There's not really a super strong correlation between the degrees and the higher paying, nicer jobs, in my career field.
In my exact position, some of my coworkers have their masters and most have their bachelor's. I have no degree and make the same or more than them. My supervisor has just high school equivalancy from another country.
One of my coworkers does have the degrees to be able to go on the salaried, more admin desk job side: but everyone in town has refused to hire her there because she's a lazy POS, personality problems. So what a waste of a degree.
Ain't no one making six figures, pretty sure the highest salaried position in my building makes 80k a year....
I know several people who claim their solo construction buinesses as nonprofits, somehow. The same type of people who make 150k a year but don't buy car or health insurance, and are constantly bitching about the IRS. I wonder why lol.