Body Piercing and Tattoo Artist
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
JOB DESCRIPTION: “Tattooing” means the practice of producing an indelible mark or figure on the human body by scarring or inserting a pigment under the skin using needles, scalpels, or other related equipment. “Body piercing” means a procedure in which an opening is created in a human body solely for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. A license for both tattooing and body piercing is required to practice either in the state of Oklahoma.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Division
- Occupational Licensing Divisionm - 0509
- Address
- 1000 NE 10th Oklahoma City, OK 73117
- Phone
- (405) 271-5600
- Agency website
- https://www.ok.gov/health/
- Licence page
- www.ok.gov/health
- Last updated
- June 25, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Tattoo Artist 27-1019.00
- Electrologist 39-9099.00
Source and verification
This record is Oklahoma's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Occupational Licensing Divisionm - 0509 — see the issuing body section above.
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