Also called: Security Apprentice, Junior Security Technician
Learns cybersecurity on a paid team through a structured apprenticeship.
You spend mornings studying for Security+ and afternoons shadowing analysts, resetting compromised accounts, and checking firewall logs. Many states now fund registered cyber apprenticeships.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 1 year after high school. Registered apprenticeship (1-2 years); HS diploma.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Cybersecurity (apprenticeship).
Growing faster than average. Expanding apprenticeship programs.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Entry-level alert and patching work is the first to be automated, so apprentice seats may be fewer.
Classes: AP Computer Science Principles, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1212.
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