One of the most rewarding things for me in my stints as a engineering manager has been providing a (hopefully) positive influence on my reports lives through listening and empathy and giving advice, then seeing them get through tough times (work related or not) or grow as people. It has helped me grow too.

Based on that, I think being a therapist or psychiatrist might have been a good choice for me.

I dual majored EE and CS and like EE more than programming, so EE seems like a natural fallback, but I was nowhere near as good at electronics compared to software.