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Security jobs and conferences

Cybersecurity, information security and physical security. Security has about 6,176 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $151,000 a year. About 24% of openings are entry or early-career level. 30 conferences are tagged to it, 20 with dates announced.

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Security market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates; AI exposure is what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss.

Verified open jobs
about 6,176

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$151,000 a year (middle half $118,000 to $200,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,341 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
24% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Ask for AI skills
18% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Remote
10% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Median annual wage, Computer & math occupations
$109,280

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.

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Observed AI exposure, Computer & math occupations
38% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 21 occupations)

Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.

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AI task exposure, closest group (Computer & math)
75.3 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.

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Employment change, Computer & math
+12.4% from 2022 to 2026

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.

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Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Computer & math
41% of unemployed people

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 462 respondents.

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Conferences in the catalog for Security
30, 20 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

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Next conference
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative, Dec 14, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Median published ticket price
$1,695

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 6 conferences with a price.

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Open calls for speakers
7 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. risk management15%
  2. 2. python14%
  3. 3. aws13%
  4. 4. audit13%
  5. 5. azure10%
  6. 6. ci/cd8%
  7. 7. linux7%
  8. 8. kubernetes6%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA15%
  2. 2. VA8%
  3. 3. TX8%
  4. 4. NY6%
  5. 5. FL4%

What Security jobs pay

Advertised pay on live postings that state it, annual in US dollars.

Security pay: median $167,500, middle half $125,000 to $215,000, from 1,953 postings. See also the skills that pay more.

Open Security jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Showing the newest 15 of about 6,176 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs

Industries hiring for this function

Employers hiring

Security jobs in the rankings

Rankings about security jobs

Security jobs · Top Security employers · All rankings

Ranked: the employers hiring the most security jobs

Security conferences

Conferences tagged for this function, plus events with no function tag whose attendee roles point here.

  • SANS Cyber Defense Initiative

    Dec 14 to Dec 19, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $3,000 to $9,230. Per-course pricing, $3,000 to $9,230; free NetWars with a course. Live online option.

  • ClearanceJobs Career Fairs

    Jan 6, 2027 · In person and online

    Free. Pricing not stated on the schedule page; earlier ClearedJobs.Net virtual fairs were free to job seekers. Next listed: Jan…

  • WEST Conference and Exposition

    Feb 16 to Feb 18, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Free expo, paid sessions. Registration free for military and government personnel; industry pricing not read.

  • Wild West Hackin' Fest @ Mile High

    Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Pre-conference training Feb 16-17; prices not shown on home page.

    Open call for speakers

  • ACFE Government Anti-Fraud Summit

    Feb 23, 2027 · Online

    Paid ticket. Price not found.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 2, 2026

  • MRC Vegas

    Mar 15 to Mar 18, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. ARIA Resort; pricing not read.

  • ACFE Fraud Conference Europe

    Mar 15 to Mar 17, 2027 · Dusseldorf, DE

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read. Date from the ACFE call-for-speakers page.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 18, 2026

  • BSidesSF

    Apr 3 to Apr 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Ticket price not stated on the home page.

    Open call for speakers

  • Sea-Air-Space

    Apr 4 to Apr 7, 2027 · National Harbor, MD

    Free expo, paid sessions. Gaylord National, Apr 4-7, 2027 (STEM Expo Apr 4; main show Apr 5-7 per Navy League). Not open to the…

  • Smarter Faster Payments

    Apr 11 to Apr 14, 2027 · National Harbor, MD

    Ticket $1,295 to $2,495. In person: Corporate/End User and Attorney $1,295 early (to Dec 17, 2026), $1,595 advance (to Feb 25),…

    Open call for speakers

  • SANS 2027 (Orlando)

    Apr 12 to Apr 17, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $3,000 to $9,230. Per-course pricing $3,000-$9,230; GIAC exam attempts $499-$999.

  • ETA TRANSACT

    Apr 19 to Apr 21, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Registration not yet open; price not published.

  • SOF Week

    May 3 to May 6, 2027 · Tampa, FL

    Ticket $460 to $850. Full conference: non-profit/academia $460 early bird, $525 standard, $605 last chance; small business…

  • GEOINT Symposium

    May 17 to May 19, 2027 · Kissimmee, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration opens November 2026.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 13, 2026

  • Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference East

    May 25 to May 27, 2027 · Myrtle Beach, SC

    Paid ticket. Dates and venue from the official site; pricing not read.

  • Identiverse

    Jun 28 to Jul 1, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket About $1,695. General registration $1,695. Early bird and expo pricing not posted.

    Open call for speakers

  • USENIX Security Symposium

    Aug 11 to Aug 13, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket, price not listed

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jan 26, 2027

  • GRC Conference (The IIA with ISACA)

    Aug 16 to Aug 18, 2027 · Dallas, TX

    Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not yet posted; ISACA and IIA member rates apply.

  • TechNet Augusta

    Aug 17 to Aug 19, 2027 · Augusta, GA

    Paid ticket. Registration and agenda due Spring 2027.

  • MRC San Diego

    Sep 13 to Sep 15, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    By invitation only. Described as members-only; Hyatt Regency Mission Bay.

  • Billington CyberSecurity Summit

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Pricing not listed on page; Critical Infrastructure summit Nov 17-18, 2026, State & Local Mar 17-19, 2027.

  • CS5 (CMMC Ecosystem Summit & Implementation Conference)

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Oxon Hill, MD

    Paid ticket. Prices at cs5global.org, not opened. 2026 East was Oct 22-23.

  • BSides Las Vegas

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. 2026 edition ran Aug 3-5 at The Tuscany; 2027 dates not yet posted.

    Open call for speakers

  • Intelligence & National Security Summit

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · Bethesda, MD

    Paid ticket. Prices on a Registration Packages page not opened.

  • ISC2 Security Congress

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Pass prices not shown on the agenda announcement; earns up to 81.5 CPE.

  • NHCAA Annual Training Conference

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $1,295 to $1,575. Member $1,295 early/$1,375 standard; government $1,295; non-member $1,475/$1,575.

  • NICE Conference and Expo

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. 2027 location and price not yet announced.

  • Fal.Con

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. 2027 dates not announced.

  • FS-ISAC Americas Fall Summit

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Austin, TX

    By invitation only. Dates from a third-party listing; FS-ISAC member event.

  • IAFCI International Training Conference

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Price not published; association for financial-crime investigators with membership tiers (law and corporate).

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