Report Reveals Most Service Workers Now Hold College Degrees

A new report reveals that more than 90% of lifeguards, bartenders, cashiers, and postal workers now hold college degrees, exposing a massive oversupply of graduates chasing too few jobs that require their education. The findings challenge the prevailing narrative that a college degree guarantees upward economic mobility and suggest the higher education system is producing credentials faster than the economy can absorb them. The data points to a structural mismatch that is leaving millions of young Americans overqualified, underemployed, and saddled with debt.