Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Microsoft Defender Antivirus, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

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Sources for 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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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

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  title  = {Microsoft Defender Antivirus},
  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/software/microsoft-defender-antivirus}
}