<p>The thing is, most engineering jobs are pretty simple and straightforward and only require a semi-decent engineer. Even a mediocre one would probably do, but no one likes to think that they need a mediocre engineer.
As such, having better qualifications can really make it harder to find these jobs because they believe (with good reason) that they won’t be getting an engineer that can do a menial task for many years. Better qualifications are best if you’re looking for the more desirable and difficult jobs in engineering.</p>