Originally Posted by
Mesabah
You have probably read a study that is being put out by Universities, about how a college degree is required. This is passive advertising. However, in reality it doesn't exist this way. I don't know of any profession other than airline pilot that require non-specific degrees as a hard skill. Yes, it may be such where a degree is a competitive requirement, but you will find the employer always lists that as "college preferred".
Delta has hired lucky individuals without the degree, and they seem to be successful, since none have been sent back to 9E yet.
Here is another job that requires a degree. It IS a requirement to have a 4-year degree to be an officer in the US Air Force and it doesn't matter what your degree is in. My degree was accounting and I was a navigator. It is simply a box you have to check. This is also true of many federal civilian jobs that I have looked at over the years. Check out usajobs.gov if you don't believe me. The federal government discriminates against non degree holders often.