State Map for Penetration Testers

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaBelow average opportunities
AlaskaBelow average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaBelow average opportunities
ArkansasBelow average opportunities
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutNo data available
DelawareBelow average opportunities
District of ColumbiaAbove average opportunities
FloridaNo data available
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiAverage opportunities
IdahoBelow average opportunities
IllinoisBelow average opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasBelow average opportunities
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineBelow average opportunities
MarylandAbove average opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganBelow average opportunities
MinnesotaBelow average opportunities
MississippiBelow average opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaBelow average opportunities
NebraskaAbove average opportunities
NevadaBelow average opportunities
New HampshireBelow average opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoBelow average opportunities
New YorkBelow average opportunities
North CarolinaBelow average opportunities
North DakotaAverage opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioBelow average opportunities
OklahomaBelow average opportunities
OregonBelow average opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandBelow average opportunities
South CarolinaBelow average opportunities
South DakotaBelow average opportunities
TennesseeAbove average opportunities
TexasAbove average opportunities
UtahNo data available
VermontNo data available
Virgin IslandsBelow average opportunities
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAbove average opportunities
West VirginiaAbove average opportunities
WisconsinBelow average opportunities
WyomingBelow average opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for penetration testers are very likely in the future.