Transaction security and virus protection software
Technology category · O*NET
Transaction security and virus protection software is a technology category in the O*NET database. Across U.S. occupations, 51 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 83rd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software | 37 | |
| McAfee | 35 | |
| Encryption software | 10 | |
| Metasploit | 4 | In demand |
| Ping Identity | 4 | |
| Tenable Nessus | 4 | In demand |
| Virus scanning software | 4 | |
| Anti-spyware software | 3 | |
| Antivirus software | 3 | |
| Norton AntiVirus | 3 | |
| Packet filter software | 3 | |
| Portswigger BurP Suite | 3 | In demand |
| Root kit detection software | 3 | |
| Encoder software | 2 | |
| HP WebInspect | 2 | |
| Honeypot | 2 | |
| McAfee VirusScan | 2 | |
| Microsoft Defender Antivirus | 2 | |
| Nmap | 2 | In demand |
| Penetration testing software | 2 | |
| Rapid7 Nexpose | 2 | |
| Anti-Trojan software | 1 | |
| Anti-phishing software | 1 | |
| ArticSoft FileAssurity | 1 | |
| CA eTrust | 1 | |
| Check Point Next Generation Secure Web Gateway | 1 | |
| Chinotec Technologies Paros | 1 | |
| End-to-end encryption software | 1 | |
| Invicti Acunetix | 1 | |
| Link encryption software | 1 | |
| Microsoft Security Esssentials | 1 | |
| OpenVAS | 1 | |
| Password cracker software | 1 | |
| Ping tools | 1 | |
| Program checksumming software | 1 | |
| Rapid7 software | 1 | |
| Secure internet filtering software | 1 | |
| Security risk assessment software | 1 | |
| Stack smashing protection SSP software | 1 | |
| Symantec Endpoint Protection | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 products in this category.
Occupations that use Transaction security and virus protection software
- Accountants and Auditors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Cardiologists
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Database Administrators
- Database Architects
- Digital Forensics Analysts
- Emergency Management Directors
- Financial Risk Specialists
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
- General and Operations Managers
- Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Security Engineers
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Intelligence Analysts
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Marketing Managers
- Medical Records Specialists
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Operations Research Analysts
- Penetration Testers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
- Sales Engineers
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Showing 40 of 51 occupations.
How AI is used by roles that use Transaction security and virus protection software
A software category is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the roles that report using Transaction security and virus protection 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. 41.2% of the 51 roles that use this category carry observed AI-usage data (21 roles).
Across those roles, 48.1% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 43.7% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.43 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| directive | 35.8% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| task iteration | 26.9% | you and AI go back and forth |
| learning | 18.0% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| feedback loop | 7.9% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
| validation | 3.1% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 36.3% | 3.0/5 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 51.1% | 3.0/5 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 55.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 33.4% | 4.0/5 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 62.6% | 3.0/5 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 47.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 54.8% | 3.0/5 |
| Sales Engineers | 54.1% | 4.0/5 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 67.7% | 4.0/5 |
| Management Analysts | 62.4% | 4.0/5 |
| Marketing Managers | 63.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 35.5% | 3.0/5 |
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 Transaction security and virus protection 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 Transaction security and virus protection software matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly use Transaction security and virus protection 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 16.4% of workers are in occupations that significantly use Transaction security and virus protection software (measured across 67 industries).
Sectors with the most such workers
| Sector | Workers | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4,571,880 | 42.5% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2,286,320 | 25.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,203,460 | 36.5% |
| Finance and Insurance | 2,189,320 | 35.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,994,440 | 8.6% |
| Retail Trade | 1,552,550 | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 1,534,120 | 12.0% |
| Information | 1,459,330 | 50.2% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1,288,880 | 45.9% |
| Educational Services | 1,185,250 | 8.7% |
| Construction | 706,010 | 8.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 664,150 | 15.0% |
Industries where it is most concentrated
| Industry | Level | Concentration | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 3.15× | 51.7% |
| Information | Sector | 3.06× | 50.2% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 2.8× | 45.9% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 2.59× | 42.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | Sector | 2.23× | 36.5% |
| Finance and Insurance | Sector | 2.15× | 35.2% |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | National industry | 1.98× | 32.5% |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 1.87× | 30.7% |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | National industry | 1.76× | 28.8% |
| Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | National industry | 1.66× | 27.2% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 1.54× | 25.3% |
| Nuclear Electric Power Generation | National industry | 1.34× | 22.0% |
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. "Transaction security and virus protection 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/transaction-security-and-virus-protection-software
Singulariki. (2026). Transaction security and virus protection software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/tools/transaction-security-and-virus-protection-software
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