Tattoo artist, Ringa kirituhi
Also known as
- Tattooist, permanent make-up artist, body artist, tā moko artist, medical tattoo artist, cosmetic tattoo artist
Tattoo artists use sterilised skin-piercing equipment and ink or jewellery to decorate people’s skin.
02:14 mins
Your pay could be
$49K
Lower
$50K to $68K
Most common
$91K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Tattoo artists
- usually work irregular business hours, including weekends and evenings
- usually work in tattoo studios, beauty salons and cosmetic clinics
- need to be creative, accurate and responsible
Tasks
- Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
- Provide customers with general information or assistance.
- Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
- Prepare drawings or diagrams of products or services.
- Sterilise equipment or instruments.
- Design jewellery or decorative objects.
- Clean equipment or facilities.
You usually need experience to become a tattoo artist and training may be useful.
You may need
- to do a training course
- experience in similar work
If you’re in school
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job.
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