Tech is unusual in this regard. Most of the jobs that don't require a degree are either terrible or require luck/connections to get into. Skilled trades are oft

Tech is unusual in this regard. Most of the jobs that don't require a degree are either terrible or require luck/connections to get into. Skilled trades are often put forward as an exception, but the people I've known in those sorts of positions usually were able to get into them because of some sort of connection: family, etc. If they were easier to get into their wages would drop.