Vocational Programs for Penetration Testers Career

The role of Penetration Testers is to evaluate network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks using adversary tools and techniques.

12 vocational programs could be taken for the Penetration Testers career.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Penetration Testers Career

The following 12 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Penetration Testers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Penetration Testers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Computer and Information Sciences	265	$29,548	-	683 Hours	11.20 Months
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	90	$27,815	-	-	-
Information Science/Studies	85	$27,838	-	1,080 Hours	10.50 Months
Computer Science	63	$33,606	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Information Technology Project Management	16	$30,444	-	-	-
Bioinformatics	4	$36,876	-	-	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	4	$41,678	-	-	-
Accounting and Computer Science	3	$24,372	-	-	-
Computational Science	8	$34,280	-	-	-
Human Computer Interaction	8	$43,091	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	$28,669	-	-	-
Medical Informatics	16	$28,702	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Penetration Testers Career

The following 56 occupations are related to Penetration Testers.

Related Occupations toPenetration Testers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Computer and Information Systems Managers	593K	$180,720	$87
Training and Development Managers	41,540	$138,450	$67
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Information Security Analysts	175K	$124,740	$60
Computer Network Support Specialists	159K	$78,640	$38
Computer User Support Specialists	690K	$63,640	$31
Computer Network Architects	174K	$133,930	$64
Database Administrators	76,140	$104,810	$50
Database Architects	59,920	$137,030	$66
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	323K	$100,580	$48
Computer Programmers	120K	$107,750	$52
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	203K	$108,460	$52
Web Developers	85,350	$95,570	$46
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Operations Research Analysts	118K	$95,600	$46
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	12,330	$78,810	$38
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
Physical Scientists, All Other	20,820	$119,050	$57
Geographers	1,460	$92,460	$44
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
Forensic Science Technicians	17,520	$71,540	$34
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Technical Writers	47,970	$86,620	$42
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Desktop Publishers	5,220	$57,680	$28
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	24,720	$52,720	$25
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	83,540	$57,400	$28
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	2,540	$58,870	$28

Schools offering vocational programs for Penetration Testers

The following 539 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Penetration Testers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.