Tattoo jobs
Tattoo artist positions
Full-time chairs, part-time residencies, and commission or booth-rent seats in established studios.
- Full-time
- Commission
- In studio
- Experienced
About the role
A tattoo artist role is a seat in a licensed studio, taken either on a commission split or on booth rent. The difference matters more than the headline number: on commission the shop usually books for you, supplies part of your setup and takes a percentage; on booth rent you pay a fixed weekly or monthly fee, keep everything you earn and are responsible for your own bookings, deposits and supplies.
Artist roles usually list the split or weekly booth rent, whether the shop books for you, and whether you keep your own client list.
Current openings
No verified tattoo artist listing is live right now. We only publish roles submitted by a real studio and reviewed by a person, so this page stays empty until one is. Ask to be emailed the moment one appears.
What you’ll be doing
- Consult with clients, quote work, and take a deposit before drawing
- Design, stencil and tattoo within your declared styles
- Keep your station, needles and sharps handling to the studio's health standard
- Maintain consent forms, medical screening and aftercare records for every client
- Manage your own calendar and no-show policy in the studio booking system
What studios ask for
- A portfolio of healed work in the styles the studio books
- Bloodborne pathogen certification and any local health registration
- Public liability insurance where required by the studio or licensing body
- Reliability on bookings — most shops care about this more than raw skill
Pay
Commission splits typically sit between 50/50 and 70/30 in the artist's favour once established. Booth rent is a fixed weekly or monthly amount. Neither is automatically better — run the numbers against the hours you'll actually book.
Ask before you accept
- 1.Is it commission or booth rent, and what is the exact number?
- 2.Who takes deposits, and when do they reach me?
- 3.Do I keep my client list if I leave?
- 4.What supplies does the shop provide, and what do I buy?
- 5.What's the notice period on both sides?
FAQ
- How much do tattoo artists get paid?
- Earnings depend on the split or booth rent, your day rate and how full your calendar is. Ask any studio for the actual percentage or weekly rent figure rather than a 'competitive rates' line.
- Is commission or booth rent better?
- Booth rent suits artists with a full client list who want to keep everything they earn. Commission suits artists who want the shop to book for them and cover more of the overheads.
Hiring for this role?
Tattoo Booking gives every artist their own calendar, deposit rules and client records on one flat $29.99/month studio plan — unlimited artists, so adding a chair never adds a bill.