I recently attended a brunch hosted by the Cal alumni association that was part of the orientation for spring admits to UC Berkeley. The alumni arrived first and mingled, then self-selected groups based on whomever you happened to talk to first. The groups were then seated at large round tables, at which point the new students arrived and chose alumni tables to sit at. Each alumnus/alumni was given a large sign with their Cal major written on it in so that the new students could look for alumni who had studied something similar to what they hoped to study, so they could learn about the potential career paths for their major once they graduated from Cal.
The table I sat at had me (a language/linguistics alumna), a environmental science alumnus, a public policy alumnus, a political science alumnus, and a history alumna. As we got to know each other, we all quickly realized: not a SINGLE one of us actually works in field directly (or sometimes even indirectly) related to what we had majored in.
And soon that became one of the takeaways for the entering students who sat with us: what you major in doesn’t need to be your destiny or define your future or even determine your career goals. Major in what you’re interested in and learn critical thinking, analytical reading, coherent and correct writing, effective communication, how to formulate a sound argument, and other transferrable skills. You can gain those skills in many, many different majors and use those skills in many, many different jobs not at all dependent on your major. Just as every alumna/alumnus at our table had done. So I think in many cases - with obvious exceptions like CS or engineering or some other STEM fields - that major can be of secondary importance in gaining marketable skills.