Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

15-1212 Information Security Analysts

Occupational Description:
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses. Excludes â€œComputer Network Architectsâ€ (15-1241).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	40	6	$56.91/hr	$36.83/hr	$44.81/hr	$53.51/hr	$73.89/hr	$74.18/hr

Leading Industries for Information Security Analysts

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	10	$52.78/hr
Manufacturing	110	$62.64/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	110	$63.90/hr
Information	110	$73.14/hr
Financial Activities	590	$65.03/hr
Professional and Business Services	1,580	$64.60/hr
Education and Health Services	110	$54.04/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	40	$51.21/hr

Other Regional Data for Information Security Analysts

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	$73.89/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$48.42/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	20	$47.04/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	30	$51.14/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	30	$50.91/hr	23.1%
Northwest Balance of State	30	$58.30/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	40	$56.80/hr	30.8%
Southwest Minnesota	40	$53.51/hr	25.0%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	50	$52.48/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	50	$47.17/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	60	$54.98/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	70	$50.33/hr	20.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	140	$51.36/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	170	$66.26/hr	24.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	2,210	$64.60/hr	28.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,240	$64.60/hr	N/A
Minnesota	2,680	$64.60/hr	28.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Database Administrators	1,020	$49.78/hr	6.7%
Computer Systems Analysts	11,330	$52.56/hr	7.3%
Computer Network Architects	2,040	$65.86/hr	1.3%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,970	$86.22/hr	14.7%
Computer Occupations, All Other	4,180	$45.34/hr	7.9%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	2,630	$50.26/hr	18.9%
Web Developers	1,200	$49.93/hr	15.7%

Task for Information Security Analysts

Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.
Maintain permanent fleet cryptologic and carry-on direct support systems required in special land, sea surface and subsurface operations.
Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
Maintain permanent fleet cryptologic and carry-on direct support systems required in special land, sea surface and subsurface operations.