Technology
Information Security Analyst in the United States
314 postings read · sampled 2026-09-01 · source ats
What employers actually ask for
Credentials named in the 314 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.
- Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution14%43 of 314 postingsAccredited institution →
- CISSPISC27%
- OSCPOffSec6%
What it costs
Exam and application fees plus typical self-study hours. Almost nobody needs every credential on this list — start with the top line.
Not in the total: Bachelor's Degree — cost varies by institution.
Lower signal for this role
Credentials that barely appeared in this sample. That is not a claim they are worthless — plenty are valuable for a different job, a different city, or a promotion later. It is a claim that employers here mostly did not ask.
- AWS SAAAmazon Web Services0%
- Network+CompTIA0%
- PMPProject Management Institute0%
- CEHEC-Council2%
- Security+CompTIA3%
- CKALinux Foundation / CNCF0%
- SecurityXCompTIA1%
- CISMISACA1%
- CySA+CompTIA1%
- Master's DegreeAccredited institution1%4 of 314 postingsAccredited institution →
- TS/SCIU.S. Government (DCSA)4%11 of 314 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →
- Secret Security ClearanceU.S. Government (DCSA)4%13 of 314 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →
What the official taxonomy says
O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.
- Bachelor’s degree53%
- Post-baccalaureate certificate23%
- Associate’s degree or other 2-year degree13%
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
O*NET 15-1212.00 · pulled 2026-09-01 · percentages are of surveyed workers, each rounded separately, so they need not total 100
What it pays
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.
Every credential above costs $2,498 — about 5 days' pay at the median.
Who was hiring
Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.
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