That doesn't seem right either. The low range would be under $12 an hour.

Yeah, it should be seen as a plus, especially on younger candidates. My best hires personally seemed to be people who worked in a variety of fields, had interesting hobbies and lives, lived in multiple cities or countries, and chose jobs that interested them. Some went to college some didn't, but I'll always ask why they chose to not get a degree. A lot of times their answer to that question decides if I hire them or not.

Amazon, Microsoft and Google all dropped college degree requirements for most of their corporate jobs around ten years ago. It's still a massive leg up over someone who doesn't have one, especially if you're young. Amazon actually looks at an applicant having owned a business, even if it failed, as a top tier green flag for hiring purposes. My friend is one of many HR Directors there and apparently it's statistically the best sign their data mining team has been able to find in searching millions of resumes that someone will end up being a good employee.