Computer/network security consultant came in eighth on Money magazine’s list of America’s best jobs. The median pay of a security consultant is just under $100,000 a year. Money sees infosec security as the 10th fastest growing profession among the best jobs, projecting a 27 percent growth between 2006 and 2016. Money: “This is a job you can’t afford to ever fail in. You can’t design systems properly these days without accounting for information security” The magazine: “Mostly major geekdom, since the skills can be self-taught””]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/infosec-among-hottest-professions-in-us-p-347