Jobs · Computer and Mathematical · O*NET-SOC 15-1299.05
Information Security Engineers: which tasks is AI doing?
6 of its 20 tasks show measurable AI use, and 63% of that use is automation (AI doing the task) rather than augmentation (AI helping a person do it).
Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems.
Tasks with observed AI use
6 of 20
Claude conversations mapped to this job's tasks
Automation share of that use
63%
The rest is augmentation; all usage: 49%
US employment
435,370
BLS, May 2025; broader SOC group 15-1299
US median annual wage
$116,580
For the broader SOC group 15-1299
Which of these does AI already do for you?
Tick the tasks AI handles in your version of this job. Whatever stays unticked is what keeps a person needed: the links a chain waits on. The bars show where people already use AI for each task, from real usage data.
How to read this
Observed use is not the same as replacement. A task can see heavy AI use while the job grows, because the remaining tasks, such as judgment, accountability, and dealing with people, become more valuable. That is the weak-link pattern behind the explainer.
Task lists and wages are US data. The tasks are broadly similar in other countries; pay and employment are not. For your own economy, see work and jobs by country.
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