Tattoo Artist
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- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- Affidavit or referral
- Background check
- None
Using needles and pigments, a tattoo artist applies a permanent design directly to a client's body, injecting ink under a layer of skin.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Affidavit or referral
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services
- Division
- Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Address
- 286 Water Street 11 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333
- Phone
- (207) 287-8016
- Agency website
- https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/public-health-systems/health-and-environmental-testing/forensic.htm
- Licence page
- 0
- Last updated
- June 21, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Tattoo Artist 27-1019.00
- Electrologist 39-9099.00
Source and verification
This record is Maine'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 Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention — see the issuing body section above.
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