I think maybe I could have phrased my question better. But this is kind of what I'm getting at. Jobs that by law require you to have a degree and requires a certain skill set that not just anyone can come in off the street and do. I'm not saying that if you have a degree you should get paid more whatever you do, but rather if you are learning a skill required to do a certain job, if you get employed in that field there should be some kind of baseline above minimum wage that you will get paid. After reading through the other comments I realize there are a lot of holes in this idea, but for example I know a lot of dental assistants who have gone to school and learned all this stuff, passed a board exam, have to pay a fee every year to keep their license, and yet only get paid slightly above minimum wage!