Most Americans don’t need a college degree to get a job. Many do need to spend a lot of time on their feet and get some post-employment training if they want to keep it, according to a new Labor Department report detailing occupational requirements for American workers in 2017.
Despite the growing share of Americans with a bachelor’s degree, less than 20% of workers actually need one for their job, employers told the Labor Department. The vast majority of jobs require a high school education or less. Even so, the prospects for workers with a college degree remain brighter: The unemployment rate for college graduates dropped to 2% in October, while registering at 4.3% for those with a high school degree and 5.7% for those with less than a high school education.
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