To the liberal arts majors/masters/Ph.D.s don't say nobody told you it would be like this. My engineering/math/science friends would tell them the truth when asked and they wouldn't hear it. All they needed was +1 level (major to master, master to doctor) and THEN they would get that amazing job that would pay them for knowing the first year red dye paint was imported to Scandinavia.
No. That isn't how the world works. You get paid for knowing useful things, like the coefficient of friction of various materials, the modulus of elasticity of building members, the viscosity of fluids, how circuits work, how to program. Useful things.