Jobs · Cybersecurity analyst

Will AI replace cybersecurity analysts?

Much of the work, but not all of it. AI could take on about 63% of the working time in a typical cybersecurity analyst job today. The other 37% still needs a person.

11 responsibilities · a typical cybersecurity analyst job

37% of the work still needs a person.

Still needs a person: 37% of the timeAI could take on: 63%

Median pay $129,180 a year in the U.S. (BLS, May 2025).

Still needs a person

By our scores, AI could do or help with every listed responsibility. A person still checks its work.

AI can do or help with

  • Monitor virus alerts and update protection AI can do it
  • Write data protection and backup plans AI helps
  • Update security settings and access rights AI can do it
  • Encrypt data and set up firewalls AI helps
  • Watch and control access to files AI helps
  • Talk with users about access and security AI helps

The biggest responsibilities of each kind. "AI helps" means a person still does it, with AI taking on part of the time. See all 11, with the reason for each and the cost of handing them to AI.

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Questions people ask

Will AI replace cybersecurity analysts?

Much of the work, but not all of it. AI could take on about 63% of the working time in a typical cybersecurity analyst job today. The other 37% still needs a person. That is a split of the work, not a forecast of jobs lost.

Which parts of the job can AI do?

The biggest ones AI can do or help with: monitor virus alerts and update protection, write data protection and backup plans, update security settings and access rights, encrypt data and set up firewalls, watch and control access to files, talk with users about access and security.

Which parts still need a person?

By our scores, AI could do or help with every listed responsibility, but a person still checks its work.

How is this measured?

Each of the 11 responsibilities the U.S. Department of Labor lists for this job (O*NET 31.0) is scored on 4 questions: can AI do it, does it get it right, must a person sign for it, and do people need to deal with a real person. The split is weighted by how much of the job each responsibility takes up. Scores version 0.4.1, updated September 27, 2026.

Responsibilities from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor). Pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Scores are calibrated to published research and updated every month. How it works.

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