You might be a senior about to graduate, sweating while you watch your engineering and business friends accept offers from their fancy internships, or you might be a freshman, praying to the gods that you've made the right choice of major. Either way, I'm here to say, RELAX. The best part about being an English major is that you can do pretty much anything after you graduate. Everyone, my parents and me included, have assumed that the only thing you're good for is teaching or writing, but that's untrue. Sure, you may want to teach sixth-grade English (ew) or write an award-winning novel (yay!), but there are so many other options out there for you.

Most english majors I talk to (and me), want to write books, and that is absolutely possible! But, if you don't have a money tree or an amazing editor right out of college, it may be hard to spend your days writing a book while the bills pile up. So, here are a few jobs you can take that are both relevant to your major and fun.

You could be an editor.
I don't know about you, but I had a blast dissecting my classmates' short stories and poetry, filling the page with red marks. I love giving criticism. Although that may seem mean or egotistical, I have always felt that critiquing the work of others has made me a better writer. As an editor, it is your job the be a teacher and mentor to your clients, to see things they don't in their own writing and to hone their stories to perfection.

You could be a publisher.
After the editor has finished their edits, you step in. Your job is to pull everything together and sell it to the public. This job is more on the marketing side of the career spectrum, but is rooted in English. From e-books to newspapers, from scholarly journals to magazines, publishers are omnipresent. If you happen to be one of those grads who looks to write a book, you're going to need a publisher, and if you're not one of those grads, then you can be a publisher for them!

You could be a speechwriter.
All of those persuasive essay skills will finally pay off. Being a speechwriter tests your ability to put power behind your words and then to put your words into someone else's mouth. Whether you have a passion for politics or not, this job would allow you to see how your writing influences people.

You could be a journalist.
This is probably one of the most hands-on writing jobs there is for English majors, as strange as that sounds. You are there on the scene when a story breaks, and it is your job to articulate what happened as accurately and creatively as possible. Aside from being a news reporter, you could be a columnist for a magazine. This job is just as hands-on because you get to interview people and research various topics to present them in a fresh, new way.

You could be an event planner.
I'm not talking about weddings or birthday parties. Publicity events are the kind of event planning that English majors are good for. We have the communication skills, attention to detail and creativity that it takes to pull of a campaign or press event, and we know how to organize people almost as well as we can organize an essay.

You could be a radio host.
This job is similar to being a speechwriter in that your only weapon is your words. You need to be witty, bold and inventive with your words without regard to body language and without saying something that may get you fired. This job may also give you the luxury of speaking about and researching a topic that you love.

You could be a screenwriter.
If you want to write and also want the satisfaction of seeing your characters and storyline come to life, this job is for you. You can spend however many years or months writing your story, and then you can lie back and watch a director breathe life into it. Being a screenwriter also allows you to be more involved in the entertainment industry, and you might even get to work with some of your favorite actors!

You could be a blogger or social media manager.
This is a job for English majors because of our communication skills and our ability to generate creative ideas. Your job is to connect the company you work for to the rest of the world via the internet. Aside from social media, you could even write your own blog, independent from a company, and earn money from advertising!

So, you see, there are plenty of jobs out there for us, we just need to be creative in finding them. They may have nothing to do with literature, but almost every job on the planet calls for the ability to read and write (and to do it well).

Don't let anyone tell you that your major is irrelevant; you are an important commodity in today's workforce.