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Not to mention that the "experienced" person will peak and decline a lot quicker and usually leave after a few months. You would think HR would catch on to this by now. My own late Grandfather wouldn't be able to get a carpenter's job today due to lack of experience and education even though he built an entire house by himself completely to code with no blueprints.

On the other hand, some of the 'requirements' border on delusional and you can safely apply anyway. On job I saw required a diploma that maybe 7 people in my province have (including me). It paid significantly LESS than what I or anyone else already makes and was in a dying, out of the way community.

I've in the past intrigued people such as teachers, lecturers and colleagues with my analytical skills and ability to organise like others don't. But as the saying goes, where one is proficient in one area, they tend to be lacking in the other, for me it seems this analysis side of things is all I know, whilst it might stay with me forever I can't really picture myself in such a role. Analytics is a good thing to have but I lack in all other necessary skills like communication, interpersonal skills, being socially inept, lack of integrity etc.

Plus I live in the sort of area where there are so little jobs in analytics, some are taken by people who hold degrees, have years of experience, things i don't have.

Scorpius, some employer is likely to hire you given what you are able to do. Don't give up.

I lack a degree, didn't have great communication or interpersonal skills, although I have always valued integrity very much. The company I work for today taught me communication skills (it's part of why I am struggling with diagnosis right now). As an autodidact I figured out ways to consume advanced education outside of post-secondary school (mostly listening to audio books, experimentation, and online research) and hold a few certifications which has been much easier for me. For the last 12 years I've been building a career around my abilities as an analyst and I even mentor other analysts at the company frequently.

If you have a linkedin profile, try finding something unusual that also interests you to analyze. (If you don't have a linkedin profile, create one). Take a special interest that you might analyze on your own just to understand something about it better and share your analysis in a linked-in article (anyone can post articles on linked-in, they're kinda like blog posts). Preferably something positive, or something that could be improved.

Then apply for jobs, including the ones that require a degree!

Here are my thoughts behind this recommendation:
- This puts your work out there and sells itself rather than you having to sell your personality
- Hiring managers would see the active participation in linked-in as a positive social move. Building your "personal brand" is huge in business right now and it'll make you seem like you're cutting edge and outgoing in the important ways which will offset any social difficulties that you have. (The idea of "personal brand" is completely silly to me... please note, I am not endorsing this trend... I just know that it's a shiny toy for the NT folks right now. I play along because I like business it's one of my favorite things to think about and do)
- It might actually be fun if the analysis is related to a special interest so even if it doesn't work at least it's something enjoyable to do

Anyway, I don't know if any of this will actually help you I am kind of just throwing it out there because I have a habit within my own company of encouraging people to pursue enthusiasm for analytics. I do hope you the best of luck either way!

BTW, I would consider volunteer experience if I was hiring. Also, don't let the expectation for a degree hold you back. Apply anyway... Sometimes recruiters will ignore it, and the worst that would happen at the rest of them is they'd overlook your resume which won't hurt your chances with other companies.