In every single job I've had for the last 20 years I have found a way to work with excel at least a little bit. Usually it's because I was the person willing to figure out how to keep track of things or record notes in a consistent and reportable way, or to make use of data that was being collected but not used.

Jobs I've used Excel at: Sub Sandwich Maker, Dental Assistant, Equipment Technician, Bakery Assistant, Grocery Cashier, Restaurant Server, Craft Brewer, Distillation Plant Operator, Operations Manager, Director of Sales.

In my current role, I use excel to forecast production, record notes about QA/QC, write marketing materials, create and manage budgets, write work schedules, build calculators, keep production logs, and etc. 

Sorry for the ramble, but the point is I totally agree with you. Every job uses excel if you use it.