One of the guys I work with is married to a woman with a masters degree in English. She was a stay at home mom for 20+ years. Then she ran for school board and won. After two terms on the board she was offered a job as a the business manager for the school district reporting directly to Superintendent of the Schools making $120K/year. She is a big time Democrat though.
America's public school systems are absolutely bloated bureaucracies. Its a good hiding place for all the liberal arts and woke-studies grads.
But separate from that, and to my original point - being able to speak and write well is critical for success in any field.