The tech unemployment rate dipped to 2.8 percent in April, according to a new CompTIA analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That’s a slight but notable decline from 3 percent in March.

“Employers and job seekers continue to navigate a shifting labor market,” Tim Herbert, chief research officer at CompTIA, wrote in a statement accompanying this latest data. “Skills-first approaches to hiring and talent development are even more important against this backdrop.”

Specialization, as always, is key. For example, cloud infrastructure and data processing and hosting jobs have seen positive job gains in nine of the past 12 months; job openings in tech and software services have increased in 10 of the past 12 months. Overall, technology companies added 4,280 positions in April, even as tech occupations throughout the broader economy fell by 20,000 during the same period.

Employers’ hunger for tech professionals has driven many hiring managers and recruiters to overlook the need for a formal degree. According to CompTIA, 46 percent of active tech job postings last month did not specify a four-year degree requirement. Some 86 percent of network support specialist positions didn’t ask for one; nor did 73 percent of IT support specialist positions, 55 percent of network and systems administrator positions, 51 percent of UI/UX designer positions, and 48 percent of database administrator positions.

It’s been clear for a very long time that you can break into tech without a degree, so long as you can demonstrate that you have the skills to do the job effectively. Whether you choose online learning, a bootcamp, or take the self-taught route, there are lots of resources out there to boost your knowledge and your skill-set. This especially applies to cutting-edge technologies such as generative A.I.; by the time colleges weave new tech into their respective curriculums, there’s already quite a bit of information available online.