Information Assurance Analysts

Edward Snowden’s 2013 leaks of highly-sensitive classified information from the National Security Agency, the 2015 hacking of the Democratic National Committee allegedly by Russian security services, the WikiLeaks controversy in the late 2010s, the Change Healthcare data breach in 2024, and ongoing cyberattacks against corporations and government agencies suggest that there will be strong demand for information assurance analysts by government agencies, government contractors, and the U.S. military during the next decade. Job opportunities should also be good in the private sector; businesses worldwide lose an estimated $600 billion each year to cybercrime.

Job opportunities for the related occupation of information security analyst (ISA) are expected to grow much faster than the average for all careers through 2033, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL reports that “analysts will be needed to create innovative solutions to prevent hackers from stealing critical information or creating problems for computer networks. As businesses focus on enhancing cybersecurity, they will need information security analysts to secure new technologies from outside threats or hacks. A shift to remote work and the rise of e-commerce have increased the need for enhanced security, contributing to the projected employment growth of these workers over the decade." Since information security and information assurance are closely related, it seems reasonable that the employment outlook for information assurance analysts will be just as strong.