CAREER INFORMATION
Cybersecurity employment may be found in three different employment sectors:
- Federal or State Government;
- Commercial Businesses; and
- Law Enforcement
In the commercial business sector, cloud service companies generate a strong demand
for cybersecurity workers due to the fact that they manage very large quantities of
computer infrastructure shared by many clients. In the federal government sector,
various intelligence agencies and defense department programs create some of the highest
numbers of openings in the entire country. In law enforcement, one of the most popular
positions used by state and local law enforcement is computer forensics.
COMPUTER SECURITY & INFORMATION ASSURANCE
The wide use of electronic commerce and the increasing adoption of mobile technologies
mean that more establishments will use the Internet to conduct business online. As
a result, employment of Computer Security Specialists is expected to increase more
than 28% for the years 2016-2026, which is much faster than the average for many other
occupations.
The demand for computer security specialists will grow as businesses and government
continue to invest heavily in cybersecurity, protecting vital computer networks and
electronic infrastructures from attack. The information security field is expected
to generate many new computer security jobs over the next decade as firms across all
industries place a higher priority on safeguarding their data and systems.
INDUSTRY & JOB INFORMATION
OCC education programs in computer and information security provide a strong foundation
that can lead to a variety of high paying jobs such as:
- Chief Security Officer
- Computer Security Specialist
- Forensics Investigator
- Information Security Specialist
- Internet Security Specialist
- IT Security Manager
- Network Security Administrator
- Network Security Manager
- Network Security Specialist
- Security Analyst
- Security Architect
- Security Engineer
- Security Technician
Other jobs that include a significant amount of security-related duties are: Systems
Administrator or Engineer; and Network Administrator or Engineer.
Quick Facts: Information Security Analysts
Job Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- 2018 Median Pay: $98,350 per year, $47.28 per hour
- Work Experience in a Related Occupation: Less than 5 years
- On-the-Job Training: None
- Number of Jobs, 2016: 100,000
- Job Outlook, 2016-26: 28% (Much faster than average)
- Employment Change, 2016-26: 28,500
