No matter who you are, when you are and where you are, all work ever done was done for humans, by humans. Developing communication and personal efficiency skills is important for anyone. Because, well, we communicate a lot when we try to get something done.
But some things can stick over a lifetime. Fundamental sciences are must for every engineer. Yes, discrete math and computer science build a basis for a computer scientist. Composition and sketching do the same for artists. But soft skills are one thing that they all can equally benefit from over a lifetime.
New tools that boost your hard skills emerge and pass by at unbelievable speeds, leaving you to wonder if there ever be a time of calm. The knowledge you get does not feel constant. It withers, passes away and gets replaced. For programmers, it may be new frameworks. For artists, it can be new complicated software that will take time to learn.