Ditching 4-year degree requirements may solve the tech industry’s labor shortage

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The tech industry is struggling with unprecedented labor shortages, and to come out ahead, employers may need to reset the bar for entry.

There are now 197,000 more open IT roles in the U.S. than a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and it’s predicted that people joining the IT industry will increase 13% between 2020 and 2030. But if employers want to actually fill those much-needed roles, they need to rethink their recruiting strategies and consider scrapping the need for four-year degrees.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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