The tasks · Penetration TestersSOC 15-1299.04
Document findings and prepare technical reportsWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Develop and execute penetration tests and simulationsWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Analyze security vulnerabilities and assess risksWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Research threat intelligence and emerging tacticsWhat can do this →
80% · agentMostly automatable
Develop security policies and mitigation strategiesWhat can do this →
78% · agentMostly automatable
Discuss solutions with IT teams and managementWhat can do this →
42% · you keepPartly automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Reporting agent
Microsoft Office software · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
Test development agent
Python · Bash · GitHub
● No integration needed
Vulnerability analysis agent
Splunk Enterprise · Python · SQL
● No integration needed
Threat intelligence agent
Search · Web · Python
● No integration needed
Policy development agent
Docs · Microsoft Office software · ServiceNow
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final penetration test scope and authorize executionOwn accountability for security posture and risk decisionsLead stakeholder discussions on critical vulnerabilities and remediation prioritiesMake final judgment calls on threat severity and incident response
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
