Occupation · SOC 39-9099
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other: where it is licensed
144,340 employed across 82 industries, median wage $51,290. Licensed in 40 jurisdictions on record.
| Jurisdiction | Licences | Exam-gated | Titles used | See |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 1 | 0 | Body Piercing, Tattooing and Permanent Cosmetic Coloring | jurisdiction |
| AR | 5 | 4 | Body Art Artist (Tattoo Artist and Body Piercer both); Body Piercers | jurisdiction |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | Cremationist | jurisdiction |
| CA | 3 | 0 | Apprentice; Crematory Manager | jurisdiction |
| CO | 1 | 0 | Shop Registration | jurisdiction |
| CT | 4 | 2 | Electrologist; Eyelash Technician | jurisdiction |
| DE | 2 | 2 | Electrologist; Electrologist - License by Reciprocity | jurisdiction |
| FL | 5 | 5 | Body Piercer/Operator; Electrologist | jurisdiction |
| GA | 1 | 1 | Crematory | jurisdiction |
| HI | 2 | 2 | Electrologist; Tattoo Artist | jurisdiction |
| ID | 2 | 2 | Electrologist; Electrologist - Instructor | jurisdiction |
| IN | 3 | 2 | Electrologists; Provisional Electrologist | jurisdiction |
| KS | 4 | 4 | Body Piercer; Electrologist | jurisdiction |
| KY | 1 | 0 | Tattoo Artists, Body Piercers, and Ear Piercers | jurisdiction |
| MA | 1 | 1 | ELECTROLOGIST | jurisdiction |
| MD | 1 | 0 | ELECTROLOGIST | jurisdiction |
| ME | 4 | 4 | Electrologist; Medical Doctor, Temporary | jurisdiction |
| MI | 5 | 5 | Electrologist; Electrologist, Apprentice | jurisdiction |
| MN | 2 | 0 | Body Art Technician; Minnesota Doula Registry | jurisdiction |
| MO | 7 | 0 | Body Piercer; Body Piercer and Brander | jurisdiction |
| MS | 4 | 1 | Body Piercers; Eye Enucleation | jurisdiction |
| MT | 3 | 3 | Barbers and Cosmetologists - Electrologist; Funeral - Crematory Operat | jurisdiction |
| NC | 5 | 1 | Brands (Animal); Certified Electrolysis Instructor | jurisdiction |
| NE | 6 | 0 | Body Brander; Body Piercer | jurisdiction |
| NH | 3 | 0 | Body Art Practitioner; Electrologist | jurisdiction |
| NJ | 1 | 1 | ELECTROLOGIST | jurisdiction |
| NM | 8 | 8 | Body Art Apprentice; Body Art Apprentice Sponsor | jurisdiction |
| NV | 1 | 0 | Electrologist | jurisdiction |
| OK | 2 | 2 | Body Piercing and Tattoo Artist; Registered Electrologist | jurisdiction |
| OR | 5 | 0 | Body piercers, earlobe-only; Body piercer, specialty | jurisdiction |
| PA | 1 | 0 | Doula Certification | jurisdiction |
| RI | 1 | 1 | Tattoo Artist & Body Piercer | jurisdiction |
| SC | 3 | 0 | Master Hair Care; Master Hair Care Apprentice | jurisdiction |
| TN | 4 | 4 | BODY PIERCING ARTISTS/TECHNICIAN; ELECTROLOGIST | jurisdiction |
| UT | 1 | 0 | ELECTROLOGIST | jurisdiction |
| VA | 21 | 6 | Body Piercer Apprentice License; Body-Piercer Ear-Only License (indivi | jurisdiction |
| VT | 5 | 1 | Body Piercing Operator; Body Piercing & Tattooist Operator | jurisdiction |
| WA | 2 | 1 | Artist (Tattoo,Body Piercing, Body Art); Permanent Cosmetics Artist | jurisdiction |
| WI | 5 | 5 | BODY PIERCING PRACTITIONER; ELECTROLOGIST | jurisdiction |
| WY | 1 | 0 | CREMATORY OPERATOR | jurisdiction |
Matched on SOC code rather than on job title, because the register and the wage data use different words for the same work — California licenses an Electrical Contractor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts an Electrician.