Penetration Testing

• Network and web application pentesting
• Vulnerability assessment and exploitation
• Social engineering attacks
• Red team operations
• Wireless security testing
• Report writing and remediation guidance

1. Entry level
   Start as junior pentester, running scans and basic tests
2. Mid level
   Become senior pentester, leading engagements and red teams
3. Senior level
   Advance to principal consultant or security architect

US figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the closest BLS occupation to each role. BLS doesn't report pay by specialty and counts most of these roles only within a wider occupation, so each card covers every job in it.

• Information Security Analysts

  SOC 15-1212

  Median annual pay

  $129k

  10th to 90th percentile

  $75k to $200k

  Projected growth (2025–35)

  21%

  Projected openings per year

  14,100

  Closest occupation for

  • Penetration Tester
  • Incident Responder
  • Threat Intelligence Analyst
  • Application Security Engineer
  • Security Consultant

  These figures cover the whole occupation. Each role page says how closely the role matches it.

  Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Information Security Analysts: Occupational Outlook Handbook (Pay) (May 2025, United States). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

  Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Table 1.2 Occupational projections, 2025–35, and worker characteristics, 2025 (2025–35, United States). Retrieved 2026-10-18.