Also called: Body Paint Artist, Event Face Painter
Paints designs on faces and bodies for festivals, parties, sports events, photo shoots, and competitions.
A face painter might turn 40 kids into tigers at a birthday party, then spend six hours painting a full-body artwork for a photo shoot.
Estimate; mostly gig work.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No formal training; skill and a portfolio matter.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fine Arts.
Growing about average. Steady event demand.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can suggest designs, but painting kids' faces at parties and festivals is live, hands-on fun.
Age 14+. One way to start: Buy a $50–100 face paint kit, practice on siblings, then offer to paint at neighbors' parties and fairs
Classes: Art, Theater tech crew, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1019.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.