Cybersecurity path

Cybersecurity

Calibrated against BLS occupational projections, Lightcast labor market data 2024, ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study (2025)

Defend systems, networks, and data. The flagship survivor career of the office economy.

Pick the persona that matches your starting point. Each is a published curriculum + the comp delta it unlocks + the courses that get you there. Not sure which path is yours? The 2-minute Risk Score routes you to the right persona.

Cybersecurity personas

Career changer

Land your first cybersecurity role.

From outside the field to a paid SOC, GRC, or junior analyst seat in 6 to 9 months.

$0 → $72K–$92K · open →

Entry-level → Senior IC

From SOC analyst to senior security engineer.

The 24-to-36-month track from Tier-1 SOC to senior IC: detection, response, automation, threat hunting.

$87K → $156K-$210K · open →

Sales rep → cybersecurity sales pro

Sell cybersecurity to enterprise buyers.

The enterprise cybersecurity sales track for working AEs and SEs entering the security-vendor market.

$135K OTE → $250K-$450K OTE · open →

Where Cybersecurity meets Applied AI

The convergence personas

The premium-priced personas in 2026 sit at the intersection of these two paths. They share canonical pages, see the same content from either side.

Convergence

Defend production AI systems.

The highest-paying convergence persona. Prompt injection, agent abuse, supply chain, model integrity, AI red teaming.

$150K → $310K-$520K · open →

Convergence

Become the AI-augmented SOC analyst.

The fastest convergence track for working SOC analysts. AI-assisted triage, detection authoring, threat intel, automation.

$87K → $135K-$180K · open →

Convergence

Lead AI governance and risk.

The convergence persona for compliance, privacy, and risk practitioners owning the AI program.

$120K → $215K-$310K · open →

Last verified: May 2026?Report an inaccuracy