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How to become a Cyber Security Administrator

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 网络与信息安全管理员

Also called: Network Security Administrator, Information Security Administrator, Online Content Reviewer, Data Security Administrator, Cyber Security Consultant, Critical Infrastructure Security Technician

Manages, protects and monitors network and information security.

Main tasks

Monitoring and recording network security status and incidents, keeping network logs and doing routine analysis and audit statistics
Putting security policies in place and protecting against viruses and attacks and intrusions on networks and information systems
Taking technical and other necessary steps to monitor and maintain networks, keep them secure and stable and prevent cybercrime
Preventing, spotting and solving network congestion, outages, collapses or unlawful takeovers
Drawing up cyber security emergency plans and handling security incidents properly
Preventing, spotting and dealing with data leaks, theft, tampering or misuse
Checking that online information and data are secure and lawful
Putting data protection measures in place and checking that data processing is lawful and compliant

Ways in

University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 100 universities in China Related undergraduate subject classes in the Ministry of Education catalogue (2025): Computer Science (0809); majors such as Computer Science and Technology, Network Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science and Big Data Technology, Internet of Things Engineering, Digital Media Technology. Matched to the occupation by Peernovo.
Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Communications Engineering Design and Supervision (510305). Vocational major 510305 Communications Engineering Design and Supervision (通信工程设计与监理), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Telecommunications Professional Qualification; Supervising Engineer; Cost Engineer; Optical Broadband Network Construction; Building Information Modelling (BIM); All Optical Network Line Construction and Maintenance.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Computer Application Technology (510201). Vocational major 510201 Computer Application Technology (计算机应用技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification; Web Front End Development; Network System Construction and Maintenance; Intelligent Computing Platform Application Development.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Computer Network Technology (510202). Vocational major 510202 Computer Network Technology (计算机网络技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification; Network System Construction and Maintenance; Web Front End Development; Cloud Computing Platform Operation and Development; Network Security Operations and Maintenance; WPS Office Applications.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Online Public Opinion Monitoring (590204). Vocational major 590204 Online Public Opinion Monitoring (网络舆情监测), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Public Opinion Monitoring and Analysis; Internet Content Risk Control; Media Convergence Operations.

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥79,600 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥58,100 to CN¥119,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥43,300 and one in ten more than CN¥183,500.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥94,185 a year (2025), middle half CN¥63,520 to CN¥138,000.
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Information Transmission, Software and IT Services Workers holds 0.84% of everyone employed in China; 30% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
69.2% are under 35, 29.3% are 35 to 54 and 1.5% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 30 to 34.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Cyber Security Administrator?

Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Communications Engineering Design and Supervision (510305); Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Computer Application Technology (510201).

How much does a Cyber Security Administrator earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥79,600 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥94,185 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Cyber Security Administrator?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation, National Bureau of Statistics: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China, 2022 edition (public consultation draft) (2022 public consultation draft (1,636 occupations; final edition 1,639)), retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026