Tattoo artist vs piercing artist

The differences between tattoo artists and piercing artists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a tattoo artist has an average salary of $51,867, which is higher than the $51,835 average annual salary of a piercing artist.

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

Tattoo artist vs piercing artist overview

	Tattoo Artist	Piercing Artist
Yearly salary	$51,867	$51,835
Hourly rate	$24.94	$24.92
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	3,642	3,835
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Tattoo artist vs piercing artist salary

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

	Tattoo Artist	Piercing Artist
Average salary	$51,867	$51,835
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $24,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	Pennsylvania	-
Best paying company	HairClub	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between tattoo artist and piercing artist education

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

	Tattoo Artist	Piercing Artist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Computer Science
Most common college	-	-

Tattoo artist vs piercing artist demographics

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

	Tattoo Artist	Piercing Artist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%	Male, 70.5% Female, 29.5%
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, 10.0% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 4.8% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between tattoo artist and piercing artist 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.

Piercing artist example responsibilities.

Manage light grounds keeping work such as mowing and watering plants.
Apply quality temporary tattoo art to theme park customers, ensuring customer satisfaction according to their specifications.
Have been a baby sitter for Kaleb Munday for almost 4 years and currently babysit for him.

Tattoo artist vs piercing artist skills

Common tattoo artist skills

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

Common piercing artist skills

Customer Service, 56%
Tattooing, 44%

Updated January 8, 2025

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