Cybersecurity Analyst vs Machine Learning Engineer

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Pay

Cybersecurity Analyst

$137,500 typical, a year

Most Cybersecurity Analysts earn $110,000 to $162,000 a year.

From 1,208 postings that list pay

2,697 open jobs now

Cybersecurity Analyst salaries Cybersecurity Analyst jobs

Machine Learning Engineer

$200,000 typical, a year

Most Machine Learning Engineers earn $167,300 to $240,200 a year.

From 829 postings that list pay

1,703 open jobs now

Machine Learning Engineer salaries Machine Learning Engineer jobs

Machine Learning Engineers typically earn about $62,500 more a year than Cybersecurity Analysts.

What each one does

Cybersecurity Analyst

  • Monitor security systems and alerts to identify suspicious behavior and potential threats.
  • Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents and security events.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and scans to identify security weaknesses.
  • Remediate security vulnerabilities and apply necessary patches.
  • Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders to implement security controls.
  • Document security incidents, investigations, and response actions.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Machine Learning Engineer

  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and algorithms.
  • Build and maintain data pipelines for model training and evaluation.
  • Create and run experiments to test and improve model performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve business problems.
  • Monitor and maintain models in production to ensure reliability.
  • Research and apply new machine learning techniques and tools.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Skills employers ask for

Cybersecurity Analyst

More common in Cybersecurity Analyst postings

  • Cybersecurity 5 in 10 postings
  • NIST 3 in 10 postings
  • Vulnerability Management 3 in 10 postings
  • SIEM 3 in 10 postings
  • Risk Management 2 in 10 postings
  • Incident Management 2 in 10 postings
  • Information Security 2 in 10 postings
  • Security & Compliance 2 in 10 postings

Machine Learning Engineer

More common in Machine Learning Engineer postings

  • Python 6 in 10 postings
  • PyTorch 5 in 10 postings
  • AI & ML 5 in 10 postings
  • TensorFlow 3 in 10 postings
  • Large Language Models 3 in 10 postings
  • MLOps 2 in 10 postings
  • Machine Learning Frameworks 2 in 10 postings
  • AWS 2 in 10 postings
  • Data Science 2 in 10 postings
  • Generative AI 2 in 10 postings

Out of each role's current postings.

Licenses and certifications

Cybersecurity Analyst

  • CISSP 4 in 10 postings

Machine Learning Engineer

None stand out in current postings.

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