Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
Technology category · O*NET
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software is a technology category in the O*NET database. Across U.S. occupations, 24 report using software or tools in this category. The named products below are the specific examples O*NET records for those jobs. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 87th percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — how much that work overlaps with what AI can do, not a sign the tool is being replaced. See where every tool category sits.
A Hot tag marks technologies O*NET sees frequently in employer job postings; In demand marks tools an occupation specifically requires.
Example software & tools
Ranked by how many occupations list each product. Each number is an occupation count — a job is counted once per product — so the product rows overlap and do not sum to the category total.
| Software / tool | Occupations | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual private networking VPN software | 10 | |
| Intrusion prevention system IPS | 5 | |
| Intrusion detection system IDS | 4 | |
| Network and system vulnerability assessment software | 4 | |
| Security incident management software | 4 | |
| Cisco Systems VPN Client | 2 | |
| CyberArk | 2 | |
| Database security software | 2 | |
| Virtual local area network management software | 2 | |
| Websense Data Loss Prevention | 2 | |
| CA SiteMinder | 1 | |
| Computer intrusion detection systems | 1 | |
| Coordinated incident management system CIMS software | 1 | |
| HP Fortify | 1 | |
| IBM Resource Access Control Facility RACF | 1 | |
| IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System | 1 | |
| ISS RealSecure | 1 | |
| Internet Protocol Security IPSEC | 1 | |
| LogRhythm | 1 | |
| Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway | 1 | |
| NIKSUN NetDetector | 1 | |
| Network security auditing software | 1 | |
| OpenService Open NerveCenter | 1 | |
| Risk assessment software | 1 | |
| Sonicwall SonicOS Enhanced | 1 | |
| Vormetric Application Encryption | 1 |
Occupations that use Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
- Bridge and Lock Tenders
- Chemical Plant and System Operators
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
- Database Administrators
- Database Architects
- Desktop Publishers
- Digital Forensics Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Security Engineers
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Mathematicians
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Sales Engineers
- Security Management Specialists
- Stonemasons
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
- Web Administrators
How AI is used by roles that use Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
A software category is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the roles that report using Network security or virtual private network VPN management software and ask how those people actually use AI. This rolls the Anthropic Economic Index per-role signal up across those roles, weighted by how much observed AI activity each one has. 20.8% of the 24 roles that use this category carry observed AI-usage data (5 roles).
Across those roles, 54.8% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 40.4% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.91 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| directive | 31.2% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| task iteration | 28.2% | you and AI go back and forth |
| learning | 21.6% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| feedback loop | 9.1% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
| validation | 5.0% | you do it; AI checks your work |
Roles behind this signal
The roles using this category that have the most AEI data. "Works with AI" is the role's share of conversations that augment rather than automate.
| Occupation | Works with AI | Autonomy |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 68.5% | 4.0/5 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 33.4% | 4.0/5 |
| Mathematicians | 44.6% | 4.0/5 |
| Desktop Publishers | 46.4% | 3.0/5 |
| Sales Engineers | 54.1% | 4.0/5 |
Source: Anthropic Economic Index (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) over a sample of Claude.ai Free and Pro conversations — not all AI tools and not the whole workforce. Roles list software categories in O*NET; this does not mean AI is used inside Network security or virtual private network VPN management software, only that people in those roles use AI. Some conversations are left unclassified, so shares need not sum to 100.
Industries that concentrate this
Where Network security or virtual private network VPN management software matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly use Network security or virtual private network VPN management software (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5, or report using the tool category). Concentration compares that reach to the national average industry, so a value above 1× means the requirement is more pervasive here than across the economy as a whole.
Nationally, about 2.4% of workers are in occupations that significantly use Network security or virtual private network VPN management software (measured across 65 industries).
Sectors with the most such workers
| Sector | Workers | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1,000,500 | 9.3% |
| Educational Services | 329,160 | 2.4% |
| Information | 308,650 | 10.6% |
| Finance and Insurance | 304,840 | 4.9% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 274,700 | 9.8% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 226,270 | 2.5% |
| Manufacturing | 221,620 | 1.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 188,920 | 3.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 187,900 | 0.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 85,930 | 1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 75,300 | 0.5% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 51,650 | 0.7% |
Industries where it is most concentrated
| Industry | Level | Concentration | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Sector | 4.42× | 10.6% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 4.08× | 9.8% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 3.88× | 9.3% |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 3.5× | 8.4% |
| Engineering Services | National industry | 2.46× | 5.9% |
| Finance and Insurance | Sector | 2.04× | 4.9% |
| Utilities | Sector | 1.71× | 4.1% |
| Temporary Help Services | National industry | 1.62× | 3.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | Sector | 1.29× | 3.1% |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | National industry | 1.08× | 2.6% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 1.04× | 2.5% |
| Educational Services | Sector | 1× | 2.4% |
Reach is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across an industry's workforce, not how intensively any individual uses it. Sector worker counts come from BLS OEWS employment; the significance threshold and tool use come from O*NET. Industries shown by concentration are filtered to a real worker base so a tiny specialty cannot top the list on rounding.
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
- Census NAICS 2022 U.S. Census Bureau
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Network security or virtual private network VPN management software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/tools/network-security-or-virtual-private-network-vpn-management-software
Singulariki. (2026). Network security or virtual private network VPN management software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/tools/network-security-or-virtual-private-network-vpn-management-software
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