hispanic/Latino 7.7%
- African American/Black 6.8%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 2.3% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.2%
Vice President as of July 30, 2022
Global by gender
- Men 75%
- Women 25%
- Nonbinary 0%
United States by gender
- Men 74%
- Women 26%
- Nonbinary 0%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 59.1%
- Asian 30.1%
- Hispanic/Latino 6.1%
- African American/Black 3.5%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 0.9% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.3%
Executive Leadership Team1 as of July 30, 2022
Gender
- Men 62%
- Women 38%
- Nonbinary 0%
Ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 66.7%
- Asian 16.7%
- Hispanic/Latino 16.7%
- African American/Black 0%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 0% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0%
1 Data as of the end of fiscal 2022 and may not match other public reporting.
People leaders as of July 30, 2022
Global by gender
- Men 73%
- Women 27%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by gender
- Men 70%
- Women 30%
- Nonbinary 0.1%
United States by ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 58.0%
- Asian 31.0%
- Hispanic/Latino 5.6%
- African American/Black 3.6%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 1.4% - American Indian or
Alaska Native 0.3% - Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander 0.1%
Cisco Board of Directors as of July 30, 2022
Gender
- Men 58%
- Women 42%
- Nonbinary 0%
Ethnicity
- White/Caucasian 83%
- Asian 8%
- Hispanic/Latino 0%
- African American or Black
and Native American 8%
- Two or More Races
(Not Hispanic or Latino) 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: Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.