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Metasploit

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Metasploit is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 2 occupations that together employ about 878,760 workers, with a median wage of $108,970. Its reach across the occupation map is low.

This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.

Occupations that need this skill

Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Metasploit, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Penetration Testers 439,380 $108,970

How this skill maps to occupations

The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.

  • O*NET software example 2

Datasets behind this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Metasploit." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/metasploit

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Metasploit. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/metasploit

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-metasploit,
  title  = {Metasploit},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/metasploit}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.