Certified Ethical Hacker

• Median salary: $71,331

With hackers becoming savvier and more daring, ethical hackers — also known as penetration testers — are in high demand in every industry. These people are professionals paid to intentionally hack computers and systems to find areas of weakness.

Typically, these professionals and other security analysts require a bachelor’s degree in computer science, programming or a similar field. Many people who do this job also have a master's degree.

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