ANZSCO 451814

Body Artists

Overview

EMPLOYED

3,700

PART-TIME SHARE

51%

FEMALE SHARE

49%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

32

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Body Artists decorate, adorn or modify the human body by using a range of techniques such as tattooing, piercing, cutting, branding, manipulating, stretching, and scarring the skin.

Tasks

  • Explains tattooing procedure to client
  • Ensures client is certain about wanting a tattoo
  • Helps the client chose an image, interprets the client's ideas to form a suitable image, copy or design image for the client, resizes image to fit the body part it is going on and makes a stencil of the image
  • Shaves the area being tattooed and applies disinfectant to the skin
  • Puts the stencil on the skin to ensure it fits with the body part
  • Solders the group of needles onto the needle bar
  • Draws the outline, colouring and shadowing of the tattoo with inked needles
  • Applies cream and antiseptic covers to the finished tattoo
  • Tells clients how to properly care for the tattoo
  • Ensures all sterilisation equipment is kept in good working order
  • Ensures the studio and equipment meets with sterilisation, waste management and health and safety standards
  • Trains people

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Body Artists All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 49% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Body Artists work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    19.8%

    Victoria

    26.6%

    Queensland

    28.6%

    South Australia

    9.1%

    Tasmania

    2.2%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.3%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Body Artists All Occupations
    Median age 32 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 49% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Body Artists
    15–19 5.2 2.0
    20–24 9.1 13.7
    25–34 22.7 47.1
    35–44 22.3 24.7
    45–54 20.4 8.7
    55–59 8.8 2.3
    60–64 6.5 0.8
    65 and Over 4.9 0.7

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Body Artists
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 11.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 13.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 23.0
    Year 12 15.9 27.5
    Year 11 4.0 5.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 11.4
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.