WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Jobs Of The Future. “In my father’s childhood, people shot their dogs when they got sick. In my childhood, we took them to the vet to have them put down. Now they get bone marrow transplants. Like all infant industries, pet health care on this scale is developing and will develop further as the economy changes, but it’s just another of the many new niche industries with the potential to offer good pay at many different skill levels.”