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Packet filter software

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Packet filter software is a software tool tracked in the Transaction security and virus protection software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 3 occupations that together employ about 642,030 workers, with a median wage of $96,800.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 84th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Packet filter software, 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.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Computer Network Support Specialists 146,450 $73,340

Related tools

Other software in the Transaction security and virus protection software category.

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.

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

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Plain

Singulariki. "Packet filter software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/packet-filter-software

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Packet filter software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/packet-filter-software

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-packet-filter-software,
  title  = {Packet filter software},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/packet-filter-software}
}

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