I have been thinking along the same lines, and wrote an article you might be interested in, subtitled “UX Design is not an entry level job.” I think that’s the real mistake we’ve made – allowing it to be an entry level job.

https://medium.com/ashleycrutcher/you-might-be-a-content-designer-not-a-ux-designer-a15fa9675341?source=linkShare-496c478a0b9e-1520856634