Information assurance officer vs securities analyst

The differences between information assurance officers and securities analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an information assurance officer and a securities analyst. Additionally, an information assurance officer has an average salary of $105,312, which is higher than the $84,334 average annual salary of a securities analyst.

The top three skills for an information assurance officer include IAM, DOD and RMF. The most important skills for a securities analyst are incident response, security policies, and NIST.

Information assurance officer vs securities analyst overview

	Information Assurance Officer	Securities Analyst
Yearly salary	$105,312	$84,334
Hourly rate	$50.63	$40.55
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	140,531	33,422
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Information assurance officer vs securities analyst salary

Information assurance officers and securities analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Information Assurance Officer	Securities Analyst
Average salary	$105,312	$84,334
Salary range	Between $77,000 And $143,000	Between $59,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between information assurance officer and securities analyst education

There are a few differences between an information assurance officer and a securities analyst in terms of educational background:

	Information Assurance Officer	Securities Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Information Technology	Business
Most common college	Georgetown University	University of Pennsylvania

Information assurance officer vs securities analyst demographics

Here are the differences between information assurance officers' and securities analysts' demographics:

	Information Assurance Officer	Securities Analyst
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 80.3% Female, 19.7%	Male, 70.5% Female, 29.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between information assurance officer and securities analyst duties and responsibilities

Information assurance officer example responsibilities.

Work directly with IAM to resolve network issues, manage audit records and ensure audit software conforms to specify guidelines.
Lead implementation for new DAR solution for global disk encryption, developing management policy to prevent document and data leakage.
Receive IAVA's and STIG vulnerabilities from VMS.
Ensure that the network security infrastructure are configured according to DISA STIGS.
Coordinate security procedures with the IAM and initiate investigative procedures for security incidents.
Conduct annual reviews of ISs require as required by FISMA.

Securities analyst example responsibilities.

Manage test ids for testers, UAX, onshore/offshore staff, users and test center staff.
Handpick to achieve the objectives and SLA objectives within the provisioning services division servicing internal business partners.
Program and troubleshoot system micro controllers, card readers, alarm inputs/outputs, and manage device IP communication.
Manage multiple firewalls; including development of access control lists, firewall monitoring, configuration and maintenance.
Implement a manage endpoint encryption solution utilizing TrendMicro MobileArmor to secure university workstations against sensitive data loss.
Create web application using InteliJ with Java language.

Information assurance officer vs securities analyst skills

Common information assurance officer skills

IAM, 9%
DOD, 8%
RMF, 7%
Security Policies, 6%
Security Procedures, 6%
Security Posture, 5%

Common securities analyst skills

Incident Response, 6%
Security Policies, 5%
NIST, 4%
Windows, 4%
SIEM, 4%
Risk Assessments, 4%

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