My favorite when I was job hunting was jobs that contractually required a degree. Not a degree in anything specifically, just a degree. I actually had a recruiter ask me if I could CLEP myself to a degree just to say I had one, because they wanted me on board that badly. I politely declined.
The only reason degrees or experience are required is so HR or a hiring manager can more quickly weed out candidates that aren't fit for a job OR would require too much training during the onboarding process. Present company excluded, but you can assume that a larger majority of the population may be unfit to work in many skilled labor positions without close supervision. Those minimums are there to reduce applicant pools to a reasonable number of professionals to consider. That's how it works though...you gotta pay to play.
Of course, some positions require certifications or state exams (ie...medical professions). Often, those are accompanied by minimums education requirements too so they can claim a specific standard.
Higher education is pretty funny though. I saw a local college business school a few years back that had a job opening for a professor. I didn't want to teach, but was curious about the existing faculty in the business program. They all had the same Doctor of Business Administration from Argosy University (fly-by-night pay for degree program). I think Argosy was accredited, but not sure by who before they went out of business. They likely had very little credibility among peer institutions based on that shit show. I wouldn't have been suspicious if it wasn't the ONLY doctorate level degree any faculty in the department held.