Also called: Microblading Artist, Cosmetic Tattoo Artist
Uses tattoo techniques to create long-lasting eyebrows, eyeliner and lip color.
She spends 30 minutes measuring and drawing the perfect brow shape on a client, then two hours carefully implanting pigment with a fine blade or machine. Six weeks later the client returns for a touch-up.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Permanent makeup training plus bloodborne-pathogen certification; many states require a tattoo or body-art license.
Ways in: Certification, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Esthetics (trade school).
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Brow-mapping apps help plan shapes; the tattooing itself is precise, licensed hand work.
Classes: Art, Biology, Business.
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