You hit on a very important topic.
Government interference in the job market and over-certification of education
Face it folks Goals 2000 works to cripple people
Credential creep is here. Now NPs need to be Doctorates
Now phycial therapists need to be doctorates.
One cannot faht in the wind without a state credential.
Onc cannot move around the country with the credentials because we are actually more like medievil guilds now than capitalist competitors.
I run three programs at a local community college (two year degrees.)
Power Plant operator which averages in around $62k per year with jobs starting at least $50k. 9 of the last 10 graduates already have jobs. 9 power plants within 75 miles of our college. The power companies help me recruit for the program. I have one student who just started. He has his BS in Biology and Chemistry and could not find a job so he is now in my program.
Electric line worker program just started. No graduates until next year. These graduates will make more than the power plant operators.
Advanced manufacturing is also very new. Indiana has a larger percent of its workforce in manufacturing than any other state.
“One cannot faht in the wind without a state credential.”
Right about that! Some guy in NC wrote a blog about his personal experiences with diabetes, and recommended that patients watch their diet and get their blood sugar checked frequently. WELL, that pissed off the NC dietitians, who complained to the state, which threatened him with possible prosecution for practicing nutrition without a license. I think he wound up taking down his blog -talk about medieval guilds...1284 meets 1984! Of course, NC is just one more place I have absolutely NO intention of visiting;)