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AI exposure Computer and mathematical

Will AI replace information security analysts?

Information Security Analysts, also called cyber security analysts. US occupation 15-1212.

48.6%

of the time information security analysts spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of information security analysts' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 12 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 98% of them.Further along than 98% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

One of the most exposed jobs in the country.Front of the queue for an AI assistant.

What AI already does for information security analystsWhat information security analysts no longer do alone

O*NET lists 11 tasks for information security analysts. AI use at work shows up in 5 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.Core task mostly automated 0.97
  2. Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.Core task mostly automated 0.96
  3. Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.Core task mostly automated 0.95
  4. Coordinate implementation of computer system plan with establishment personnel and outside vendors.Core task mostly automated 0.88
  5. Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.Core task automated and assisted 0.83

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

6 of the 11 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.Core task
  • Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.Core task
  • Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.Core task
  • Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.Core task
  • Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.Core task
  • Train users and promote security awareness to ensure system security and to improve server and network efficiency.Core task

How that compares

Among the 21 computer and mathematical occupations, information security analysts rank 4. The group averages 37.9%, and its most exposed job is Computer Programmers at 74.5%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 9Financial and Investment Analysts 57.2%
  2. 10Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 52.0%
  3. 11Statistical Assistants 51.0%

Just below

  1. 13Web Developers 48.0%
  2. 14Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 47.9%
  3. 15Technical Writers 47.5%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.