For employers it’s a buyer’s market.
Boeing now wants masters degrees...because they can. And they’re not the only ones.
Companies are setting their sights too high purposely so they can say US citizens are unqualified and demand more foreign workers. If enough US citizens had Master’s Degrees, they’d want doctorates. On the lower end of the spectrum, US workers are competing with invaders, legal and illegal.
The onslaught of RN's pursuing Advanced Practitioner master degrees (encouraged by Obamacare) is allowing potential employers to demand doctoral degrees and to suppress wages.