Cybersecurity

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Sep 24, 2028 · 729 days left

AI already handles tier-1 alert triage and monitoring, along with routine high-volume penetration testing, the usual entry points for new hires, so these jobs shrink first. Defense and federal roles that require a security clearance and U.S. citizenship, plus job postings that outnumber graduates, prop up demand, so the pressure arrives slightly later than for general junior developers.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.