Education requirements are essential on job posts for certain positions, but not all. If you’re hiring a nurse, for example, applicants will need either an associate’s or bachelor’s degree along with a license to practice as a registered nurse. If you’re hiring an administrative assistant, however, that person wouldn’t necessarily need a degree. In recent decades, we’ve seen a shift towards including education requirements on virtually all job posts. (This despite many of the jobs that require a degree today not actually requiring one in the past.) We may be seeing a shift back. Our analysis of technology job posts from over 10,000 companies between 2019 and 2021 reveals a shift towards fewer education requirements. Which is a good thing, because listing education requirements on job posts that don’t need them can narrow the top of your applicant funnel.