Cisco Systems, Inc.

9,292 Green card sponsorships · 16,262 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2026
90,400 Total employees SEC 10-K (audited) · FY2024
9,292 Green-card filings PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
16,262 Work-visa filings LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
$146,771 Median offered wage FY2025 n=78 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings · Software Developers (15-1252.00)

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  • Manufacturing · est. 90,400 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Cisco Systems, Inc. = +0%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (1,249) against FY2024 (1,246).Manufacturing = +17%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #193 of 272 in Manufacturing · #1,643 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +0%Cisco Systems, Inc. +17%Manufacturing +8%All U.S. #193 of 272 in Manufacturing #1,643 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Bottom 30% of Manufacturing Bottom 43% of U.S. Percentile 1,249 vs 1,246 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Cisco Systems, Inc. = +9%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (381) against FY2024 (349).Manufacturing = +74%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #43 of 55 in Manufacturing · #193 of 280 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +9%Cisco Systems, Inc. +74%Manufacturing +60%All U.S. #43 of 55 in Manufacturing #193 of 280 in U.S. Rank Bottom 24% of Manufacturing Bottom 32% of U.S. Percentile 381 vs 349 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesCisco Systems, Inc. = 6.3: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 12.Manufacturing = 1.3: the median of 623 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #103 of 623 in Manufacturing · #2,344 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 6.3Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.3Manufacturing 4.8All U.S. #103 of 623 in Manufacturing #2,344 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Top 17% of Manufacturing Top 46% of U.S. Percentile 3,780 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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Every measurement we computed

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0.1% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedCisco Systems, Inc. = 0.1%: 4 of its 3,780 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 0.2%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #713 of 841 in Manufacturing · Tied #8,507 with 8 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 4 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-25
0.5% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedCisco Systems, Inc. = 0.5%: 5 of its 1,075 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 2.2%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #204 of 297 in Manufacturing · #1,427 of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 5 of 1,075 filings · FY2023-25
99.8% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedCisco Systems, Inc. = 99.8%: 3,772 of its 3,780 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 93.4%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #180 of 841 in Manufacturing · #2,831 of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 3,772 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-25
91.4% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedCisco Systems, Inc. = 91.4%: 983 of its 1,075 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 93.2%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #244 of 297 in Manufacturing · #1,596 of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 983 of 1,075 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnCisco Systems, Inc. = 0.0%: 1 of its 3,780 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 5.2%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 1 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-25
0.1% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnCisco Systems, Inc. = 0.1%: 3 of its 3,780 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 1.1%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 3 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-25
8.1% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnCisco Systems, Inc. = 8.1%: 87 of its 1,075 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 4.7%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 87 of 1,075 filings · FY2023-25
25,554 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2008–FY2026 filings
+0% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Cisco Systems, Inc. = +0%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (1,249) against FY2024 (1,246).Manufacturing = +17%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #193 of 272 in Manufacturing · #1,643 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 1,249 vs 1,246 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
6.3 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesCisco Systems, Inc. = 6.3: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 12.Manufacturing = 1.3: the median of 623 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #103 of 623 in Manufacturing · #2,344 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 3,780 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
+9% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 381 vs 349 · FY2026 to date: 551
1.9 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesCisco Systems, Inc. = 1.9: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 3.8.Manufacturing = 0.69: the median of 247 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code Cisco Systems, Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 9,254 of 9,292 green-card filings; its filings carry 3 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #77 of 247 in Manufacturing · #853 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 1,075 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
Which entities?
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • SPLUNK
  • APPDYNAMICS
  • MERAKI, INC.
  • DUO SECURITY, INC.

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

8,820 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
237 Denied 2.6% rate · FY2008–FY2026
235 Withdrawn 2.5% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings Cisco Systems, Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

0437874FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

Cisco Systems, Inc. applied to sponsor 9,292 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

Cisco Systems, Inc. has filed 20 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

Subsidiaries 4

Combined: 10,004 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + 18,312 LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings

Subsidiary Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
SPLUNK
596 1,652 1,384
APPDYNAMICS
112 365 —
MERAKI, INC.
3 16 —
DUO SECURITY, INC.
1 17 —

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