Will AI replace セキュリティエキスパート（情報セキュリティ監査）? AI replacement risk
79%
High
Ranked #491 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
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How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Skills, education and requirements for セキュリティエキスパート（情報セキュリティ監査）
Key skills
Active Listening
5.1
Reading Comprehension
5.0
Speaking
4.8
Coordination
4.7
Writing
4.7
Monitoring
4.6
Critical Thinking
4.5
Persuasion
4.4
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Computers and Electronics
2.8
Telecommunications
2.5
Administrative
2.5
Public Safety and Security
2.2
Communications and Media
2.1
Administration and Management
1.9
English Language
1.9
Customer and Personal Service
1.8
What the work involves
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsGetting InformationAnalyzing Data or InformationOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesMaking Decisions and Solving Problems
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityWritten ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionInductive Reasoning
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
情報セキュリティマネジメント試験
情報処理安全確保支援士
公認情報セキュリティ主任監査人
公認情報セキュリティ監査人
情報セキュリティ監査人
情報セキュリティ監査アソシエイト
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Difficulty of entry: ★★★★☆ Demanding (from education, training, experience, licenses)
Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.