Having been job searching for Alene for the better part of 4 months, there are plenty of jobs that would prefer a masters + relevant experience than a PhD. And there are also plenty of jobs that specifically prefer a PhD to a masters. There's actually not a lot of overlap, as the split is pretty much whether you'd be doing *basic research* or *applied fieldwork*. So, for example, a state agency looking for summer staff to do a field survey, or a water quality organization looking for stream managers, they all prefer masters + relevant experience (especially familiarity with the clean water act, etc). On the other hand, nonprofits looking for policy advisers will definitely prefer a PhD, as will schools looking for junior faculty or policy/management-level government jobs
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