The report found that jobs requiring higher education consistently had fewer available positions, and highlighted that the hiring challenges for positions requiring post-secondary education are not due to a lack of qualified workers, but because of mismatch in skills that could be solved with ongoing training and deflated entry requirements, and inadequate wages that could be fortified with desirable benefits or competitive wages.
The report found that jobs requiring higher education have fewer available positions due to skill mismatches, which can be addressed through training and lower entry requirements, and also by inadequate wages, which can be enhanced by offering desirable benefits or competitive compensation.