In healthcare, even nursing, the masters degree is becoming the requirement. Part time entry level often requires a bachelors for all but the menial level jobs.
“Freshly minted college graduates who majored in fields like architecture, business, computers, statistics, engineering and health can expect to start jobs where they earn more than high school graduates with decades of experience.”........
As a “head hunter” in my past years, there were several occasions when a client would turn down a “fresh graduate” with ZERO experience for someone with work related experience and, in particular, someone who with a high school diploma and a “vocational/technical school” background AND work experience. Those type individuals were being recruited since they could immediately go to work and produce without having to be taught the means and ways of someone at their first “real” job. While I agree a college degree is of great importance in todays work a day world, experience DOES count!