Body Piercer Professional Artist
Master body piercing artistry
About the profession
Professional body piercers perform piercings across the body, understanding anatomy, sterile techniques, and jewelry options. They educate clients on healing, manage complications, and maintain impeccable safety standards.
How to Get Started
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Based on the Body Piercer Professional Artist role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Artistic
Creative, expressive, original thinking
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Piercer → Senior Piercer → Master Piercer → Studio Manager
Where are you on this career path?
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
$82K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Set your current level first
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Go to Career PathCareer levels
Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $36,000 - $48,000/year With equity/bonuses: $39,600 - $57,600 Top markets (SF/NYC): $41,000 - $58,000 Execute core tasks using Piercing…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Review priorities and respond to urgent items 10am, Team standup and progress check 11am, Deep work using Piercing Techniques 1pm, Cross-functional meeting with stakeholders…
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $25,200 - $32,400 Year 2-3: Junior level $36,000 - $50,100 Year 4-6: Mid level $50,100 - $61,300 Year 7-10: Senior level $61,300 - $75,100 Year 10+:…
Is this for me?
15 questions, answer honestly
You find the craft of a Body Piercer Professional Artist genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Piercing Techniques and Anatomy Knowledge You…
💰 Pay for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
BLS OEWS, May 2023The federal survey does not count this job title on its own — it is counted under Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other (39-9099).
Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
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