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Occupation · 2026 assessment

AI security Analyst

The AI security Analyst role combines repeatable operations with decisions that require professional context. The index measures task exposure to AI, software automation and robotics—not the probability that the occupation disappears.

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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

32%2026
37%2028
43%2030
52%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
Cleaning, joining and preparing data56%
Creating standard reports and visualizations54%
Forming conclusions and checking causality26%
Initial classification of events and alerts56%
Log analysis and known-indicator detection53%
Preparing a standard incident report52%
Executing a standard response playbook49%
Investigating a novel attack or violation26%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1Cleaning, joining and preparing dataAI 56% · human 59%
  2. 2Creating standard reports and visualizationsAI 54% · human 60%
  3. 3Forming conclusions and checking causalityAI 26% · human 77%
  4. 4Initial classification of events and alertsAI 56% · human 73%
  5. 5Log analysis and known-indicator detectionAI 53% · human 66%
  6. 6Preparing a standard incident reportAI 52% · human 73%
  7. 7Executing a standard response playbookAI 49% · human 73%
  8. 8Investigating a novel attack or violationAI 26% · human 78%

Why technology can change this work

  • tools automate data preparation, experiments and parts of modelling
  • AI automatically drafts analyses, finds correlations and explains standard deviations
  • cameras, sensors and SIEM systems classify events automatically
  • AI detects anomalies and prioritizes incidents
  • some monitoring and patrol tasks shift to robots

What protects the occupation

  • choosing the right objective, data and model-quality criteria
  • choosing the right question and checking causality rather than correlation alone
  • a large share of value comes from human judgement, trust or personal accountability
  • decision accountability under threat
  • unknown scenarios and active adversaries
  • physical intervention or deep investigation

United States · before tax

Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026$6 600per month
2035$8 900scenario estimate
2026: $6 60020262027: $6 80020272028: $7 05020282029: $7 30020292030: $7 55020302031: $7 80020312032: $8 05020322033: $8 35020332034: $8 60020342035: $8 9002035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

Do not restart from zero: carry your experience forward and add scarce skills.

Cybersecurity Engineer

Established resilient role
New role risk24%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit89%

Prompt Injection Analyst

Emerging role
New role risk18%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit87%

Autonomous Systems Security Specialist

Emerging role
New role risk13%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit85%

Cyber Resilience Planner

Emerging role
New role risk17%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit83%

Digital Evidence Engineer

Emerging role
New role risk19%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

Robot Safety Engineer

Emerging role
New role risk10%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit60%

Job search and transitions

Find work with a lower risk index

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Autonomous Systems Security Specialist

Skill fit 85% · risk 13%

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Skills you already have

  • data work
  • hypothesis testing
  • model-quality evaluation
  • analytical question framing
  • metric interpretation
  • threat assessment

Skills to build

  • AI-system evaluation
  • model-behavior monitoring
  • AI governance
  • SQL and data preparation
  • visualization and forecasting
  • AI security
CurrentAI security Analyst · 32%
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Keepdata work · hypothesis testing · model-quality evaluation
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AddAI-system evaluation · model-behavior monitoring · AI governance

Sources and update

Updated: 2026-09-25 · Assessment confidence: Medium

International Labour Organization · 2025Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure

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World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

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O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

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