Unfortunately, most employers now use a four-year degree as a hiring filter. No matter how relevant to the position and no matter how much experience an applicant has.
Thank the Supreme Court for that. It outlawed the use of aptitude tests and intelligence tests for employment qualification, while allowing the use of college degrees. Since at the time of this decision, a BA or BS degree indicated an IQ of at least 110 (otherwise you would not graduate), businesses use a baccalaureate as a substitute for an IQ test.