[P2P-F] by 2018 only about 25% of jobs will require a college degree

[Dante-Gabryell Monson]

http://mondediplo.com/2012/01/14education

If you want poor children to do better in school, forget about their
education, just make them less poor.

But the path from educational to economic equality faces a more daunting
challenge. Even if education could overcome the effects of poverty and give
every student an equal chance of attaining a college degree, that will not
affect the economy into which children will enter. In the US, which job
will provide the most new openings by 2018? Cashier. Second most? Retail
salesperson. Third? Waiter or waitress. Fourth? Customer service
representative. The next three? Registered nurse, food preparation and
service worker, office clerk. None of these jobs requires a degree. With
the exception of registered nurse, which needs an associate degree, none
requires more than short- or medium-term on-the-job training. And only
being a registered nurse pays enough to keep a family clear of the poverty
threshold. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2018 only about
25% of jobs will require a college degree: the others will make do with
work experience or on-the-job training, and pay accordingly.
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