disagree. Any company that contracts with the government will require a 4 year degree and it is a hard requirement. Thats like half of non-FAANG jobs in tech.
Then also any industry that operates in a highly regulated environment (healthcare, some areas of finance) are going to require a degree if nothing else but for the optics.
> Any company that contracts with the government will require a 4 year degree and it is a hard requirement.
Which government? That is manifestly not the case at any of the national governments I've worked with. I know engineers that didn't even finish high school that have done business with the US government in almost every employment arrangement possible.
>are going to require a degree if nothing else but for the optics.
Yep, having a sibling working in healthcare who’s having to take classes now so they can keep doing what they’ve been doing. The classes of course have no direct relevance to the job being done.