Have job qualifications changed disproportionately to job complexity? I'm reading for a class on race, gender, and employment and one of the readings was just describing the bureaucratic nature and professionalization of government work during the 1940's where each job was graded, and there were tests applied to sort qualified applicants into appropriate jobs. 

Got me thinking about today's trope of "everyone needs a bachelors, perhaps a masters, and like 20 years experience" to get into an entry level job. 

So do job descriptions now require higher qualifications that don't reflect the actual complexity of a job? 

Thanks! And if this isn't the right place to ask, please let me know :)