"Almost all researchers, financiers, game developers and just about any manager can derive benefits from coding" 

Don't disagree, but the all of the above positions except perhaps developers must have strong literacy, math and communications skills.  Coding skills would be 'nice to have' in many cases, or rather something that is learned later.  After 20 years of working, including some previous uni coding courses and work experience, I would argue that communications and 'soft skills' are more important.