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Where a body artist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a body artist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Body artists decorate clients' skin temporarily or permanently. They use various techniques such as tattooing or piercing. Body artists follow clients' preferences in terms of tattoo's or piercing's design and body surface and apply it safely. They also advise on methods to avoid infection following the procedures on clients' bodies.

Also known as tattoo studio attendant, tattooer, henna artist, tattoo artist, tattooist, body piercer, tattoo studio assistant.

Technicians and associate professionals 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: hair removal technician, 31%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from body artist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a body artist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A body artist needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

advise customers on body adornment communication, collaboration and creativity
use body adornment equipment assisting and caring
inform customers about body modifications communication, collaboration and creativity
sterilise working environment handling and moving
provide customised products communication, collaboration and creativity
stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
develop creative ideas communication, collaboration and creativity
maintain equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity
order supplies communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a body artist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

art model 16% covered · difficulty 78.5

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Body artist is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a body artist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.