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Sure I could learn it, but a forklift driver could learn to QA software if he wanted to (hell I was a burger flipper before i went back to school). Just because "anybody" can be taught the job doesn't mean "anybody" is qualified for the job. Maybe the employer doesn't have the time to train somebody, or the facilities (you're gonna need a spare forklift, someplace to drive the thing around, and things to haul around), or they handle fragile goods and he doesn't feel like risking the damaged product. that kind of thing happens in every industry, some companies are known as "entry level" companies, they hire people with little or no training and impart the skills (note, these places generally don't pay squat), other places only want experienced people and aren't willing to put the resources into basic training (note, these places usually pay better). That's the natural progression of things, that's how it works in a free market, each company decides what level of worker they want to pay for and that's the kind they hire. That's part of the model that unions have broken.