The rising interest in credentials is partly attributable to growth in “good jobs” for middle-skilled workers, or those with more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor’s degree, said Van Ton-Quinlivan, an executive in residence at the Institute for the Future, a think tank based in Palo Alto, California.
Middle-skills positions account for 24% of all such “good jobs” — meaning those that pay at least $35,000 a year — in the U.S., according to research from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.
