QUESTION: What would be some of the best careers to have when people are living on Mars? ANSWER from Mark Adler on July 31, 1999: My guess is that it would be best to be very versatile and broad in your skills. If there are people living on the Moon or Mars in our lifetimes, there probably won't be a huge number. So each person will have to cover a lot of different areas. So, be an engineer, a doctor, a cook, a gardener, and a barber. Or some similar combination.