u/Fragrant_Courage_677

I have 2 job offers in the field of urban planning in the US. Job 1 is an entry level planning job for a small town in the state next to me that pays 55k per year in a medium cost of living area. Im not expected to have much permit review experience(i have 1 year of experience working in an entry level transit planning role)and they seem very ready to handle the learning curve im going to go through.

Job 2 is a mid level planning job on the other side of the country that pays 90k in a high cost of living area. The person that had the position before me had a masters degree and a year and a half of experience in land use planning before he was hired for the position, and I have neither of those things. This position is expected to be the primary manager of the city planning commission, something I also have no experience with. Aside from GIS, I really have no hard skills as a planner at all. They seem to know this but ive been offered the job anyways.

I just dont know if job 2 is ready to handle the extremely steep learning curve im going to go through and I think itd be a better fit for me in a couple of years when I get a little more confidence in my hard skills.