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title: Cybersecurity Career Pathway
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DESCRIPTION

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Click on skills and job titles in the chart above to deep dive into data.

### Common Job Titles

common job titles employers list in job openings for each role.

### Requested Education (%)

% of online job listings requiring either less than a bachelor's degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

### Total Job Openings

The number of online job listings for the selected position in our data's 12 month period.

### Top Certifications

Shows the certifications most commonly requested by employers in job listings.

### Top Skills

Skills most commonly requested by employers in job listings.

### Top Cybersecurity Skills

Skills most commonly requested by employers in cybersecurity job listings.

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AVERAGE SALARY

Shows the average advertised salary listed in online job openings from September 2023 through August 2024.

AVERAGE SALARY![](https://www.cyberseek.org/images/i_03.png)

No data, since there is a wide range of roles and salaries

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TOP FUTURE SKILLS REQUESTED

Shows the emerging skills gaining momentum in demand for this occupation. Note that these are primarily new skills within the infosec world-- "mature" skills will have a lower growth projection as they have already become ubiquitous in the cybersecurity landscape. This is only a sample of skills and not intended to encompass the full universe of cybersecurity.

TOP FUTURE SKILLS REQUESTED ![](https://www.cyberseek.org/images/i_03.png)

Skills

5-Year Projected Growth

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COMMON NICE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE FRAMEWORK CATEGORIES

Shows common NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework Categories that map to a particular job. Within each Framework Category are Specialty Areas that correspond to on-the-job competencies that may be required of workers in a particular role

COMMON NICE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE FRAMEWORK CATEGORIES![](https://www.cyberseek.org/images/i_03.png)

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REQUESTED EDUCATION (%)

Shows the percentage of online job listings requiring either less than a bachelor's degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree

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NICE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Lists qualifications and attributes that workers require in a particular NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework Specialty Area

NICE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS![](https://www.cyberseek.org/images/i_03.png)

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NICE FRAMEWORK TASKS

Lists on-the-job duties that workers in a particular NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework Specialty Area perform

NICE FRAMEWORK TASKS![](https://www.cyberseek.org/images/i_03.png)

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