461231 Body Artist

Registration or licensing may be required.

Cosmetic Tattooists are excluded from this occupation. Cosmetic Tattooists are included in Occupation 461135 Cosmetic Tattooist.

• Body Piercer
• Tattooist

• Consults with clients to determine their desired body art design
• Prepares clients' skin for the chosen body art technique
• Applies permanent tattoos by inserting ink under layers of skin
• Paints or dyes skin to create temporary body art designs
• Pierces skin to implant jewellery and other biocompatible materials
• Modifies the shape of the skin through cutting, branding, manipulating, stretching and scarring techniques
• Uses scalpel, heat and restraining techniques to create patterns in the skin