1. Bachelor’s degree in animation. I deliver mail now.
2. Philosophy degree. I think about life a lot.
3. BA in sociology. Got accepted to law school but opted out because I was burned out and hated everything. I went to work at a hotel and randomly fell into accounting. It worked for me and now I have a CPA.
4. Psychology degree → bartending
5. Got a psych degree, now I’m an electrician
6. What do you do / With a BA in English? Cloud application manager.
7. I have an art degree, in glass art. Have been a professional glass artist since 2000, just started on the 2nd largest commission of my career for a $60,000 suspended sculpture.
8. BA in Classical Studies. Senior Financial Analyst.
9. BS Kinesiology. MS exercise physiology. Software engineer now.
10. Human Development. I’m a military officer (MajorDick now).
11. Film degree. Work in film production. Be careful what you wish for.
12. Independent Researcher* (AKA, unemployed, or at least seriously under-employed, but I spend a few nights a week at the library pretending to be a post-doc, trying to write research papers on my degree subject because I miss doing my PhD).
13. Psychology: operations/HR Manager
14. Did get the typically “useless” psychology B.A. but did go on to get my masters in marriage and family therapy, currently work as a therapist. So it has gotten its use!
15. Fine arts degree. Worked my butt off for years. Now in sales which comes so easy to me and I make so much more money. Wish I studied business or marketing and figured this out many years ago.
16. BA in Theatre Arts BFA in Stage Performance. Now I’m a Systems Administrator at a world-class art museum.
17. Fly planes. Creative writing degree.
18. BA in medieval studies from an Ivy. I work in VFX.
19. Recreation therapy degree and now I grow weed for a living.
20. Sociology – I’m retired but worked for Child welfare.
21. I have a degree in accounting that I used for six months 30 years ago. My roommate was a flight attendant and was having a blast. I decided to apply, got accepted, and spent 10 years traveling the world until I had kids. Once they were older, I got into property management.
22. Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts → E-Commerce Manager.
23. Bachelor’s: English/Creative Writing. Master’s: Liberal Studies/Peace Education/Educational Theory. Job: Kindergarten teacher.
24. History degree. Went to law school and got my JD. Went to work for a private developer doing government and public relations stuff. Now working for a nonprofit as an advocate for indigenous peoples working on social and political issues like human trafficking and climate change policy.
25. Psychology degree → real estate appraisal → startup founder in gaming industry → product manager at fintech company. It’s been a weird 20 years since college.
26. Sociology. I mostly tell people how to communicate now to not be an asshole. I work for child protective services to help kids get back home, or keep them there if it’s a good idea.
27. I got a bachelor degree in tourism management. I’ve been unemployed for 6 months.
28. Sales. I do brewery tours for fun and often make fun of my German degree, and then teach them related words.
29. BA in English, thought I was going to be a librarian. Logistics management for a high-tech manufacturer.
30. Bachelor in cultural anthropology → CPA.
31. I got a degree in Communication with focuses in Journalism and English. I am now a senior video producer at a large nonprofit.
32. I got a degree in Geography in 1969. I thought getting a government job would be good. Since I had good grades the recruiter had me take a logic test. When I passed he offered a job as a programmer trainee. I retired as an IT person from the government in 2004 and as a contractor ID person at the same agency in 2016.
33. BFA in studio arts. I am a tattoo artist, co-own a studio, and intend to go back for my masters to teach when my body doesn’t want to tattoo anymore.
34. Sociology degree. Software Product Manager.
35. Left school with 90% of a music degree. Became a controls technician for the automation field.
36. BA in Theatre/Directing. I now joust for renn faires.
37. Advertising. I work in pharmaceutical advertising.
38. I’m the CEO of a mid-sized credit union. Majored in philosophy.
39. Psychology: Data Analyst.
40. BA in history. Currently am a cardiothoracic surgeon.
41. BA in business admin and I do warehouse work.
42. Psychology degree → Sales.
43. Philosophy major here. Didn’t go to law school. I’ve had a very diverse career ranging from sales, non-profit, corporate finance, corporate people management, CX, and training. I’m now in grad school, self-employed and have two successful businesses.
44. Sociology degree → web developer.
45. Religious Traditions of the West, which taught me how to do random research and write papers while also fulfilling my need for very, very random trivia. I was mostly at college to play on computers on a sweet T1 ethernet connection, which is how I ended up in web dev, and then my ability to write led to me being in marketing for tech.
46. Anthropology → production designer.