Also called: IAM Analyst, Access Administrator
Manages who gets access to which systems, creating and removing accounts and permissions.
You set up accounts for 30 new hires, remove access for people who left, and investigate why an intern somehow has admin rights. Boring-sounding, but it stops a lot of breaches.
Estimate; senior IAM engineers earn much more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or certificate; on-the-job training.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Information Technology, Cybersecurity.
Growing about average. Steady.
High risk for 10 years. Identity platforms now create, change and remove accounts automatically, replacing most manual access work.
Classes: Computer applications, AP CS Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1232.
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