<p>What kind of jobs can you get with an english major aside from teaching? Just curious. Right now I am in chemical engineering, but I really just want to write and read for the rest of my life...literature, poetry, classics, not CAD manuals or whatever.</p>
<p>Thanks, not looking for great paying jobs either.</p>
<p>The following link will provide you with some possibilities... [url=<a href="http://www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majors/html/english.htm%5DEnglish%5B/url">http://www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majors/html/english.htm]English[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Why not just pick up an English minor then? There are a lot of fantastic opportunities in Chemical Engineering, no? Even if you do not want to be a practicing engineer, you can move into consulting or working for environmental firms, etc, or you can leverage your science background into a career in science writing, for example. A lot of cool options I would say.</p>
<p>The more practical careers that one can pursue with an English degree, such as technical writing and the legal field, will involve writing about more dry material than the literature, poetry, and classics that you enjoy. Unless you pursue a phD in English, I think you'll find that aside from the publishing industry (which is a tough and low paying industry to be in until you reach the likes of Editor), there is a dearth of jobs which involve simply writing about literature. Most interesting jobs will involve writing with an industry applicable bent - writing about technology, writing about pharmaceuticals, writing about marketing, etc. The English major is preparation for careers in these fields; it'll give you a solid foundation in logical reasoning and analytical thinking, but you won't be able to hop on over to monster.com and find jobs as a "Shakespeare analyst" or "Poet." That is just the practical nature of the world!</p>
<p>Oh, and you don't have to be an English major to read and write for the rest of your life. If you love to read and write, you can always do that! :)</p>
<p>journalism, perhaps? though it’s a dying field…</p>
<p>screenwriting – i would love to do that.</p>
<p>and, of course: novel writing (that is, if you are the next J K Rowling.)</p>
<p>good luck! i’ll buy your book if you ever publish one! :)</p>