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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Threat intelligence Consultant

The Threat intelligence Consultant 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.

28%2026
34%2028
41%2030
50%2035

Which tasks are exposed

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

TaskRisk
Cleaning, joining and preparing data52%
Creating standard reports and visualizations50%
Forming conclusions and checking causality22%
Initial classification of events and alerts52%
Log analysis and known-indicator detection49%
Preparing a standard incident report48%
Executing a standard response playbook45%
Investigating a novel attack or violation22%

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 52% · human 63%
  2. 2Creating standard reports and visualizationsAI 50% · human 64%
  3. 3Forming conclusions and checking causalityAI 22% · human 81%
  4. 4Initial classification of events and alertsAI 52% · human 77%
  5. 5Log analysis and known-indicator detectionAI 49% · human 70%
  6. 6Preparing a standard incident reportAI 48% · human 77%
  7. 7Executing a standard response playbookAI 45% · human 77%
  8. 8Investigating a novel attack or violationAI 22% · human 82%

Why technology can change this work

  • AI rapidly prepares briefs, solution options and comparisons
  • 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

  • diagnosing the client's real problem and owning the advice's applicability
  • 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$7 700per month
2035$10 400scenario estimate
2026: $7 70020262027: $7 95020272028: $8 25020282029: $8 50020292030: $8 80020302031: $9 10020312032: $9 40020322033: $9 75020332034: $10 05020342035: $10 4002035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

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Job search and transitions

Find work with a lower risk index

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Skills you already have

  • problem discovery
  • solution presentation
  • stakeholder work
  • analytical question framing
  • metric interpretation
  • threat assessment

Skills to build

  • AI-assisted consulting
  • change design and implementation
  • SQL and data preparation
  • visualization and forecasting
  • AI security
  • digital forensics
CurrentThreat intelligence Consultant · 28%
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Keepproblem discovery · solution presentation · stakeholder work
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AddAI-assisted consulting · change design and implementation · SQL and data preparation

Sources and update

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

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

Nearly 30,000 tasks; a global assessment of GenAI exposure across detailed occupational groups.

World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

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O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

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