I'm looking for work as an engineering technician, something along the lines of inspecting aspects of construction procedures (like testing concrete or soil samples), inspecting the work of contractors who've been contracted by the state to do stuff like landscaping, or even utilities placement and location.
I was most of the way through an associates degree for engineering with my local community college when my son was born, and now I have to put my education on hold in order to support my growing family.
I've never EVER had anyone ask for proof that I got my high school deploma, and I'm starting to think I should just go ahead and start claiming to have finished that degree. The only classes I'm missing are linear algebra and differential equations, and there's pretty much a zero percent chance of those advanced math concepts being required for the kind of work I'm applying for (same goes for the entirety of my education, honestly).
My question is this: how often do employers actually request confirmation of degrees? If they do, then do they request that info before hiring or after? I'm mostly applying for jobs within my state's department of traffic in the US.