No, but a little bit of motivation and hard work might. People working at fast food joints work at fast food joints because they choose to(pass given to felons, however there are programs for them). There are plenty of other jobs out there that do not require anything more than a HS diploma. Folks working as burger flippers lack motivation and "settled" for something easy.
To prove a point, i got a job right out of HS making $17/hr in IT. The education i am getting now (not even related to IT) only opens the door further.