Tattoo artist vs modeler

The differences between tattoo artists and modelers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a modeler has an average salary of $67,837, which is higher than the $51,867 average annual salary of a tattoo artist.

The top three skills for a tattoo artist include customer service, tattooing and scheduling appointments. The most important skills for a modeler are python, revit, and BIM.

Tattoo artist vs modeler overview

	Tattoo Artist	Modeler
Yearly salary	$51,867	$67,837
Hourly rate	$24.94	$32.61
Growth rate	-	9%
Number of jobs	3,642	2,910
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	45
Years of experience	-	-

Tattoo artist vs modeler salary

Tattoo artists and modelers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tattoo Artist	Modeler
Average salary	$51,867	$67,837
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $28,000 And $160,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Pennsylvania	Alaska
Best paying company	HairClub	University of Illinois System
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Automotive

Differences between tattoo artist and modeler education

There are a few differences between a tattoo artist and a modeler in terms of educational background:

	Tattoo Artist	Modeler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Animation
Most common college	-	-

Tattoo artist vs modeler demographics

Here are the differences between tattoo artists' and modelers' demographics:

	Tattoo Artist	Modeler
Average age	42	45
Gender ratio	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%	Male, 79.3% Female, 20.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 5.9% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 14.4% Unknown, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between tattoo artist and modeler duties and responsibilities

Tattoo artist example responsibilities.

Manage light grounds keeping work such as mowing and watering plants.
Work with restaurant manager in maintaining server/host POS percentages and overall performance.
Keep up with household duties while family is away, babysit child.
Feed and water the guinea pigs as well as clean their cages every week.
Have been a baby sitter for Kaleb Munday for almost 4 years and currently babysit for him.
Provide in-home pet care including; leash walks, an essential amount of exercise and playtime and clean up after pets.

Modeler example responsibilities.

Lead a team to carry out marketing research, perform statistical analysis using SAS to determine market potential for various products.
Implement the models in MATLAB and Java.
Work on exterior advance design models for BMW
Develop full-scale models of BMW concept cars
Create base model of main character in Maya.
Utilize company standards for BIM designs and code compliance.

Tattoo artist vs modeler skills

Common tattoo artist skills

Customer Service, 27%
Tattooing, 8%
Scheduling Appointments, 7%
Body Art, 7%
Sterile Environment, 7%
CPR, 5%

Common modeler skills

Python, 13%
Revit, 10%
BIM, 8%
SAS, 7%
Data Analysis, 5%
Extraction, 3%

Updated January 8, 2025

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